A lousy third period at home against Detroit on Saturday carried over on Monday as the New York Rangers jumped out to a two-goal lead en route to a 4-2 victory over the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden.
The Rangers struck at 11:15 of the first period with Viktor Stalberg picking off Steven Kampfer's ill-advised drop pass for Jaromir Jagr. Stalberg went the other way and worked a nice give-and-go with Dominic Moore before beating Al Montoya with a slick backhand move.
Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan combined to set up Mats Zuccarello's power-play goal at 3:33 of the second.