Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Two points in Game 3 loss
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Zibanejad logged a goal and an assist -- both on the power play -- in Sunday's 3-2 Game 3 loss to the Lightning.
Zibanejad opened the scoring in Game 3 with a power-play goal in the second period before assisting on Chris Kreider's tally just 2:07 later. The multi-point performance extends Zibanejad's point streak to eight games, with seven goals and six assists in that span. The 29-year-old center has had an excellent postseason with 24 points (10 goals, 14 assists) in 17 games.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Scores again in Game 2
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Zibanejad scored a goal on two shots in Friday's 3-2 win over Tampa Bay in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Zibanejad ripped a wrist shot past Andrei Vasilevskiy to give the Rangers a 3-2 lead 1:21 into the third period. The 29-year-old center now has a seven-game point streak with six goals and five assists. Overall, Zibanejad has nine goals and 13 assists through 16 playoff contests.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Extends point streak in Game 1
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Zibanejad logged a goal and an assist in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Lightning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals.
Zibanejad assisted on Chris Kreider's opening tally just 1:11 into the game before adding a power-play goal in the third period. The 29-year-old Zibanejad has points in six straight contests with five goals and five assists in that span. Zibanejad has had an excellent postseason with eight goals (five coming on the power play) and 13 assists through 15 games.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Distributes three helpers
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Zibanejad notched three assists (one on the power play), two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Monday's 6-2 win over the Hurricanes in Game 7.
Zibanejad helped out on both of Chris Kreider's tallies as well as an Andrew Copp empty-netter. While Zibanejad saw his goal streak end at four games, he's still gotten on the scoresheet in seven of his last nine games. The 29-year-old center is up to seven goals, 12 assists, 41 shots on net, 18 hits and an even plus-minus rating through 14 playoff outings.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Scores again in Game 6 win
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Zibanejad scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 5-2 Game 6 victory over the Hurricanes.
Zibanejad skated through the Hurricane's defense before beating Antti Raanta to give the Rangers a 2-0 lead in the first period. The 29-year-old center has scored in four consecutive games while leading New York's top line. Zibanejad has 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) in the playoffs, with seven coming on the power play.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Nets lone goal on power play
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Zibanejad scored a power-play goal on two shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Hurricanes in Game 5.
Zibanejad tied the game at 1-1 late in the first period. He's scored six goals in his last seven contests, which accounts for all of his tallies in the postseason. The star center has added nine helpers, 37 shots on net, 18 hits and a minus-1 rating in 12 playoff outings.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Scores again in Game 4
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Zibanejad scored a goal on three shots in Tuesday's 4-1 victory.
Zibanejad buried a rebound that snuck behind Antti Raanta in the second period extending New York's lead to 3-0. The 29-year-old center has two goals and three points in his last two contests and 14 points (5 goals, 9 assists) so far in the postseason. Zibanejad will look to stay hot as the Rangers head back to Carolina for Game 5 with the series tied 2-2.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: One of each in Sunday's win
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Zibanejad scored a power-play goal on four shots and dished an assist in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Hurricanes in Game 3.
Zibanejad got on the scoresheet for the first time in the second round with a first-period tally. He also set up Chris Kreider's goal in the second. Offense has come in bunches for Zibanejad in the playoffs -- he has four multi-point efforts and four scoreless appearances in 10 outings. The center is at four tallies, nine helpers, 32 shots on net, 17 hits and a minus-1 rating in the postseason.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Stays hot with three points
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Zibanejad scored a goal on four shots and added a pair of assists in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Penguins in Game 7.
Zibanejad turned the offense up in the last two games, collecting seven points in those contests to pace the Rangers' offense as they bounced back from what was once a 3-1 deficit in the series. The 29-year-old finished the first round with three goals, eight assists, 24 shots on net and a plus-2 rating in seven outings.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Powers offense with four points
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Zibanejad scored twice on six shots, dished two assists, blocked two shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-3 win over the Penguins in Game 6.
