NEWARK — Mika Zibanejad capped his second career hat trick with the winning goal with 4 minutes 36 seconds to play, and the Rangers rallied from an early two-goal deficit to beat the Devils, 4-3, on Thursday night at Prudential Center. The win was the fifth in seven games for the Rangers, who moved to eight points behind Columbus for the second wild-card berth in the Eastern Conference with 32 games to play. “We can’t look too much at the standings right now,” said Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who made 19 saves. “We have to take every game as an opportunity to get better and we will see where we are at the end.”The Rangers’ chances of making up the deficit will improve if Zibanejad’s line, which also includes Chris Kreider and Mats Zuccarello, continues to flourish.

Source: New York Times February 01, 2019 03:11 UTC