Mika Zibanejad scored twice as the New York Rangers defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Wednesday.
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Mika Zibanejad had two goals in the second period as the New York Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 3-1.
Zibanejad opened the scoring 59 seconds into the second period, giving the Rangers the lead for good, and he later scored again on the power play at 10:52 to make it 2-0.
Tye Kartye added the third New York goal, while Adam Klapka replied for Calgary with the Flames’ lone tally.
The first period finished scoreless, and Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves for New York to improve to 2-0-0.
Korpisalo was activated from injured reserve on Friday after missing the first six weeks of the season with a lower-body injury, while Devin Cooley took the loss for Calgary after making 21 saves.
Calgary finished 1-2-0 on its three-game homestand, and the Rangers improved their recent stretch to four wins in their last five games.
Zayne Parekh nearly scored in the first period, but Korpisalo stopped the attempt as the play developed in the Rangers’ end.
For Calgary, former Ranger and 2021 first-round pick Brennan Othmann returned to the lineup after missing six games, and defenceman Jake Middleton played his 400th NHL game.
The Rangers moved into a tie for first in the NHL with 11 wins when they scored the first goal of the game, tied with Carolina, Edmonton and Minnesota.
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