Amid a turbulent stretch for the New York Rangers that saw the franchise part ways with team captain Jacob Trouba on Friday, Mika Zibanejad delivered after being the target of critics recently. The forward’s first-period power-play goal—the 300th of his NHL career—helped the Rangers secure a narrow 3–2 win against the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night.

Mika Zibanejad’s 300th NHL goal, a power-play effort in the first period, got the Rangers started, and Reilly Smith’s third goal in four games looked like it would be an insurance goal, until Owen Power, who’d had a rough game, scored to get Buffalo on the board at 15:09 of the third.

The struggling Zibanejad scored his 300th career goal in a 3-2 win over the Sabres, but it wasn't an ideal finish for New York.