National Hockey League
NY Rangers 3, Arizona 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 30, 2022
Where: Mullett Arena, Tempe, Arizona
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Jean Hebert
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Trent Knorr
Attendance: 4600

Mika Zibanejad continued his hot start by scoring the tiebreaking power-play goal with 7:04 remaining in the third period as the New York Rangers beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-2 on Sunday night in Tempe, Ariz.

Zibanejad scored his sixth goal of the season, and fifth on the power play, 27 seconds into New York's second man advantage.

The Rangers quickly moved the puck and Zibanejad ended the sequence by getting it from Chris Kreider and lifting a wrist shot from the left side below the faceoff circle over goaltender Connor Ingram, who couldn't fully get over to stop the shot.

New York star Artemi Panarin celebrated his 31st birthday by collecting a goal and two assists to increase his total to 16 points.

Alexis Lafreniere also scored for the Rangers, who won their second straight following a four-game losing streak and improved to 12-1-2 in the past 15 meetings with Arizona.

Lawson Crouse and Nick Bjugstad scored for Arizona, which dropped its second straight at Arizona State University's 5,000-seat Mullett Arena. Rookie Dylan Guenther collected two assists but also committed the hooking penalty that led to Zibanejad's game-winning goal.

New York goalie Igor Shesterkin made 18 saves, including a diving stop on Crouse shortly after Zibanejad scored.

Ingram made a career-high 36 saves in his sixth career start, including eight stops on Vincent Trocheck.

Panarin set up New York's first goal by sliding the puck from the left side under defenseman Josh Brown to Lafreniere. As he warded off a check by Shayne Gostisbehere, Lafreniere crashed the net and deflected the pass into the vacated right side of the net for a 1-0 lead 91 seconds into the second.

A little over five minutes later, Guenther spotted Crouse and fed him the puck behind the net for a one-timer over Shesterkin.

Arizona then took a 2-1 lead with 8:33 remaining in the second on a fluky play.

Ryan Lindgren appeared to gain control of Bjugstad's rebound but could not maintain possession. The puck hopped over the New York defenseman's stick and caromed off his left skate. Bjugstad gained possession before lifting a backhander from the doorstep over Shesterkin.

New York tied it with 1:53 left in the second when Panarin leaned into Gostisbehere and released a wrist shot from the lower edge of the left faceoff circle. The shot hit the goalpost and Ingram's arm before going in.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Rangers   Arizona
Artemi Panarin 3 Points Dylan Guenther 2
Artemi Panarin 1 Goals Nick Bjugstad 1
Artemi Panarin 2 Assists Dylan Guenther 2
Mika Zibanejad 1 Power Play Goals Lawson Crouse 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Igor Shesterkin .900 Save Percentage Connor Ingram .923
Igor Shesterkin 18 Saves Connor Ingram 36
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Rangers 39 3 1-3 0-1 2 31
Arizona 20 2 1-1 2-3 6 26
Upcoming Games
  • Arizona will play their next game at home against Florida. The Coyotes have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Philadelphia. The Rangers have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.