When Zibanejad scored in Saturday night’s 5-2 Rangers win over the Devils in Game 6, it was a liberating moment for both him and his teammates.
Mika Zibanejad is a goal scorer. It’s what he does as well as anyone on the Rangers. He led the team with 39 goals this season.
So, make no mistake: the donut next to his name on the stat sheet through the first five games of this Rangers-Devils first-round playoff series was nagging at him.So, when Zibanejad scored at 10:10 of the second period inin Game 6 at the Garden, it was a liberating moment for both him and his teammates, who celebrated wildly.
The goal gave the Rangers, who had fallen behind 1-0 at 11:49 of the first period, a 2-1 lead they not only didn’t relinquish but built upon. “I’m not going to sit here and lie and say it wasn’t a good feeling seeing the puck go in, but the wins are what matters and we got the win that we needed and wanted tonight,’’ Zibanejad said. “Now we just keep going. We came here to win one game. You heard everyone talk about that. And another one on Monday.’’
Asked if it was liberating to see a goal go in six games into the series, Zibanejad said, “I’ve been trying to shoot … and now the puck goes in, so … I don’t know.’’Getty ImagesIt was a Zibanejad blast from his power-play office at the left dot that was deflected past Devils rookie goaltender Akira Schmid by Kreider to tie the score at 1-1 with 25 seconds remaining in the first period.“I wish I scored on every shot,” Zibanejad said. “This would be a really simple game, an easy game.
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