Overview
- Activated after a 14-game absence with an upper-body injury, Vincent Trocheck logged two assists and six hits in a 6-3 victory over the Predators that ended New York’s 0-6-1 start at Madison Square Garden.
- Trocheck centered Artemi Panarin and Alexis Lafrenière, and the trio produced seven points, with Lafrenière earning First Star on a three-point night and Panarin scoring twice.
- The Panarin–Trocheck–Lafrenière unit led the team with a 66.71 expected goals share and a 6-2 edge in five-on-five scoring chances, according to Natural Stat Trick.
- Head coach Mike Sullivan called Trocheck a difference-maker, crediting his positioning, leadership, and defensive reads for generating counter-attack opportunities.
- Rookie Gabe Perreault, recalled from AHL Hartford, slotted onto the top line and joined Trocheck in assisting Lafrenière’s power-play goal.