Zibanejad padded the lead with his first power-play goal of the season, which came with 2:57 remaining in the second. It wasn’t the prettiest tally of his career – a wrister from the point that snuck through traffic and beat Montreal goalie Sam Montembeault over the left shoulder – but he’ll sure take it.

The Rangers scored three times on the power-play to help them snap their five-game losing streak with a win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon at the Garden.

Kaapo Kakko scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds remaining, and the New York Rangers ended a five-game losing streak by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin each had a goal and an assist,