In tonight's match, the 27-year-old Swede scored all three of his goals in powerplay, the first giving the New York Rangers the lead with 3-0 in the first period.

In the first minute of the second period, Zibanejad extended the visitors' lead to 2-0 and shortly afterwards he also put 3-0.

It was the second match in a row against Philadelphia that Zibanejad accounted for six points in the minutes.

On March 17, Rangers won 9-0 and even then the Swede excelled.

Tonight's match ended 8-3 and Zibanejad has now scored 15 points in the last five matches.