Mika Zibanejad had three goals and three assists to lift the
New York Rangers past the host Philadelphia Flyers 8-3 on Thursday.
Zibanejad has scored six goals and totaled 12 points in
consecutive games against the Flyers, as Thursday he equaled his stats from a
March 17 matchup.
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He is the first player to notch consecutive six-point games
against the same opponent during a single season in NHL history.
Ryan Strome added one goal and three assists while Pavel
Buchnevich added two goals and K'Andre Miller and Filip Chytil had one goal
each for the Rangers, who won their third in a row.
Adam Fox recorded five assists, which tied a single-game
franchise record for defensemen.
Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 41 saves.
Kevin Hayes and Sean Couturier each had a goal and an assist
while Claude Giroux also scored for the Flyers.
Shayne Gostisbehere added two assists for the reeling
Flyers, who have dropped four straight.
Flyers goaltender Carter Hart gave up five goals and was
pulled for Brian Elliott at 2:06 of the second period. Elliott smashed his
stick against the wall going down the tunnel at the end of the game.
The Rangers jumped out to a 1-0 lead at 8:01 of the first
period when Strome received a crisp pass from Artemi Panarin and tapped the
puck past Hart.
Just 52 seconds later, the Rangers went ahead 2-0 when
Buchnevich completed a 2-on-1 breakaway.
New York extended their advantage to 3-0 at 13:36 of the
first when Zibanejad redirected a slap shot from Fox into the net.
Giroux nearly put the Flyers on the scoreboard, but
Shesterkin made a stellar save from point-blank range at 14:43 of the first.
The Rangers came out aggressive in the second as Zibanejad
gave them a 4-0 lead on the power play just 54 seconds into the period.
Zibanejad registered the hat trick at 2:06 with another
power-play goal on a nasty slap shot. Hart was then pulled for Elliott.
Thirty six seconds later, the Rangers pulled ahead 6-0 when
Miller's shot eluded Elliott.
The Flyers closed within 6-1 when Giroux scored at 3:46.
Hayes scored on the power play at 13:34 of the second and
the deficit was cut to 6-2.
The Flyers began the third on a power play, but Buchnevich
scored short-handed for a 7-2 lead just 33 seconds in.
Couturier responded at 1:28 to close the Flyers within 7-3.
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