The New York Rangers, who were running with a severely depleted lineup with the absence of Artemiy Panarin and K’Andre Miller, were defeated 4-3 by the Philadelphia Flyers. Chris Kreider tried his best to single handedly carry the Rangers with his hat trick, but they just fell short. Igor Shesterkin was the starting goaltender this evening, and had a very strong outing with a 35-save effort.
1st Period
Erik Gustafsson (1) - Shayne Gostisbehere (2) & Claude Giroux (11) - 7:48
Philadelphia was able to make early work of their offensive zone time in this game, and they jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 7:48 mark.