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Mika Zibanejad busts out of goal slump with two tallies in Rangers’ win over Flames

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Walker, M. (2026, November 12). Mika Zibanejad busts out of goal slump with two tallies in Rangers’ win over Flames. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/sports/mika-zibanejad-busts-out-of-goal-slump-with-two-tallies-in-rangers-win/

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Mika Zibanejad scored two goals for the Rangers in a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome. This marked his first multi-goal game of the season and the 46th of his career. Entering the game, Zibanejad and captain J.T. Miller had combined to score only about 11 percent of the Rangers' total goals in even-strength situations this season. The article highlights Zibanejad's performance as a significant boost for the team, which has been struggling with goal-scoring from its top centers.
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On November 9, 2026, Mika Zibanejad scored twice in the second period as the New York Rangers defeated the Calgary Flames 3-1 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Alberta. The Rangers have won four of their last five games, improving their record to 11-8-1. Joonas Korpisalo, who had just returned from a six-week injury absence, made 29 saves for the victory, including a spectacular diving save early in the game. This stop denied a wraparound attempt by Calgary's Zayne Parekh, showcasing Korpisalo's agility and determination. The Flames dropped to a 8-10-1 record, finishing 1-2-0 on their three-game homestand.

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New York PostThis outlet12 Nov

Mika Zibanejad scored two goals for the Rangers in a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames at the Scotiabank Saddledome. This marked his first multi-goal game of the season and the 46th of his career. Entering the game, Zibanejad and captain J.T. Miller had combined to score only about 11 percent of the Rangers' total goals in even-strength situations this season. The article highlights Zibanejad's performance as a…

Mika Zibanejad busts out of goal slump with two tallies in Rangers’ win over Flames (this article)
Global News12 Nov

Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves for the New York Rangers in a 3-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday. The standout moment came early when he made an acrobatic save during a wraparound attempt by Zayne Parekh. This crucial stop helped set the tone as the Rangers scored first and maintained their lead throughout the game, improving to 12-1-0 this season when they open scoring. With Korpisalo back from injury, the…

Korpisalo sets tone for Rangers in win over Flames →2 articles from Global News on this story
Toronto Star12 Nov

Mika Zibanejad scored two goals in the second period to help the New York Rangers defeat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Wednesday night. Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves for the Rangers, who improved their record to 11-8-1 with this win, marking their fourth victory in five games. Devin Cooley stopped 21 shots for the Flames, who dropped to 8-10-1. Tye Kartye also scored an empty-net goal for New York, while Adam Klapka…

Zibanejad scores twice as Rangers beat Flames 3-1 for 4th win in 5 games →2 articles from Toronto Star on this story

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55 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
Inadvertently hitting the side of the net on an attempted pass from the trapezoid, Garand lost the puck with McDavid lurking and couldn’t get to the crease in time to stop the three-time Hart Trophy winner from scoring what may have been the easiest of his 11 goals so far this season.
Not really stress out about things game to game, but look at the big picture and realize that if I play well, things will work out.”
The Rangers might have started putting the puck on net more as the game went on, but it was hardly enough to combat the Oilers’ consistent level of play.
And when the Rangers finally started to catch some momentum following J.T. Miller’s fourth goal of the season, Reimer couldn’t track a one-timer from Drew Doughty at the top of the zone and his team lost any push it had just as quickly as it started.
If a certain percentage of the ones that hit the posts have gone in the net, we wouldn’t be having this conversation.
The Rangers struggled mightily with clearing the puck and breaking it out of their zone, which led to Batherson’s second of the game less than two minutes into the second period.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Rangers outgunned by Senators after another slow start
tRY IT NOWThe adjustment to having three lefties (Pavel Dorofeyev, Alexis Lafrenière, J.T. Miller) and two righties (Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad), as opposed to the four-righty alignment they’ve deployed the last seven seasons, is apparently more significant than one would expect.
With effective spurts that haven’t always been enough to demand results, the second line hopes that staying the course will pay off.
Teams will have to face Igor Shesterkin (when he returns from injury next season), Ilya Sorokin and Hellebuyck during the New York-New Jersey swing.
In his sixth consecutive start, rookie netminder Dylan Garand struggled mightily with rebound control.
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Alberta CALGARY Flames Rangers Senators

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While Zibanejad’s play away from the puck has been effective and Miller has generated an abundance of scoring chances as one of the hardest working Rangers below the hash marks, the team has suffered without the necessary impact from those two on the scoreboard.
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Mika Zibanejad scored one of the biggest goals of his hockey career inside the Scotiabank Saddledome. asserted
Zibanejad → score → Saddledome
There were other notable moments here that followed, like the time he recorded a natural hat trick in 2 minutes, 38 seconds to set a franchise record for the fastest hat trick in Senators history in February 2016. asserted
he → be → February
tRY IT NOWBut the golden goal he scored at 18 years old in overtime for Sweden in the 2012 World Junior Championship to end his country’s 31-year gold medal drought at the tournament was a defining moment of his career. asserted
he → try → career
So to say farewell to the rinky-dink barn in its last season as home to the Flames, Zibanejad did what he does best in this building and scored twice in a 3-1 win. asserted
he → say → win
The Blueshirts have desperately needed more 5-on-5 production from their top two centers. asserted
Blueshirts → need → centers
Zibanejad (1) and captain J.T. Miller (3) entered Wednesday’s game combining for approximately 11 percent of the Rangers’ total goals 5-on-5 (35). asserted
Zibanejad → enter → goals
The two are also key pieces of the power play, which went 0-for-5 in Edmonton and hasn’t found a groove yet. asserted
which → go → groove
While Zibanejad’s play away from the puck has been effective and Miller has generated an abundance of scoring chances as one of the hardest working Rangers below the hash marks, the team has suffered without the necessary impact from those two on the scoreboard. asserted
team → generate → scoreboard
The 33-year-old Zibanejad registered his first multigoal game of the season and the 46th of his 16-year NHL career Wednesday night. asserted
Zibanejad → register → career
After banking the puck in off Flames goalie Devin Cooley off the rush less than a minute into the second period, the Swedish center blasted a one-timer from his sweet spot in the left circle on the Rangers power play. asserted
center → bank → play
The power-play goal counted as his second of the season and first since the second game of the season. asserted
goal → count → season
Rangers goalie Joonas Korpisalo, appearing in his second game of the season, made the play of a scoreless opening 20 minutes. asserted
Korpisalo → appear → minutes
Zayne Parekh was showing off some wizardry with the puck, dangling Glenn Gawdin in his Rangers debut before skating around all the traffic in the zone. asserted
Parekh → show → zone
As the Calgary defenseman attempted to score on a wraparound, Korpisalo stretched his whole body across the crease to get his blocker glove in front of the puck. asserted
Korpisalo → attempt → puck
It was one of three high-danger chances for the Flames through the first period, but the Rangers only had four of their own, according to Natural Stat Trick. uncertain
Rangers → have → Trick
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