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Alexis Lafreniere

Alexis Lafreniere

LW/RW • New York Rangers Proj Rank 42 Actual 7 168 ADP • Trade Value
G AST PTS SOG +/- PIM FSP
7411192128.82
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Alexis Lafreniere | Fantasy Outlook

Lafreniere brings red-hot scoring streak into Columbus matchup

Alexis Lafreniere enters Saturday’s road tilt against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena riding a scorching breakout stretch. The 25-year-old winger has erupted for 11 points, including seven goals, over his last six games while skating over 19 minutes a night. Fantasy managers have taken note, pushing his ownership up to 97% with an 80% start rate. The 6-3-0 Rangers visit Columbus as slight underdogs in what shapes up as a higher-scoring environment, likely facing Jet Greaves (unconfirmed) in goal. With his goal-scoring confidence and underlying shot metrics peaking, Lafreniere brings massive momentum into this Metropolitan Division clash.

Our daily projection outlines a modest baseline featuring a low point expectation, light shot volume, and ~1 hit. However, our weekly projection underscores his overall impact, expecting around 4.3 points and 4.8 fantasy points across New York's three-game week, with tonight serving as the final contest of that slate. Given his elite recent goal-scoring form, heavy ice time, and favorable game environment, fantasy managers should ride the hot hand rather than overthinking baseline models. Lock him into active lineups with full confidence. Today’s action: Strong Start.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 2 hrs ago

Alexis Lafreniere Fantasy

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DATEOPPGAST+/-SOGPIMTOIFPTSDiff
10/15 @NJ01-411016:11:00-0.5 17
10/13 TB2024019:23:0010.0 4.5
10/11 VAN1102019:19:006.5 3
10/09 @WAS10-11018:46:003.0 4
10/06 NYI3143218:54:0017.0 0
10/04 UTA0114021:44:005.5 6.5
10/02 @DET0001021:30:000.5 10.5
10/01 TB0013015:15:002.5 8
09/29 @BOS00-10018:17:00-1.0 7.5
Totals: 742191218:48:46.666643.5
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YEAR TEAM GP G A PTS +/- PIM SOG TOI/G HIT FOW BLK
21-22 NYR 84 20 15 35 2 37 113 13 115 14 26
22-23 NYR 86 16 23 39 11 29 135 14 150 27 29
23-24 NYR 86 28 33 61 3 42 224 17 60 20 23
24-25 NYR 82 17 28 45 -13 38 153 17 120 13 27
25-26 NYR 82 24 33 57 -7 20 162 17 84 9 42
26-27 NYR 8 7 4 11 3 12 19 18 7 3 3
ON PACE 72 63 36 100 3 109 173 18 63 27 27
3-YEAR AVG 87 26 32 58 -16 35 192 99 14 32
Totals 516 134 153 287 -14 201 938 15 665 109 175

Lafreniere Projection

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G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
2.77 1.49 4.26 1.34 0.22 1.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.18 -1.82 11.25 3.12 1.41 0.34 4.8
G AST PTS PPP PPG PPA SHP SHG SHA SOG +/- PIM HIT BLK FOW FPTS
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 1.25 1.12 0.00 0.00 0
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Depth Chart

New York Rangers

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Dylan Garand 81% 61%
Igor Shesterkin 31% 4%
Joonas Korpisalo 8% 0%
NAME OWN START
Alberts Smits 1% 1%
Adam Fox 100% 96%
Vladislav Gavrikov 78% 72%
Sean Durzi 14% 10%
Marcus Pettersson 2% 1%
Braden Schneider 7% 6%
NAME OWN START
Alexis Lafreniere 97% 80%
Pavel Dorofeyev 98% 77%
Will Cuylle 79% 64%
Tye Kartye 6% 5%
NAME OWN START
Oliver Bjorkstrand 13% 6%
Eeli Tolvanen 35% 24%
NAME OWN START
Mika Zibanejad 100% 89%
J.T. Miller 96% 74%
Gabe Perreault 53% 38%

Line Combinations

PAIRLEFT DEFENSE (LD)RIGHT DEFENSE (RD)
Pair 1Marcus PetterssonSean Durzi
Pair 2Vladislav GavrikovAdam Fox
Pair 3Alberts SmitsBraden Schneider
ORDERGOALIEROLEROTATION STATUS
#1Dylan GarandStarter (1A)Tandem (1A)
#1Spencer MartinStarter (1B)Tandem (1B)

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Adam Sykora
#38 · LW
OutIRLower Body
Sykora is dealing with a lower body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He is expected to miss 4-5 months.
INJ SINCE: Sep 23
Joe Veleno
#90 · C
OutIRLower Body
Veleno is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list. He will miss at least three months.
INJ SINCE: Oct 4
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Igor Shesterkin
#31 · G
OutIRLeg
Shesterkin suffered a leg injury and will miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season and has been placed on the long-term injured reserve list.
INJ SINCE: Oct 9
Joonas Korpisalo
#70 · G
OutIRLower Body
Korpisalo is dealing with a lower-body injury and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He is expected to miss at least four weeks.
INJ SINCE: Oct 1

Team Rankings

G
28
8th
A
50
6th
SOG
204
15th
FOW
276
2nd
PPG
6
11th
PPA
12
11th
PPP
18
11th
SHG
1
19th
SHP
3
7th
HITS
254
2nd
BLK
145
2nd
GA
19
10th
TeamW-LWin %PTS
HurricanesHurricanes6-1-10.75013
RangersRangers6-3-00.66712
CapitalsCapitals4-3-00.5718
DevilsDevils4-3-00.5718
IslandersIslanders3-4-10.3757
PenguinsPenguins3-4-10.3757
Blue JacketsBlue Jackets2-3-00.4004
FlyersFlyers0-6-30.0003

Team Stats

PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Gabe Perreault93313000  
Mika Zibanejad92617021  
J.T. Miller915112110  
Justin Dowling1000-100  
Joe Veleno4002020  
Matt Rempe2001050  
Noah Laba9027260  
Cole Beaudoin4001040  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Alexis Lafrenière974192122  
Eeli Tolvanen93111620  
Will Cuylle933220180  
Oliver Bjorkstrand92113-151  
Pavel Dorofeyev92228-701  
Tye Kartye92410140  
Jaroslav Chmelar7003-200  
PlayerGPGASOG+/-PIMPPGO/S
Adam Fox90910160  
Vladislav Gavrikov91411300  
Marcus Pettersson9026380  
Sean Durzi91240111  
Braden Schneider90111360  
Matthew Robertson0000000  
Scott Morrow0000000  
Alberts Smits9004040  
PlayerGPWLOTLSASVGASOO/S
Igor Shesterkin531010910180  
Dylan Garand5320948681  
Joonas Korpisalo00000000  
Spencer Martin1000181530  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE
10-13 TBW 4-1
10-15 @NJL 1-7
10-17 @CBJ7:00 PM

Player Timeline

Oct 16th

Alexis Lafrenière’s Hot Start: 7 Goals in 9 Games and Elite Underlying ...

Oct 14th

Jon Cooper Says Alexis Lafrenière Is Finally Meeting His Goal-Scoring ...

Oct 12th

Alexis Lafrenière Named NHL Third Star of the Week After Seven Points ...

Oct 11th

Alexis Lafrenière Surges to Five Goals and Eight Points in Seven Games ...

Oct 7th

NHL Scoring Change: Rangers’ First-Period Goal Credited to Oliver ...

Oct 6th

Lafrenière’s Bar-Down Rush Goal Gives Rangers 2–0 Lead, Caps Two-Point ...

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