WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Franchise firsts don’t come around often, especially for an Original Six club like the Rangers.

But that’s exactly what the Blueshirts accomplished with a 3-2 overtime win against the Jets on Monday night at Canada Life Centre, which marked the first time the team has swept a five-game road trip in the organization’s 97-year history.

Mika Zibanejad scored the game-winner with 25.4 seconds left in the five-minute extra period to etch this Rangers team in the club’s history books forever.

“We were determined to finish it off in the right way, and I thought we did,” said Zibanejad, who scored his second goal in as many games — a go-ahead goal and a game-winner — after going scoreless through the Rangers’ first seven games. “Just battle through it and try to get these two points. This one feels really good.”

This gutsy Rangers win came on a night that meant more to Blake Wheeler than anyone else.

The 37-year-old forward made his highly anticipated return to Winnipeg after calling the city home for the past 12 years before he was bought out on June 30, which allowed him to sign with the Rangers the very next day.

“It’s awesome to be a part of a team that’s winning and finding ways to win,” said Wheeler, who received a moving tribute video and a roaring standing ovation from the crowd in the first period. “I don’t think we’ve necessarily hit our stride in terms of what we’re capable of yet, but to find ways to win games, that’s a great sign early in the season.”

After a scoreless second period of a 1-1 game, Nikolaj Ehlers struck for the Jets just over five minutes into the final period to give his team its first lead of the game.

One power-play opportunity passed the Rangers by following an interference call on Adam Lowry. The next one, however, did not.

Chris Kreider got a stick on an Adam Fox shot from the top of the zone for his NHL-leading fourth power-play goal, which knotted the game at 2-2.

Head coach Peter Laviolette has been looking for more five-on-five offense from his team, but the Rangers’ special teams continue to get the job done.

None was more important Monday night than the penalty kill, which had to defend five-on-four at the end of the third period and four-on-three in overtime after Ryan Lindgren was called for a questionable tripping penalty at the end of the final frame.

“Four-on-threes on the power play are tough,” Laviolette said. “I thought our penalty kill did a really good job. They were in lanes and didn’t allow really much of anything. I thought they did an excellent job on the kill and got us to a point where we can come out of it and then get back to playing three-on-three.”

The Rangers’ legs naturally looked a little heavier from start to finish, but their stick work remained as strong as it’s been.

Particularly in the middle frame, the Blueshirts found themselves in their own end for longer stretches than they would’ve liked.

Winnipeg may have repeatedly held the zone, but goalie Igor Shesterkin hunkered down in net and didn’t give the home team many secondary opportunities.

Shesterkin finished with 20 saves in the win, including five in overtime, which brought his season record to 5-2-0.

The Russian netminder made six stops during the three Jets power plays the Rangers had to fend off.

Artemi Panarin also continued on his tear to start the season, as well as celebrate his 32nd birthday.

Rangers captain Jacob Trouba sent a slick feed to the Russian wing, whose backhanded tip-in gave the visitors the 1-0 lead at the 18:24 mark.

The goal extended Panarin’s season-opening point streak to nine games.

“Whenever there’s a new coaching staff, I guess in my previous experiences, you want to try to build and find that trust of your identity and who you are and what you’re bringing every night,” Trouba told The Post. “I think that Nashville game was something that — not an eye-opener — but yeah we still got to figure out what makes us us. And I think we did a good job of it this road trip and we’re kind of figuring out the right recipe for us to win games.”