In a night where Alex Ovechkin scored twice, Mika Zibanejad stole the show at the Garden. With his team fighting for a playoff spot, the New YorkRangers forward put his teamon his shoulders Thursday night and scored five goals, including the game-winning goal in a 6-5 overtime victory over the Washington Capitals. MORE: Latest NHL standings Zibanejad capped the night with the game-winner33 seconds into the extra frame on a partial breakaway after receiving a pinpoint feed from ArtemiPanarinto seal thehistorical performance. AHHHHHHHHHH ZIBANEJAD NETS HIS 5TH OF THE GAME FOR THE OT WINNER!!!! | Rangers on MSG (@RangersMSGN) The Swede joins exclusive company becoming just the third Ranger to net five goalsin the franchise's 93-year historyjoiningDon Murdoch (1976) and Mark Pavelich (1983). He also becamethe first NHL player to score Kaiden Guhle Jersey five goals and the game-winning goal in overtime since the Red Wings' Sergei Fedorov on Dec. 26, 1996 also against the Washington Capitals. MORE: NHL History of five-goal games Zibanejad's career night also displayed a full array of ways to score:deflection, slapshot, snapshot, rebound and backhand. What a night for as he completes the hatty and adds a fourth... just for fun. NHL (@NHL) Zibanejad's 4th of the game Rangers on MSG (@RangersMSGN) His teammates surprised him once he entered the dre sing room: kind of surprise party. New York Rangers (@NYRangers) Andhead coach David Quinn summarized the night perfectly. Correct take. New York Rangers (@NYRangers) New York neededZibanejad to step up in the absence of . He now has 38 goals on the season pulling himself within nine goals of Boston Bruins forward David Pastrnak for the RocketRichard lead. MORE: The win also supplied much-needed points for the Rangers as they pull within two ofthe New York Islanders for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference. Riley Kidney Jersey