Just when it seemed the Rangers, and Mika Zibanejad, had taken complete ownership of the Philadelphia Flyers, the Orange and Black struck back on Saturday.
Samuel Morin, who was fined for his hair-pulling act on Brendan Lemieux in Thursday’s game, scored his first NHL goal with 4:27 remaining to break a tie and push the Flyers to a 2-1 victory, giving the Flyers a split of the two-game series and pulling Philadelphia back in front of the Rangers and in sole possession of fifth place in the East Division.
With the loss, the Rangers (15-14-4) fell five points back of fourth-place Boston in the chase for the final playoff spot in the division.