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03/29 18:09 CDT Shesterkin makes 26 saves in Rangers' 3-1 victory over Panthers
Shesterkin makes 26 saves in Rangers' 3-1 victory over Panthers
By ALLAN KREDA
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) --- Adam Sykora broke a scoreless tie early in the third period
and Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the Florida
Panthers 3-1 on Sunday.
Sykora, a rookie who was a second-round pick in 2022, scored his second goal of
the season at 5:10, tipping Adam Fox's shot past Panthers goaltender Sergei
Bobrovsky.
Conor Sheary then scored his fifth of the season --- on a short-handed
breakaway --- at 11:14 before Fox added an empty-netter at 16:06.
Sykora also scored in the Rangers' 6-1 win against Chicago on Friday. The
Rangers are just 11-18-7 at home this season.
Florida's Mackie Samoskevich scored with 40.2 seconds left to end Shesterkin's
shutout bid.
New York nearly scored late in the second when Mika Zibanejad's shot with 1:35
left skittered along the goal line before Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling
cleared it out.
Florida appeared to take the lead at 3:22 of the third when Matthew Tkachuk
scored on a breakaway, but the Rangers challenged and the play was ruled
offside.
Florida was coming off a 5-2 loss at the New York Islanders on Saturday in
which Tkachuk scored both goals.
Up next
Panthers: host Ottawa on Tuesday.
Rangers: host New Jersey on Tuesday.
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