The Panthers were playing at home, but didn’t quite have home-ice advantage, as Rangers fans were out in force. Matthew Tkachuk 56 career playoff points in 61 games, tying Keith Tkachuk’s total in 89. – Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) A few minutes later, Alexis Lafrenière showed Reinhart how to score a backhand goal.
FILTHY BACKHAND FROM LAFRENIERE – B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) Alexis Lafrenière scored to tie the game at 1-1 and improve his career Playoffs total to 7-13-20 (40 GP). Tune in for the contest now on , , , , – NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) It took just 25 seconds for the Rangers to take the lead in this game, thanks to last game’s hero, Barclay Goodrow. It was (already) Goodrow’s fifth goal of the playoffs, having scored just four all season.
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– 4 goals in the regular season – 5 goals in the playoffs – B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) He went for another backhand shot on a similar play, but was a little luckier, as his shot deflected off defender Jacob Trouba, before sneaking between Shesterkin’s pads. The second period was (somewhat) quieter, until Lafrenière decided to show the full extent of his talent, with what is one of the finest goals of his career. ALEXIS LAFRENIÈRE – NHL (@NHL_EN) About three minutes later, Trouba made a dubious gesture with his elbow towards Evan Rodrigues.
“Why even bother taking the body when you can just elbow them in head?” – Jacob Trouba probably – Cam Robinson (@Hockey_Robinson) I.