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Chicago picked up a point but lost for a
season-worst sixth straight time this season. The Blackhawks
tallied more than two goals for the first time since Jan. 19.
Nick Foligno and Jason Dickinson scored in the final 6:23 of
regulation to tie the game.
Zibanejad tallied his eighth career OT winner, beating
Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek with a wrist shot from the
right circle.
Chicago opened the scoring just 2:39 into the game. Alex Vlasic
gathered a deflection and wristed a shot past Shesterkin from
the top of the left circle.
Strong net-front presence from MacKenzie Entwistle helped occupy
Shesterkin, who was making his first start since Jan. 26.
Jonathan Quick started the past three games in net before Friday
as the Rangers allowed Shesterkin to rest and work through
inconsistency.
Alexis Lafreniere tied the game just over two minutes after
Vlasic's goal, as LaFreniere one-timed a K'Andre Miller pass
past Mrazek.
The Rangers capitalized on a strange sequence to take a 2-1 lead
at 6:16 of the first period. Chicago's Boris Katchouk broke a
skate blade after blocking a shot, prompting teammate Isaak
Phillips to push him off the ice.
It produced an odd-man rush for New York, with Kreider tapping
in a pass from Adam Fox.
Jonny Brodzinski provided New York with a 3-1 lead at 9:02 of
the second period, and it looked like the advantage would hold
up before the Blackhawks broke through down the stretch.
Shesterkin made 28 saves. Mrazek had 31.
Fox had two assists for the Rangers, while Philipp Kurashev had
two for the Blackhawks.
New York secured a sweep of the season series against Chicago
after earning a 4-1 home victory on Jan. 4. The Rangers have won
seven of their past eight against Chicago.
--Field Level Media
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