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Zibanejad scores twice as Rangers top Flames 3-1 for fourth win in five games

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Haynes, D. (2026, November 12). Zibanejad scores twice as Rangers top Flames 3-1 for fourth win in five games. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/zibanejad-scores-twice-as-rangers-top-flames-3-1-for-fourth-win-in-five-games/article_2898ac63-6a9f-5dc1-b115-f3400f36fb0a.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-12 · by Darren Haynes

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Mika Zibanejad scored two goals in the second period to help the New York Rangers defeat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Wednesday. The win was part of a strong stretch for the Rangers, who have won four out of their last five games and now stand at 11 wins, 8 losses, and 1 tie. Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves in his first game back from injury, while Devin Cooley had 21 saves for Calgary, which finished its three-game homestand with a record of 1-2-0.
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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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Toronto StarThis outlet12 Nov

Mika Zibanejad scored two goals in the second period to help the New York Rangers defeat the Calgary Flames 3-1 on Wednesday. The win was part of a strong stretch for the Rangers, who have won four out of their last five games and now stand at 11 wins, 8 losses, and 1 tie. Joonas Korpisalo made 30 saves in his first game back from injury, while Devin Cooley had 21 saves for Calgary, which finished its three-game…

Zibanejad scores twice as Rangers top Flames 3-1 for fourth win in five games (this article)2 articles from Toronto Star on this story
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
New York Post12 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 →

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Darren Haynes
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Instead, Korpisalo’s desperation stop will go down as one of the saves of the year.
“So it’s often a short little pass that will do that for you and that means people are wherever they have to be.”
Huska knows that his rebuilding team, which entered the night last in the overall standings, will need more of those kinds of performances from Cooley and Dustin Wolf, who had started the last three games.
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CALGARY Flames NHL New York Rangers

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Rangers ORG · 8× NHL ORG · 4× CALGARY GPE · 3× New York GPE · 3× Flames ORG · 2× Korpisalo PERSON · 2× Parekh PERSON · 2× Zibanejad PERSON · 2× Mika Zibanejad PERSON · 1× the New York Rangers ORG · 1×

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As he darted toward the Rangers net, Parekh instead cut right and darted behind the net but his wraparound attempt was denied when Korpisalo, abandoning his goal stick, dove across the crease and stopped the puck on the line with the open hand of his blocker.
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Instead, Korpisalo’s desperation stop will go down as one of the saves of the year.
2026-11-12 · Global News
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CALGARY - Mika Zibanejad scored twice in the second period on Wednesday to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. asserted
Zibanejad → score → Flames
Tye Kartye, into an empty net, also scored for New York (11-8-1). asserted
Kartye → score → York
The Rangers have won four of their last five. asserted
Rangers → win → five
Adam Klapka had the lone goal for Calgary (8-10-1), which finished 1-2-0 on its three-game homestand. asserted
which → have → homestand
Getting the start for New York, Joonas Korpisalo had 30 stops to improve to 2-0-0. asserted
Korpisalo → get → 2
The 32-year-old was activated from injured reserve on Friday after missing the first six weeks of the season with a lower-body injury. asserted
old → activate → injury
Saddled with the loss was Devin Cooley, who had 21 saves. asserted
who → saddle → saves
He fell to 5-4-0 while his five-game home winning streak was halted. asserted
streak → fall → 5
The first period was scoreless although Calgary defenceman Zayne Parekh nearly scored one of the goals of the year. asserted
Parekh → score → year
Instead, Korpisalo’s desperation stop will go down as one of the saves of the year. asserted
stop → go → year
Carrying the puck in the Rangers zone, Parekh stepped around Eeli Tolvanen then dipsy doodled through Glenn Gawdin. asserted
Parekh → carry → Gawdin
As he darted toward the Rangers net, Parekh instead cut right and darted behind the net but his wraparound attempt was denied when Korpisalo, abandoning his goal stick, dove across the crease and stopped the puck on the line with the open hand of his blocker. asserted
Korpisalo → dart → blocker
Zibanejad gave the Rangers the lead for good, scoring the first goal of the game 59 seconds into the second period. asserted
Zibanejad → give → period
Gawdin, 29, who broke into the NHL with the Flames, made his New Yotk debut at fourth-line centre. asserted
who → break → centre
Former Ranger and 2021 first-rounder Brennan Othmann (upper body) returned to the lineup after missing six games. asserted
Othmann → return → games
Defenceman Jake Middleton played his 400th NHL game. asserted
Middleton → play → game
Halfway through the second period, the Rangers needed just 13 seconds on the power-play to increase their lead to 2-0. asserted
Rangers → need → 2
Zibanejad sizzled a one-timer past Cooley after being setup on a cross-ice pass from Pavel Dorofeyev. asserted
Zibanejad → sizzle → Dorofeyev
The Rangers moved into a tie for first in the NHL with 11 wins when scoring the first goal of the game. asserted
Rangers → move → game
Tied with New York (11-1-0) are Carolina (11-1-0), Edmonton (11-0-2) and Minnesota (11-0-4). asserted
Carolina → tie → York
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