Alexis Lafreniere scores hat trick as New York Rangers defeat Calgary Flames 4-0 at Madison Square Garden

The New York Rangers went back to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night with the idea of gaining momentum in the late-season drive. The Rangers beat the ailing Calgary Flames by a hat trick by Alexis Lafreniere, who played with a spectacular performance. It was Lafreniere's second career hat-trick and his fifth goal in the last four games, which indicated a resurgence in his form following a relatively sluggish period at the beginning of the season.

Goaltender Jonathan Quick was also not left behind, as he prevented all 21 goals he encountered to have his second shutout of the season. The performance of Quick terminated an individual 4-game losing streak and placed him ahead of Henrik Lundqvist by two goals to become 17th in the all-time list of NHL shutouts, only 1 behind Patrick Roy. The Rangers have just earned their first home game win in a row since the season started, which has seen them record 4-1-1 in the last six games.

Alexis Lafreniere leads New York Rangers past Calgary Flames with NHL hat trick

At 17:27 of the first stage, Lafrenz scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal by redirecting a one-timer of Mika Zibanejad over the Flames' goalie, Dustin Wolf. Tye Karteye made a quick setup to Conor Sheary, who scored the second goal of the second period, giving New York a 2-0 lead.

At a later point in the period, Lafreniere gave the team a 3-0 lead after an assist move presented to him by Gabe Perreault and an assist from Adam Fox. It became the second shutout in a row as Jonathan Quick made a sprawling glove save on Matt Coronato in the third period. At 17:42, Lafreniere scored his hat-trick when passing on the right face-off circle on the pass of Perreault. And extending the 4-0 win by the New York Rangers.

Lafreniere completed his hat trick at 17:42 of the third period, firing a one-timer from the right face-off circle off a pass from Gabe Perreault. Jonathan Quick’s steady goaltending preserved the shutout, helping the New York Rangers secure a convincing 4-0 win over the Calgary Flames at Madison Square Garden.