<p>PHILADELPHIA — Mika Zibanejad had three goals and three assists, Adam Fox had five assists and the New York Rangers routed the Philadelphia Flyers 8-3 on Thursday night.</p>
<p>Pavel Buchnevich added two goals, and Ryan Strome, K’Andre Miller and Filip Chytil also scored as the Rangers won their third straight and fifth in their last seven games.</p>
<p>Claude Giroux, Kevin Hayes and Sean Couturier scored for the slumping Flyers, who have lost four in a row and 10 of 14.</p>
<p>The teams were meeting eight days after the Rangers’ 9-0 home win over the Flyers, and New York continued where it left off at the outset of this one.</p>
<p>The Rangers scored three straight goals in the opening period then notched two power-play goals in the opening 2:06 of the second to chase goalie Carter Hart, who allowed five goals on 10 shots. They scored another goal 36 seconds later on their first shot against Brian Elliott.</p>
<p>Eleven shots, six goals and a 15-0 goal run over two games.</p>
<p>Ryan Strome had three assists for the Rangers, who were led by acting coach Kris Knoblauch for the fifth straight game. Igor Shesterkin made 41 saves.</p>
<p>Zibanejad scored his first with 6:24 left in the first on a deflection of Fox’s slap shot from the point to make it 3-0. His second 54 seconds into the second period on the power play was a one-timer after a cross-ice pass from Fox, and he got his third 1:12 later on a slap shot from the slot.</p>
<p>That was the end of the day for the slumping Hart, who has allowed 16 goals over a three-game skid.</p>
<p>Miller scored on a wrister from the blue line that appeared to go off defenseman Shayne Gostisbehere on the first shot on Elliott.</p>
<p>Zibanejad got his sixth point with his third assist on Buchnevich’s short-handed goal 33 seconds into the third.</p>
<p>Strome extended his points streak to seven straight games with his 11th goal of the season 8:01 into the contest to give New York a 1-0 lead, finishing a beautiful pass from Artemi Panarin with a one-timer just to the left of Hart. Strome has two goals and 10 assists during his streak.</p>
<p>HOME-ICE DISADVANTAGE</p>
<p>The Flyers have lost six of seven contests since fans returned to their home building. They were 6-4 without fans in attendance.</p>
<p>COACHING CAROUSEL</p>
<p>New York welcomed back assistants Jacques Martin and Greg Brown, both of whom had been out due to COVID-19 protocols. Head coach David Quinn remained sidelined for the same reason.</p>
<p>UP NEXT</p>
<p>Rangers: At Flyers Saturday.</p>
<p>Flyers: Host Rangers Saturday.</p>
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