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NYR: Mika Zibanejad’s five goal game leads Rangers to victory

By Derek McAdam

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Brendan Lemieux #48 and Adam Fox #23 of the New York Rangers celebrate a goal by Mika Zibanejad #93 against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden on March 05, 2020 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Capitals 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 05: Brendan Lemieux #48 and Adam Fox #23 of the New York Rangers celebrate a goal by Mika Zibanejad #93 against the Washington Capitals at Madison Square Garden on March 05, 2020 in New York City. The Rangers defeated the Capitals 5-4 in overtime. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: Mika Zibanejad #93 of the New York Rangers scores his fifth goal of the game in overtime to defeat Ilya Samsonov #30 and the Washington Capitals 5-4 at Madison Square Garden on March 05, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 05: Mika Zibanejad #93 of the New York Rangers scores his fifth goal of the game in overtime to defeat Ilya Samsonov #30 and the Washington Capitals 5-4 at Madison Square Garden on March 05, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /

In an entertaining game from beginning to end, the New York Rangers defeated the Washington Capitals 6-5 in overtime Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

Mika Zibanejad took the game into his own hands scoring five goals, including the overtime winner to give the New York Rangers a crucial two points in their hunt for a playoff spot.

The victory snapped a three game losing streak and puts them at 76 points, one point ahead of Carolina and two points behind the Islanders for the second Wild Card spot.

The game was constantly back and forth between the two teams. Washington started the scoring in the first period, and it was a battle from there.

There was a lot to cover in this Metropolitan matchup, so let’s analyze what happened during the game

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