Rangers fans react to the Saturday night showdown between the Florida Panthers and New York Rangers.
Artemi Panarin scored twice, including the tying goal with 3:25 left in the third period, and the New York Rangers rallied for a 4-3 shootout win against the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday.
Panarin also scored the deciding goal in the shootout. Igor Shesterkin stopped Vladimir Tarasenko in the third round to seal the win.
Panarin has 99 points (43 goals, 56 assists) this season.
Adam Fox had a goal and an assist, and Vincent Trocheck had three assists for the Rangers (47-20-4), who have won seven of their past nine. Shesterkin made 27 saves.
New York, first in the Metropolitan Division, moved three points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes. They each have 11 games remaining.
Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe each had a goal and an assist, Eetu Luostarinen scored, and Sergei Bobrovsky made 34 saves for the Panthers (45-20-5), who have lost four in a row.
Florida is two points behind the Boston Bruins for first place in the Atlantic Division with two games in hand.
26 авг 2024