Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin had a combined seven points in New York's 5-2 win on Sunday.
NEW YORK -- Mika Zibanejad had two goals and an assist, Artemi Panarin had a goal and three assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 on Sunday night.Chris Kreider and Alexis Lafreniere also scored, and Igor Shesterkin had 26 saves to help the Rangers get their 53rd win to tie a franchise record set in 2014-15. New York has won eight of its last nine games and 13 of the last 16 contests at home.
The 32-year-old Russian forward has 115 points, trailing only Jaromir Jagr's 123 in 2005-06 for the most in franchise history.Newhook made it 3-2 with 7:47 to go with his 13th.Zibanejad scored his second of the night and 26th of the season with 3:04 remaining before Lafreniere completed the scoring with an empty-netter with 1:15 left for his career-high 27th.Caufield opened the scoring with 30 seconds remaining in the first period, banking the puck off Shesterkin from behind the net.
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