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My three stars of the game
- Mika Zibanejad was the top player for the Rangers. There is no doubt about it, any questions that were raised when he was anointed the top center on the team have been decisively erased. He has now scored 13 goals in 11 games. He has added nine assists in 13 games. He leads the team in goals and assists and has set personal highs in every offensive category. The funny thing is both of his goals were bounced off Jets players. Nothing can go wrong for Mika.
- Mats Zuccarello is playing like a man possessed. He finished with two assists, four shots and three takeaways. He played a team leading 24:26. It’s as if he knows his time in New York is drawing to a close and he is playing every shift like it is his last. It’s sad, but he drives his trade value up with every game he plays.
- Pavel Buchnevich has finally started playing the way we expect. His power play goal was a marvelous deflection off a Ryan Strome pass and he was stone by Connor Hellerbuyck on a point blank shot from the slot. He’s still not scoring a lot, but his game is getting better.
The official three stars
- Mark Schiefele
- Mika Zibanejad
- Andrew Copp