Alexis Lafreniere scores twice as Rangers beat Lightning 4-1

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Lafreniere scored twice and Dylan Garand made 25 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight home win. Will Cuylle and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who snapped Tampa Bay's four-game winning streak. The Lightning hadn't lost since falling to the Rangers 5-1 in New York's home opener on Oct. 1. The 25-year-old Lafreniere, the first pick in the 2020 NHL draft, scored again at 12:47 of the first, his team-leading seventh goal. Ty Kartye assisted on both of Lafreniere's goals.