One, two, three …
The only thing better than a hat trick is doing so against a former team. Mika Zibanejad accomplished the feat on Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators in nasty form.
The New York Rangers No. 1 center first cleaned up a power-play in the first period, putting his team up 1-0.
What a power-play from the No. 1 unit. The key was the Artemi Panarin pass to Buch. Mika Zibanejad cleans it up. 1-0 Rangers. (via MSG Networks/NHL) #PlayLikeANewYorker pic.twitter.com/anKZzDT2Co
— ESNY (@EliteSportsNY) October 5, 2019
Then, near the midway point of the second period, he collected his second on a beautiful team design.