SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) – Jesper Boqvist scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third, and the Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers 5-3 on Monday night.
Etu Luostarinen, Aleksandar Barkov and Macky Samoskevic also scored for Florida, while Uvis Balinskis had two assists. Sergei Bobrovsky made 33 saves.
Florida took a 3-2 lead on Boqvist’s second goal. Igor Shesterkin found the puck, scrambled out, and smashed it into the open net. New York’s Chris Kreider tied it with a power-play goal 5:19 into the third.
Filip Sitil and Ryan Lindgren also scored for New York. Shesterkin stopped 21 shots and Adam Fox recorded his 27th assist of the season.
Luostarinen tipped Gustav Forsling’s shot past Shesterkin for 3:04, ending Florida’s two-game scoreless streak.
takeout
Rangers: The Rangers have lost 7 of their last 8 games and are 4-15 in their last 19 games.
Panthers: The Panthers ended their losing streak at two with consecutive home shutouts.
important moment
Boqvist scored his first multiple goals of the season with 8:22 left in the game when he grabbed a rebound off an assist from his brother Adam Boqvist.
Main status
Artemi Panarin, who assisted on Kreider’s goal, became the 14th Ranger to score 500 points with the franchise and the fastest in 384 games.
to the next
Both teams will be back in action Thursday night. The Rangers will host Boston and the Panthers will host Carolina.
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