The New York Rangers squandered four different leads during their 5-4 loss against the Montreal Canadiens, causing defenseman Adam Fox to drop a blunt statement to head coach Peter Laviolette and the rest of the team.

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Fox earned his third multi-point effort over the last eight games. He has a goal and seven assists in that span. The 26-year-old blueliner continues to offer strong offense in addition to steady defense in a top-pairing role. He's at 36 points, 74 shots on net, 63 blocked shots, 24 PIM and a plus-4 rating over 46 appearances this season.

Vincent Trocheck tallied the lone goal in the shootout, Adam Fox had another solid game defensively and head coach Peter Laviolette was pleased with the team's strong second and third periods.

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Fox scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over the Devils. He opened the scoring midway through the first period with a blast from the point that deflected off the stick of Nico Hischier and got past Jacob Markstrom.

Patrik Laine scored in overtime to give the host Montreal Canadiens a thrilling 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday.

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Fox helped out on Artemi Panarin's empty-netter in the third period. The 26-year-old Fox has six points over his last six games, with three of those points coming on the power play. The star defenseman is up to 34 points,