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17
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0%
0 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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66/100
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Time will tell if the Rangers can sustain their hot start in an Igor Shesterkin-less campaign.
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Rangers → tell → campaign
So far, it’s been hard to nitpick them.
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it → nitpick → them
They’ve developed a defensive identity as teams haven’t had answers for their physical, heavy forechecking scheme.
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teams → develop → scheme
They’re winning games on home ice (five already), the leadership group has set an influence and offensive contributions are fluid up and down the lineup.
There are several rising heroes to look toward.
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contributions → win → lineup
While rookie goaltender Dylan Garand, who was thrust into a near impossible scenario, has been a revelation, Alexis Lafrenière has blossomed into the offensive force the Rangers envisioned when they drafted him first overall six years ago.
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they → thrust → him
Lafrenière enters Thursday night’s rivalry tilt against New Jersey as the NHL’s leading goal scorer, riding a career-best four-game goal streak that’s made for seven tallies.
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that → enter → tallies
The opportunities have been coming in waves.
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opportunities → come → waves
He struck twice against the Lightning on Tuesday, opening the scoring just 62 seconds into the contest before beating Andrei Vasilevskiy on a breakaway later in the first period.
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He → strike → period
Lafrenière is the seventh-overall ranked player in expected goals through eight games.
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Lafrenière → rank → games
He’s finding the dangerous areas of the ice and capitalizing on the relentless forechecking of linemates J.T. Miller and Tye Kartye.
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He → find → Miller
That trio has outscored opponents 4-0 at five-on-five while controlling 67.45 percent of expected goals in their early minutes together, per MoneyPuck.
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trio → outscore → MoneyPuck
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Kartye assisted on both of Lafrenière’s goals Tuesday, first creating a scoring opportunity through an aggressive puck battle behind Tampa Bay’s net, then springing him on a breakaway with a perfectly placed stretch pass.
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Kartye → check → pass
While this chemistry is enabling a more robust version of the power winger, his offensive resurgence dates back to last season, when he produced 14 goals and 28 points over his final 27 games.
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he → enable → games
The Devils will face him having surrendered 22 goals through six games, an average of 3.67 per contest, while having stumbled out to a 3-3 start.
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Devils → face → start
The market still isn’t sold on Lafrenière’s progress, however: he’s priced at +240 odds to score Thursday.
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he → sell → odds
Sean Treppedi handicaps the NFL, NHL, MLB and college football for the New York Post.
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Treppedi → handicap → Post
He primarily focuses on picks that reflect market value while tracking trends to mitigate risk.
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that → focus → risk
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