Rangers Blast Penguins With Goals From 8 Players
It was the first time in 11 years that eight Rangers scored in a game.
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It was the first time in 11 years that eight Rangers scored in a game.
Victor Olofsson tied the game at 16:19 of the third period and Tage Thompson scored the only goal in a shootout to give the Buffalo Sabres a 3-2 comeback victory against the New York Rangers on Saturday.
The Rangers won for the fifth time in seven outings, and improved to 7-3-1 in their past 11 since ending a three-game skid.
Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists and the New York Rangers scored five unanswered goals to beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 Tuesday night.
Capitals players and coach Peter Laviolette sounded as if they'd lost after holding on to beat the New York Rangers 5-4 Sunday.
The Flyers moved into fifth place ahead of the Rangers in the East Division at 16-13-4 — the top four teams qualify for the playoffs — with 23 games left in a shortened season.
Zibanejad had three goals and three assists, Adam Fox had five assists and the New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night.
The Rangers won for the fourth time in six games (4-1-1) by beating the Sabres for the 10th time in the last 13 meetings.
New York has won three of four against East Division-leading Washington this season.
New York's only goal came on the power play when Artemi Panarin scored his eighth of the season.
Zibanejad scored three consecutive goals in a 10:10 span of the second for his fifth career hat trick. The Swedish center also topped 400 career points.
Jakub Voracek scored on a breakaway at 3:47 of overtime to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night.
The New York Rangers beat the Boston Bruins on Saturday to halt a three-game losing streak.
Georgiev stopped 10 of the 14 shots he saw before he was pulled five minutes into the second period after allowing back-to-back goals 1:21 apart to Krejci and DeBrusk.
Keith Kinkaid made 23 stops while withstanding an early barrage but couldn't prevent the Rangers from dropping their second straight.
