The Rangers’ biggest fan on Sunday night may have been Jets quarterback Zach Wilson.
The 22-year-old was in attendance for the Blueshirts’ epic Game 7 showdown with the Penguins at Madison Square Garden – and went absolutely nuts after Artemi Panarin scored the game-winning, series-clinching goal in overtime.
“Rangers said GAME,” Wilson captioned a video of himself jumping up and down near mid-ice and singing the Rangers’ goal song after the game winner.
Alongside him in the video was teammate Braxton Berrios, who re-signed with the Jets in the offseason on a two-year deal after being named First Team All-Pro as a kick returner. Per Wilson’s Instagram story, the two appeared to grab dinner before the game.
In earlier videos on Wilson’s story, both he and Berrios high-fived fans and yelled “let’s go” several times.
“The energy in MSG,” Wilson captioned the video.
After going down 3-1 in the series, the Rangers rallied back to win three games in a row despite trailing in all three. In Game 7, Pittsburgh held a 3-2 lead late into the third period, until Mika Zibenajad tied the game up with a late goal. He also assisted on Panarin’s game winner in the overtime period.
They will face the division-rival Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the playoffs. Game 1 is scheduled for Wednesday, May 18.
Wilson is surely hoping he can get the city as fired up for a playoff victory as the Rangers did on Sunday. The quarterback heads into his second Jets season with high expectations after being the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.