Hat-trick for Zibanejad as Rangers gun down Flyers

Mika Zibanejad notched a hat-trick to lift the visiting New York Rangers to a much-needed 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday afternoon.

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Artemi Panarin contributed two goals and an assist for New York and Brennan Othmann scored his first NHL goal. Rangers goaltender Spencer Martin finished with 25 saves.

With his second hat-trick this month, Zibanejad tied Bill Cook (nine) for the most in franchise history. He also broke the franchise record with his 117th career power-play goal, helping New York snap a five-game losing streak (0-4-1).

Philadelphia entered in a similar slump but watched its skid reach six games (0-5-1). After allowing goals on each of the first three shots he faced, Aleksei Kolosov was pulled in favour of Samuel Ersson, who turned aside 22 shots. Travis Konecny, Travis Sanheim and Trevor Zegras each had a goal and an assist for the Flyers.