Avery didn't hold back when he took to social media to criticize star forward Mika Zibanejad during the 4-1 victory against Red Wings. The former center was particularly critical of Zibanejad's perceived lack of effort early in the game, even though Zibanejad would go on to put an end to the criticism later in the game.

It’s been a slow start for Zibanejad, the team’s No. 1 center. No points through the first two games, and only one shot on goal. He was, however, winning faceoffs at a 69.1% clip (second-best, among players who had taken more than 40 draws) entering Monday.

Zibanejad had only one shot on goal through the first two Rangers games. He doubled that in the first period and finished the game with five shots. One came on an empty net, giving him his first goal of the year, and he also had a pair of primary assists.