National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida 3, NY Rangers 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Where: BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
Referees: Rob Martell, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Brian Murphy, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 17758


Panthers 3, Rangers 2: Marcel Goc scored a tiebreaking power-play goal 7:37 into the third period and Jacob Markstrom turned aside 36 shots as NHL-worst Florida prevented visiting New York from securing a postseason berth.

Tomas Fleischmann had a goal and an assist and Drew Shore added an empty-net tally for the Panthers, who snapped both their six-game losing skid and the Rangers' three-game winning streak. Eighth-place New York would have gained entry into the playoffs with a victory after ninth-place Winnipeg dropped a 5-3 decision to Southeast Division-rival Washington on Tuesday.

Taylor Pyatt scored for the second straight game to draw the Rangers even after cleaning up a rebound at 2:35 of the third period. Florida responded just over five minutes later as Fleischmann's hard slap-pass from the edge of the right faceoff circle was redirected by Goc in the slot past Henrik Lundqvist (13 saves).

Shore gave Florida a 3-1 edge after he scored an empty-net goal from his own defensive end. Derick Brassard trimmed the deficit with 33 seconds remaining after tucking a loose puck past Markstrom.

The Swedish netminder held on to beat New York for the second time in his career. Markstrom stopped 44 of 45 shots in the Panthers' 3-1 win at Madison Square Garden on March 21.

GAME NOTEBOOK: After generating few offensive chances in the first period, Florida opened the scoring on just its third shot of the game at 5:04 of the second. Stationed in front of the net, Fleischmann deflected D Filip Kuba's wrist shot from above the left circle for his 10th goal. ... New York C Derek Stepan saw his four-game point streak come to an end. He recorded two goals and four assists during the stretch. ... A scoreless first ended the Rangers' streak of scoring in 11 straight periods.

Top Game Performances
 
NY Rangers   Florida
Derick Brassard 1 Points Tomas Fleischmann 2
Derick Brassard 1 Goals Tomas Fleischmann 1
Ryan Callahan 1 Assists Tomas Fleischmann 1
N/A Power Play Goals Marcel Goc 1
N/A Short Handed Goals Drew Shore 1
Henrik Lundqvist .867 Save Percentage Jacob Markstrom .947
Henrik Lundqvist 13 Saves Jacob Markstrom 36
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Rangers 38 2 0-3 1-2 9 30
Florida 16 3 1-2 3-3 11 26
Upcoming Games
  • Florida will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Panthers have a W/L % of .308 after a win and .281 after a loss.
  • NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Rangers have a W/L % of .458 after a win and .619 after a loss.