Alexis Lafreniere of the Rangers skates with the puck during the third period against the Sharks at Madison Square Garden on, Dec. 3, 2021. Credit: Jim McIsaac
It seems obvious that for a team to be the best it can be, its best players have to be the best they can be. And for most of this season, the Rangers’ best players have done that.
Chris Kreider entered Saturday’s day off with the most goals of any player in the NHL, and goaltender Igor Shesterkin led the league (counting goalies who had played in at least half of their team’s games) in save percentage (.