The Eastern Conference Finals shift to Florida on Sunday as the Panthers host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Florida struck first in the first period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his sixth of the postseason, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. New York tied it on an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his fifth of the playoffs, coming off of Vincent Trocheck and Jacob Trouba. The Rangers took the lead with a Barclay Goodrow goal, his fifth of the postseason, assisted by Braden Schneider and Will Cuylle. The Panthers tied it again with another Reinhart power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the playoffs, helped along by Carter Verhaeghe. New York retook the lead in the second period with a Lafreniere goal, his second of the game and sixth of the postseason, passed from K'Andre Miller and Trouba. The Rangers added on with a shorthanded Goodrow goal, his second of the playoffs, set up by Trocheck and Ryan Lindgren. Florida got one back in the third period with a Barkov goal, his sixth of the postseason, fueled by Verhaeghe and Niko Mikkola. The Panthers tied it on a Gustav Forsling goal, his third of the playoffs, guided in by Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigues. New York won 5-4 in overtime with an Alexander Wennberg goal, via Lindgren and Kaapo Kakko. The three stars were Lafreniere, Goodrow, and Reinhart, while Trocheck, Lindgren, Trouba, Barkov, Tkachuk, and Verhaeghe get the honorable mentions. The Rangers are ahead 2-1 in the series.
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