Rangers’ previously elite line a shell of itself this season
NY Post
Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere were the most productive line at five-on-five in the NHL last season.
Not only were they the most utilized unit while logging 863:10 of total ice time, but they lead all lines with at least 500 minutes with 54 goals, according to Natural Stat Trick, in addition to posting a second-best expected goals for per 60 of 3.13.
The trio, which wasn’t forged until Game 11 of the 2023-24 campaign after Filip Chytil went down, has not been nearly as explosive this season.
Lining up alongside one another in 38 of 46 games so far this season, they have been on the ice for 27 Rangers goals and 21 against in 482:13, per Natural Stat Trick.
The games apart were either due to Panarin’s two-game absence in mid-December or head coach Peter Laviolette’s need to change things up amid the team’s downward spiral.
The production is where the unit is severely lacking, especially as of late.
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Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere were the most productive line at five-on-five in the NHL last season.