It was the third consecutive overtime game between both teams. The Rangers were victorious during the extra session in Game 2 and Game 3.
New York rolled out to a 1-0 lead with the man advantage at 8:51 of the first period. Adam Fox moved the puck from the right point and Artemi Panarin centered it from the right point. Vincent Trocheck powered a one-time slap shot from the high slot by Sergei Bobrovsky for his team-leading eighth playoff goal. It was Trocheck's fifth power-play goal in the postseason.
In the second period, Florida evened it up 1-1 at the 8:45 mark. Bobrovsky settled the puck behind his own cage and Gustav Forsling sent a lead outlet pass. Sam Bennett raced down the left side of the ice and took a shot from the left circle which was saved by Igor Shesterkin. Bennett poked in the rebound from the left of the crease for his fourth goal of the postseason.
The Panthers gained their first lead of the contest 2-1 on the power play with 7:44 to go in the second. Aleksander Barkov pushed it from the right wing and then Matthew Tkachuk passed from the right goal line. Carter Verhaeghe batted in a backhand shot from the top of the crease for his ninth goal in the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Tkachuk set a new Panthers franchise record with his 14th playoff assist in one postseason.
The Blueshirts tied it 2-2 at 3:28 of the third period. Panarin connected a cross-ice pass from the left point. Fox faked a forehand shot from the right circle and made a backhand pass. Alexis Lafreniere tapped in a shot from the left side of the crease for his seventh goal of the playoffs.
The Panthers won it 3-2 at the 1:12 mark of overtime on the power play. Brandon Montour zipped a pass from the right point. Barkov passed the puck from the right goal line and Sam Reinhart fired a slap shot from the inner right circle for his eighth postseason goal.
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