UNDATED (AP) — The New York Rangers are back at .500 after posting the NHL’s most lopsided win of the season.
The Rangers destroyed the Flyers as Mika Zibanejad recorded a hat trick and collected three assists in New York’s 9-0 thrashing. Zibanejad scored three consecutive goals within a 10:10 span of the second period for his fifth career hat trick.
Pavel Buchnevich had two goals and two assists for the Rangers, who scored seven times in the middle frame.
The Rangers did it without their coaching staff due to COVID-19 protocol, promoting their AHL staff from Hartford.
Elsewhere on NHL ice:
— Ryan Reaves broke a tie while the Golden Knights were scoring four straight goals in a 5-4 decision over the Sharks. Cody Glass, Nicolas Hague and Alec Martinez also scored over a roughly eight-minute span when Vegas erased a 3-1 deficit. The Golden Knights improved to 13-1-3 in 17 regular-season meetings with San Jose, including 5-0-0 this season.
— Drew Doughty, Carl Grundström and Trevor Moore scored in a dominant first period that sent the Kings to just their third win in 10 games, 4-1 over the Blues. Moore had a goal and an assist for his first multipoint game of the season. Captain Anze Kopitar scored an empty-net goal from the opposite goal line and added an assist in the victory.
— NHL scoring leader Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists for the Oilers in a 7-3 romp over the Flames. McDavid has 18 goals and tops the league with 38 assists and 56 points. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Jesse Puljujarvi, Dominik Kahun, Darnell Nurse, Zack Kassian and Alex Chiasson also scored to help the Oilers rebound from a 4-3 loss in the series opener.
— Nikolaj Ehlers scored at 55 seconds of overtime to give the Jets a 4-3 victory over the Canadiens. Kyle Connor scored twice, Blake Wheeler connected on the first shot of the game, and Connor Hellebuyck made 33 saves. Pierre-Luc Dubois added three assists to help the Jets rebound from a 4-2 loss to Montreal on Monday.
— Adam Gaudette scored the lone shootout goal in the Canucks’ 3-2 verdict over the Senators. Bo Horvat had a goal and an assist, while Brock Boeser also scored in regulation for Vancouver. The Canucks’ victory was their third in a row, sixth in their last seven outings, and fifth against Ottawa this season.
