Zibanejad scores twice as Rangers beat Flames 3–1

Mika Zibanejad broke a scoreless tie and added a power-play goal in the second period to lead the New York Rangers to a 3–1 win over the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Wednesday. Alexis Lafrenière assisted on both goals.

Zibanejad put New York ahead 59 seconds into the second when his shot from below the goal line went in off Calgary goalie Devin Cooley. At 10:52, he took a pass across the ice from Pavel Dorofeyev and scored on a one-timer to make it 2–0.

Adam Klapka cut the lead to one on a Calgary power play at 7:41 of the third. Tye Kartye sealed the win with an empty-net goal with seven seconds left.

Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves for New York, which improved to 11–8–1 with its fourth win in five games. Cooley stopped 21 shots for Calgary, which fell to 8–10–1.