Rangers make Alexis Lafreniere a healthy scratch against Lightning

30 Dec 2022

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Rangers make Alexis Lafreniere a healthy scratch against Lightning

The first overall pick from the 2020 NHL Draft has five goals and 17 points in 36 games this season and was demoted to the fourth line in practice Wednesday.

New York Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant tells the media why he made former first-overall pick Alexis Lafreniere a healthy scratch for their match against the Lightning. Courtesy: Rangers

| December 29, 2022, 12:50 PM

December 29, 2022, 12:50 PM

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