Alexis Lafrenière posts four-point night with hat trick against Islanders

Fantasy hockey: Lafrenière's three goals and assist Tuesday were well above his usual output, but the three shots and normal ice time suggest caution.

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · October 7, 2026

Alexis Lafrenière recorded three goals and one assist on three shots in 18:54 in the Rangers' 5-2 win over the Islanders on Tuesday, October 6. He finished plus-four with one blocked shot and no hits in a performance that produced four points without a power-play goal.

The hat trick towers over his recent averages of 0.24 goals, 0.39 assists and 2.0 shots per game, but the three-shot total and normal ice time (he averages 17:38) mean the production came from finishing rather than volume. His underlying play grades 69 out of 100 among forwards, a read on how sustainable his scoring is.

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Alexis Lafrenière

Lafrenière converted all three of his shots Tuesday, a shooting rate that no player sustains over a full season. He averages 0.62 points per game in the model sample, so the four-point night represents his work for more than six average games compressed into one. He plays 2:20 per game on the first power-play unit, ranked fifth among all Rangers skaters, and averages 0.11 power-play points per game.

The Rangers have three games remaining this week (Tuesday, Friday, Sunday) and four next week. Lafrenière's process grade of 69 out of 100 among forwards, based on shots, scoring chances and ice time, suggests the hat trick outpaced his usual opportunities. Managers rostering him should treat this as one excellent game rather than a sign his baseline has moved, given the normal shot total and minutes.

What to do

• Keep Lafrenière rostered and in your lineup for his three games this week, but expect him to return to his recent pace of 0.62 points per game.

• Do not expect three-for-three shooting to repeat; his 2.0 shots per game average and 69 process grade show his usual workload.

• Start him Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, knowing the hat trick was excellent finishing rather than a surge in ice time or shot volume.

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