CHICAGO — Mika Zibanejad scored 2:36 into time beyond regulation, and the New York Rangers beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3 on Friday night time for his or her fourth consecutive victory.
Chris Kreider, Alexis Lafreniere and Jonny Brodzinski scored for New York, which carried a 3-1 lead into the third interval. Kreider additionally arrange Zibanejad’s successful purpose for his twenty fourth help on the season.
Igor Shesterkin made 28 saves for New York in his first begin since Jan. 26. The All-Star goaltender went 4-5-1 with an .863 save share in his earlier 10 video games.
The Rangers went 0 for 3 with the person benefit, operating their streak of empty energy performs to 14 in a row over their final six video games. However Zibanejad’s sixteenth purpose of the season, beating Petr Mrazek on the glove aspect, closed out the win for New York.
Nick Foligno, Jason Dickinson and Alex Vlasic scored for Chicago in its sixth consecutive loss. Mrazek made 31 stops.
Foligno began the third-period rally when he stuffed in a rebound at 13:37, and Dickinson tied it at 3 when he tipped residence Seth Jones’ shot with 1:02 remaining. It was No. 11 for Foligno and a team-high sixteenth purpose for Dickinson.
The Blackhawks outshot the Rangers 12-4 within the third interval.
Chicago opened the scoring when Vlasic beat a screened Shesterkin from past the left circle 2:39 into the primary. However Lafreniere responded for New York at 4:49, knocking residence a slick setup by Ok’Andre Miller.
Lafreniere has three objectives in his final 4 video games and 14 on the season. The 22-year-old ahead scored 16 objectives in 81 video games final 12 months.
The Rangers then turned a foul break for the Blackhawks right into a tiebreaking rating.
Chicago ahead Boris Katchouk misplaced a skate when he blocked a shot and was pushed to the bench by defenseman Isaak Phillips. That was a 2-on-1 rush for New York, and Kreider redirected Adam Fox’s go into the purpose at 6:16 for his twenty fourth on the season.
New York opened a 3-1 lead 9:02 into the second. Brodzinski jumped on a unfastened puck in entrance for his third purpose in 4 video games and No. 4 on the season.
UP NEXT
Rangers: Host the Calgary Flames on Monday night time.
Blackhawks: Host the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night time.
