Alexis Lafrenière set up Artemi Panarin’s goal early in the game before coming back in the third period with his fifth goal of the season on Friday night in a 2-1 victory for the New York Rangers over the Senators. ‘Ottawa.
The 23-year-old Quebecer now has 10 points in as many games since the start of the season.
He helped the Rangers score the first goal of the game 3:03 into the first by taking the puck from Josh Norris at the Senators blue line and then feeding it to Panarin, who immediately beat Linus Ullmark with the help with a good shot from the slot. It was his seventh goal of the season.
The score remained 1-0 until the start of the third, when Lafrenière completed a passing play from Fililp Chytil and Reilly Smith to hit the target for the first time of the season on the power play.
The Senators directed 41 shots at Igor Shesterkin, who was brilliant, coming close to recording his second shutout of the season. He particularly caught the eye with a superb glove save on a point-blank shot from Claude Giroux late in the second.
His only goal allowed was the work of Adam Gaudette, who scored his fifth goal with a one-timer off a pass from Brady Tkachuk with 7:32 on the clock in the third.
Ullmark made 16 saves for the Senators, who have lost three of their last four games.
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