Panthers 3-2 Rangers (31 May, 2024) Play-by-Play

Florida Panthers

52-24-6, 26-11-4 away

	1	2	3	T
FLA	0	1	2	3
NYR	0	1	1	2

TIME	PLAY	FLA	NYR
0:00		Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00		Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	0	0
0:06		Puck in Crowd	0	0
0:06		Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad	0	0
0:11		Icing	0	0
0:11		Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	0	0
0:13		Braden Schneider shot blocked by Sam Reinhart	0	0
0:15		K'Andre Miller Slap Shot Wide Left	0	0
0:21		Giveaway by Mika Zibanejad	0	0
0:28		Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Braden Schneider	0	0
0:40		K'Andre Miller hit Sam Reinhart	0	0
0:54		Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
1:00		Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by Jacob Trouba	0	0
1:06		Alexis Lafrenière shot blocked by Niko Mikkola	0	0
1:26		Dmitry Kulikov hit Alexis Lafrenière	0	0
1:31		Dmitry Kulikov hit Vincent Trocheck	0	0
1:48		Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
1:52		Alexis Lafrenière hit Dmitry Kulikov	0	0
2:21		Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
2:23		Goalie Stopped	0	0
2:23		Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Steven Lorentz	0	0
2:30		Hand Pass	0	0
2:30		Barclay Goodrow faceoff won against Steven Lorentz	0	0
2:49		Kevin Stenlund shot blocked by Erik Gustafsson	0	0
3:10		Giveaway by Aaron Ekblad	0	0
3:22		Carter Verhaeghe hit Mika Zibanejad	0	0
3:24		Giveaway by Filip Chytil	0	0
3:26		Sam Reinhart shot blocked by K'Andre Miller	0	0
3:27		Puck in Netting	0	0
3:27		Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Evan Rodrigues	0	0
3:40		Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Brandon Montour	0	0
4:03		Artemi Panarin Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
4:08		Vincent Trocheck Backhand Wide Left	0	0
4:10		Puck Frozen - Goalie	0	0
4:10		Alexander Wennberg faceoff won against Eetu Luostarinen	0	0
4:17		Vladimir Tarasenko hit Jack Roslovic	0	0
4:26		Aaron Ekblad hit Adam Fox	0	0
4:31		Eetu Luostarinen Slashing against Alexander Wennberg	0	0
4:31		Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Aleksander Barkov	0	0
4:36		Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
4:37		Vincent Trocheck shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad	0	0
5:40		Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad	0	0
5:41		Chris Kreider Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
5:46		Artemi Panarin shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck	0	0
6:28		Puck in Benches	0	0
6:28		Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow	0	0
6:51		Sam Bennett hit Braden Schneider	0	0
6:53		Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot High and Wide Left	0	0
6:53		Giveaway by Braden Schneider	0	0
6:59		Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
7:10		Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
7:13		Oliver Ekman-Larsson Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
7:41		Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck	0	0
7:54		Artemi Panarin Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
7:59		Aaron Ekblad hit Ryan Lindgren	0	0
8:25		Filip Chytil Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
8:37		Aleksander Barkov hit Jacob Trouba	0	0
8:41		Icing	0	0
8:41		Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Sam Bennett	0	0
8:54		Off-side	0	0
8:54		Sam Bennett faceoff won against Jack Roslovic	0	0
9:24		Brandon Montour Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
9:48		Jacob Trouba Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
9:50		Goalie Stopped	0	0
9:50		Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Mika Zibanejad	0	0
9:54		Filip Chytil hit Gustav Forsling	0	0
10:04		Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
10:53		Vincent Trocheck hit Eetu Luostarinen	0	0
10:58		Artemi Panarin Backhand saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
11:01		Alexis Lafrenière hit Dmitry Kulikov	0	0
11:22		Giveaway by Vincent Trocheck	0	0
11:26		Adam Fox hit Eetu Luostarinen	0	0
11:39		Off-side	0	0
11:39		Will Cuylle faceoff won against Kevin Stenlund	0	0
12:35		Sam Bennett Backhand Hit Left Post	0	0
12:36		Sam Bennett Backhand Wide Right	0	0
12:49		Sam Bennett hit Kaapo Kakko	0	0
14:02		Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Adam Fox	0	0
14:36		K'Andre Miller Roughing against Vladimir Tarasenko	0	0
14:36		TV Timeout	0	0
14:36		Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Barclay Goodrow	0	0
15:09		Sam Reinhart Tip-In saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
15:43		Takeaway by Mika Zibanejad	0	0
16:20		Ryan Lindgren hit Anton Lundell	0	0
16:29		Sam Bennett Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
16:51		Kevin Stenlund Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
16:55		Goalie Stopped	0	0
16:55		Kevin Stenlund faceoff won against Vincent Trocheck	0	0
16:57		Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck	0	0
17:02		Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
17:10		Kyle Okposo shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck	0	0
17:10		Giveaway by Artemi Panarin	0	0
17:17		Erik Gustafsson hit Kevin Stenlund	0	0
17:17		Giveaway by Erik Gustafsson	0	0
17:18		Kyle Okposo Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
17:26		Barclay Goodrow hit Kevin Stenlund	0	0
17:26		Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
17:33		Vincent Trocheck Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
17:35		Adam Fox Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
17:44		Vincent Trocheck hit Kyle Okposo	0	0
17:45		Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
17:47		Goalie Stopped	0	0
17:47		Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Sam Reinhart	0	0
17:50		K'Andre Miller Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky	0	0
17:53		Goalie Stopped	0	0
17:53		Mika Zibanejad faceoff won against Sam Reinhart	0	0
18:15		K'Andre Miller shot blocked by Sam Reinhart	0	0
18:47		Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin	0	0
19:21		Anton Lundell shot blocked by Erik Gustafsson	0	0
19:41		Anton Lundell shot blocked by Erik Gustafsson	0	0
20:00		End of 1st Period	0	0

Panthers hold on to take a 3-2 series lead vs. Rangers

1:16

Sam Bennett's empty-net goal pads Panthers' lead late

0:42

Alexis Lafreniere's goal in final minute gives Rangers hope

0:40

Panthers
3
Rangers
0

Game 1

23/5

Panthers
1
Rangers
2

Game 2

25/5

Rangers
5
Panthers
4

Game 3

26/5

Rangers
2
Panthers
3

Game 4

29/5

Panthers
3
Rangers
2

Game 5

31/5

Rangers
1
Panthers
2

Game 6

2/6

Madison Square Garden

1:00 AM, 31 May 2024

New York, NY

Attendance: 18,006

Referees:
Steve Kozari
Dan O'Rourke
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Jonny Murray
Matt MacPherson

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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