Zibanejad's first two goals of the series came 1:16 apart in the second period to erase a two-goal deficit. He also set up both of Chris Kreider's tallies as the Rangers pulled ahead in the contest to even the series at three games apiece. Zibanejad has contributed eight points, 20 shots on net, 13 hits and an even plus-minus rating through six appearances.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Adds helper in Game 3 loss
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Zibanejad notched an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Penguins in Game 3.
Zibanejad helped out on Frank Vatrano's second-period tally. With three helpers in as many contests, Zibanejad's been contributing at a solid level in the postseason. He's added 10 shots on net, seven hits and a plus-1 rating from his top-line spot.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Two assists in Game 1
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Zibanejad dished out two assists in Tuesday's 4-3 triple-overtime Game 1 loss to the Penguins. The first came on the power play and the second was shorthanded.
Zibanejad assisted on Adam Fox's first-period goal, as the Rangers converted their only power-play opportunity of the night. He later found a streaking Chris Kreider for a shorthanded goal to give New York a short-lived 3-2 lead in the second.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Back in there Friday
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Zibanejad (rest) will play in Friday's season finale against Washington, Vince Z. Mercogliano of USA Today Sports reports.
Zibanejad has 81 points in 80 appearances this season, and Wednesday's absence against Montreal for rest purposes marked his first missed game of the season. He'll return to the lineup alongside a number of other regulars that had been held out Wednesday.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Resting Wednesday
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Zibanejad is not playing Wednesday versus the Canadiens, Arthur Staple of The Athletic reports.
Zibanejad will be among five healthy players receiving rest now that the Rangers are locked into their playoff position. It's unclear if he'll play Friday against the Capitals.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Two points including game-winner
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Zibanejad scored the game-winning goal on the power play and added an even-strength assists in Saturday's 4-0 win over the Red Wings.
He opened the scoring midway through the first period, giving Igor Shesterkin all the support he would need. Zibanejad's performance gave him a new career high in points on the season with 77, with 25 of those points (14 goals, 11 assists) coming on the power play.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Two helpers in low-scoring win
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Zibanejad dished out two assists in Thursday's 3-0 win over the Penguins.
Zibanejad assisted on Frank Vatrano's game-winning goal early in the second period and added another helper on Dryden Hunt's empty-netter. This was Zibanejad's first multi-point game since March 25 - his six-game stretch without such a performance had been the center's longest drought since a 10-game skid that ended Dec. 7. Despite the modest dip in production, Zibanejad's still averaging over a point per game this season with 73 in 72.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Collects 500th career point
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Zibanejad picked up three assists, one short-handed, in Friday's 5-1 win over the Rangers.
His first helper of the night gave Zibanejad his 500th career point, but he was just getting warmed up. The 28-year-old has a four-game point streak going, and on the season Zibanejad is up to 26 goals and 68 points through 65 contests.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Provides early offense in loss
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Zibanejad had a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 7-4 loss to the Devils.
Zibanejad helped the Rangers get off to a fast start, opening the scoring himself before notching the primary assist on Adam Fox's goal to make it 2-0. Unfortunately, the Rangers took their foot off the gas after a strong first period, and it was all Devils after that. Zibanejad has scored a goal in four of his last six games and at least one point in five of six.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Seals win late
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Zibanejad scored a power-play goal on two shots and added two hits in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Lightning.
Zibanejad struck with just 16 seconds left in the regulation, giving the Lightning too little time to respond. The 28-year-old has five goals and three assists in nine March games, and two of those tallies have come with the man advantage. For the season, the 28-year-old is up to 25 goals, 62 points, 177 shots on net and a plus-17 rating in 62 appearances.
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Rangers' Mika Zibanejad: Two points in OT win
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Zibanejad had a goal and an assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Ducks.
Zibanejad connected on a one-timer to give the Rangers a 2-1 second-period lead on a delayed penalty. That was his fourth goal in the last six games, and the center added his eighth point over that same span with the secondary assist on Adam Fox's overtime winner. Zibanejad's up to 24 goals and 61 points through 60 games.
