After a breakthrough regular season, Alexis Lafrenière has continued to be a solid contributor for the New York Rangers in their run to the Eastern Conference final.
Selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NHL draft, the Quebec native entered the league with high expectations for a Rangers team looking to come out of a rebuilding process.
Lafrenière made the team as a 19-year-old rookie and finished with 12 goals and nine assists in 56 games in the league’s pandemic-shortened season. He steadily increased his production each year since, putting up career highs of 28 goals, 29 assists and 57 points this season.
“There’s always, always a lot of pressure on these young guys to come in and have an impact right away,” Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad said. “The way he’s been working, the way he’s believed in himself and ... just the way he’s been able to work, it’s been amazing.”
Travis Kelce downs whiskey shot on slice of bread at Kelce Jam without Taylor Swift
Beijing plans to achieve reusable rocket launch, recovery by 2028
Xiplomacy: Cooperation a Shared Aspiration of Chinese, American People
Holiday to see pickup in outbound travel
Chinese dancer pursues dream on wheels
'To Me, You Are America': Xi Jinping's Interactions with American People
Amtrak train hits pickup truck in upstate New York, 3 dead including child
China expected to continue contributing over 30% to global growth in 2024: economist