After an extended five day break, the New York Rangers returned to action tonight looking to get back into the win column. Despite blowing three separate leads in this game, the Rangers were able to hang on and defeat the Florida Panthers 5-4 in the shootout. The Rangers improved to 5-1 in the shootout, and picked up two crucial points on the road as well. Here is tonight’s goal breakdown.
1-0 Rangers
Mika Zibanejad (9) - Assists: Jimmy Vesey (6) & Kevin Hayes (13)
With the Rangers having fresh legs coming into this game, they were able to jump on the Panthers pretty early in the first period.