The New York Rangers defeated Winnipeg for a historic victory

New York. Mika Zibanejad made history for the New York Rangers last night.

Thanks to his overtime goal against Winnipeg at the Canadian Life Centre, he secured a fifth consecutive away win – something that had never happened before in the Manhattan club’s 97-year history.

– It’s fun with the goal, of course, but it’s even better with the win, says the Swedish champion to Sportbladet after the 3-2 win.

To call the New York Rangers’ just completed road trip a success would be an understatement of the most egregious kind.

They just won and won and won. First in Seattle, then respectively in Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver – and last night they were married to a sudden-death victory over the Jets in Winnipeg.

It’s a new club record – the Blueshirts have never won five consecutive away games.

And they can thank Mika Zibanejad for the historical record.

With just 26 seconds remaining in extra time that followed a close, even game, he received a brilliant pass from Artemi Panarin and scored the decisive 3-2 shot with a volley.

“It’s fun with the goal, of course, but it’s even better with the win,” says the hero when we catch up with him before the long-awaited return home after ten days of travel.

-We have a good feeling and played good hockey throughout the trip, I think. We do what we have to do to win. Now it’s just about continuing to play well at home as well.

David Gustafsson scored one of Winnipeg’s goals — his second in a short while after leaving the scoresheet blank for four years.

Also of note is that Blake Wheeler, who signed with the Rangers this summer after thirteen years in the Jets/Thrashers organization, is back in Winnipeg for the first time. There were no points, but he fired four shots on goal and received applause from his old fans.