scored in a shootout, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped all three Florida
shooters to give the New York Rangers a 2-1 victory over the Panthers
on Wednesday night.
Lundqvist made 25 saves in regulation
and overtime, then stopped Nathan Horton, Steven Reinprecht and Stephen
Weiss in the tiebreaker.
Marian Gaborik scored a power-play goal in the second period for New York, his NHL-leading 19th goal of the season.
Dominic Moore tied it late in the
third period for the Panthers, who haven't lost in regulation in eight
games. Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun, who made 42 saves Monday night in
a 3-2 overtime loss to Pittsburgh, stopped 27 shots.
The Rangers (13-10-1) won consecutive
games for the first time since a seven-game winning streak from Oct.
3-17. They beat Columbus 7-4 on Monday night.
Moore tied it with 4:53 left in
regulation with his second goal. New York's Sean Avery failed to handle
a pass and Moore picked up the puck and then fired a wrist shot past
Lundqvist. The shot went to Lundqvist's glove side and into the net,
spoiling what would have been the 22nd shutout of Lundqvist's career
and his second of the season.
The Rangers opened the scoring with
24.4 seconds left the second period. Positioned near the crease to
Vokoun's right, Gaborik redirected a shot from Chris Drury, who
returned to the ice after missing five games because of a concussion.
Gaborik extended his points streak to
eight games. He's been held without a point in only two games this
season, his first with New York.
Notes
Florida recalled LW Steve
MacIntyre from Rochester (AHL). MacIntyre fought Donald Brashear in the
second period … Florida C Gregory Campbell remained sidelined with an
upper-body injury. … The Panthers managed just two shots on goal
during the scoreless first period. The Rangers had eight.