Lafreniere’s two goals power Rangers to 4-1 victory over Lightning

Alexis Lafreniere continued the best scoring surge of his NHL career on Tuesday, pumping home two more goals to help the New York Rangers remain perfect at Madison Square Garden by defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-1. Lafreniere extended his goal streak to four games and his point streak to five by beating Andrei Vasilevskiy twice in less that 12 minutes in the first period. The two-goal night moved him into the NHL lead with seven. “I don’t know,” he said when asked if he’d ever had a hot streak like this. “Our team’s playing well.