Mika Zibanejad scored twice, including the winner, as the New York Rangers beat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Saddledome.
Zibanejad opened the scoring at 0:59 of the second period, with assists from Alexis Lafrenière and Marcus Pettersson. Zibanejad made it 2-0 on the power play at 10:52 of the second period. Adam Klapka pulled the Flames within 2-1 on the power play at 7:41 of the third period. Tye Kartye made it 3-1 into an empty net at 19:53 of the third period.
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For New York, Zibanejad had two goals, Lafrenière had two assists, Kartye scored, and Joonas Korpisalo stopped 29 of 30 shots.
For Calgary, Klapka scored, and Devin Cooley stopped 21 of 23 shots.
Calgary outshot New York 30-24. New York went 1 for 3 on the power play, and Calgary went 1 for 2. The Rangers improved to 11-8-1. The Flames dropped to 8-10-1.
The Rangers are seventh in the Eastern Conference. The Flames are 12th in the Western Conference.
The Rangers next visit the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, Nov. 13, at 9:00 p.m. ET. The Flames are back in action when they visit the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
