The Rangers scored five unanswered goals in the second period in Ottawa, and boy did they need it. Alexis Lafreniere broke a six-game goalless drought, and Mika Zibanejad had two assists, both at even strength. The Rangers scored goals in the span of 39 seconds, who have been on the receiving end of such goal spurts as of late. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/mollieewalkerr/status/1751417712524267987'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This implosion started after Connor Mackey drops the gloves with Brady Tkachuk! <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/camandstrick/status/1751415967966531876'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> This is Connor Mackey's Rangers Debut. This spark could be just what the Rangers needed prior to heading to the All-Stars break, ending this half of the season with a much needed win after such a troubling month of bad play all around. 20 minutes left to close it out! Rangers up 5-2!