New York. With less than a week to go until the start of the series, it’s clear that Mika Zibanjad is getting really hot.
He scored two goals when Rangers played their last home game of the pre-season against Boston last night.
In fact, the battle in Madison Square Garden had not much more time than to begin Mika Zibanjad He hits.
27 seconds into the event, the 29-year-old Stockholmer – who is currently preparing for his twelfth season in the NHL – turned up against Jeremy Swayman in the Boston box and whipped 1-0.
At the end of the first half, he scored another goal – in the game of strength.
Even Finn Kabu Kaku stood up to score two goals, but the hosts were impressed until the last goal.
Bruins were sharper, especially in the second period, winning 5-4.
Anton Strelman, who plays under a trial contract with Boston, was on the ice for just over 21 minutes and Fabian Liesel also got a good chance to show off.
In the Rangers, Gustav Rydahl was the fourth series anchor once again.
The Detroit Red Wings had all of the young Swedes vying for a place in the prime minister’s line-up – Simon Edvinson, Elmer Soderblom, Jonathan Berggren, Pontus Anderson and Albert Johansson – in the first leg of the night, and they are all said to have done well. However, there were no points and the Red Wings lost 4-2.
Calgary has aired most of its stars – including Jonathan Huberdeau, Elias Lindholm, Nazim Qadri and MacKenzie Wieghar – in its road match against Winnipeg.
They also went on a resounding 5-0 run.
