MIAMI \u2013 Have a day, Mika Zibanejad.<\/p>\n
He made Sweden’s Olympic team, had a hat trick and put together the first five-point NHL outdoor game in history, all in the span of a few hours, to help the New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 on Friday night in the Winter Classic \u2014 the first outdoor game played in the Sunshine State.<\/p>\n
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