Mika Zibanejad scored once in a three-point game and K'Andre Miller notched the game-winning goal in overtime as the visiting New York Rangers claimed a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox both collected one goal and one assist for the Rangers, who are on a four-game winning streak. Goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 30 saves, including three game-savers against Andrei Kuzmenko in overtime.
J.T. Miller, Tyler Myers and Carson Soucy replied for the Canucks, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped. Goalie Casey DeSmith stopped 20 shots.
On the winning goal, Miller joined a rush up ice and buried a one-timer set up by Chris Kreider at 3:48 of overtime.
The Canucks argued that the officials missed a tripping infraction that directly led to New York's game-winning rush up ice.
Regardless, it was an entertaining, back-and-forth game.
Panarin opened the scoring during a five-on-three power play when he ripped a long shot inside the left post at 9:18 of the first period. With his fourth goal of the season, Panarin has collected points in all eight games this season.
The Canucks regrouped and took the lead with a couple of special-teams goals of their own. Miller tied the game on the power play when he deflected a high point shot into the net for his fourth marker of the season at 15:57 of the second period.
Myers put the hosts ahead with a short-handed goal at 9:06 of the third period when he stole the puck at his own blue line and shot on the ensuing rush for his second goal of the season.
The Rangers potted a pair of power-play goals 63 seconds apart to retake the lead, the first by Fox when he redirected Panarin's shot into the net for his third goal of the season at 12:21, and the second when Zibanejad pounced on a loose puck at the doorstep for his first tally of the season.
But Soucy again tied the score when he blasted a top-shelf point shot through the screen with 4:18 remaining in regulation for his second goal of the campaign.
--Field Level Media
NY Rangers | Vancouver | |
Mika Zibanejad 3 | Points | Filip Hronek 2 |
Mika Zibanejad 1 | Goals | J.T. Miller 1 |
Mika Zibanejad 2 | Assists | Filip Hronek 2 |
Mika Zibanejad 1 | Power Play Goals | J.T. Miller 1 |
N/A | Short Handed Goals | Tyler Myers 1 |
Igor Shesterkin .909 | Save Percentage | Casey DeSmith .833 |
Igor Shesterkin 30 | Saves | Casey DeSmith 20 |
Team | Shots | Goals | Power Play | Penalty Kill | Penalty Mins | Face Offs Won |
NY Rangers | 24 | 4 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 12 | 32 |
Vancouver | 33 | 3 | 1-6 | 3-6 | 12 | 24 |