MONTREAL – Patrick Kane, who was preparing to play his third game with the Rangers, was mobbed by the local media after the Rangers’ optional morning skate Thursday at Bell Centre.
Kane’s first game in a Ranger jersey in Montreal was an eventful one that saw the future Hall of Famer score his first goal as a Ranger, but it was Mika Zibanejad who helped win it, scoring the only goal in the shootout to give the Rangers a 4-3 victory, snapping a two-game losing streak.
Igor Shesterkin, who had not looked great in the first two periods, had a strong third and overtime, and then stopped all three shots he faced in the shootout to get the victory for the Rangers, who now move on to Kane’s hometown of Buffalo, where they will face the Sabres on Saturday afternoon.
