The Florida Panthers edged the New York Rangers 3-2 at Amerant Bank Arena on Monday night. Both teams have two of the three worst records in the Eastern Conference. The Panthers will conclude the 2025-26 campaign with their regular season finale on Wednesday against the Detroit Red Wings.
Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick played in his final NHL game of his 19-season career. He captured two Stanley Cup titles with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and 2014. Quick had 410 career wins, 65 shutouts and a 2.51 goals-against-average in 829 games. He is the NHL all-time leader among United States-born goalies in wins and shutouts.
Florida(38-38-4) broke out to a 1-0 lead at the 9:35 mark of the first period. Cole Reinhardt put in a rebound shot from the top of the crease past Quick for his seventh goal of the year. Tobias Bjornfot and Vinnie Hinostroza both had assists on the play.
The Panthers extended their lead to 2-0 with 9:29 remaining in the first. Mackie Samoskevich went on a breakaway and snapped a shot from the low slot for his 12th goal of the campaign.
New York(33-39-9) closed it to 2-1 with 4:41 to go in the opening period. Matthew Robertson got his sixth goal this year on a wrist shot from the left point by Daniil Tarasov.
The Rangers tied it up 2-2 with 2:40 left in the second. Adam Fox took a shot from the high slot and Gabe Perreault deflected it in from the left side of the crease for his 11th goal in 2025-26.
In the third period, the Cats moved ahead 3-2 with 1:50 remaining. Reinhardt picked up his second tally of the contest and eighth goal of the season on a forehand shot from the left circle.
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