1. January 23, 2013 vs. Boston
Back to Boston! In the game that Richards, Nash, and Gaborik hooked up to score a goal pretty enough for #5 on this list, it was Gaborik’s hat trick, overtime game-winning goal that stands as his most impressive with the Rangers.
Just under 30 seconds in the overtime period, Gaborik jumped on a miscue by Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference. After Ference couldn’t handle a pass at the Rangers blue line, Gaborik shot out of a cannon, split between Ference and Johnny Boychuck, and scored a highlight-reel goal.
From the little chip pass to himself, to his speed down the ice, to the hand-eye coordination when batting the puck out of the air on the rebound, Gaborik’s goal was the total package.
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Gaborik would only last a few more weeks in New York. The trade to Columbus set up the Rangers for several years of success, but Gaborik’s goal-scoring remains one of the brightest spots in recent Ranger memory.