Alexis Lafreniere’s play to start the season demanded a spot on the Rangers’ top power-play unit, but the team looked like it was going to carry over last season’s success and there was no reason to break up what was the third-best man-advantage unit in the NHL last season.

The New York Rangers are expected to make a change with their first power play unit. During Sunday’s practice, Alexis Lafrenière replaced Mika Zibanejad on the team’s main power play group. New York’s first unit consisted of Artemi Panarin,

Death, taxes and Mika Zibanejad occupying the left circle on the New York Rangers top power play unit. The three guarantees of life, or so it seemed. Peter Baug

Head coach Peter Laviolette has experimented with taking a struggling Mika Zibanejad off the first power-play unit mid-game before, most recently during Saturday night’s 6-2 loss at Tampa Bay. During a fast-paced practice on Sunday,