Alexander Barkov scored the only goal of the shootout to lift the Florida Panthers over the Rangers 4-3 at Madison Square Garden on Friday night.
Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad were stopped by James Reimer and Michael Grabner missed the net as the Rangers (44-24-3) got a point, but dropped their sixth straight at home.
Antti Raanta, in his career-high 26th appearance, made 34 saves through regulation. Reimer stopped 29. It was Raanta’s first shootout of the season.
Coach Alain Vigneault said several times on Friday that he needed his top players to play to their capabilities, and several responded to the challenge early, with Zuccarello and J.