Bobrovsky wins 400th career game, Panthers beat Rangers 3-1 in Eastern Conference Finals rematch

Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th profession triumph arsenic nan Florida Panthers defeated nan New York Rangers 3-1

NEW YORK -- Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th profession win, and nan Florida Panthers defeated nan New York Rangers 3-1 connected Thursday.

Anton Lundell and Carter Verhaeghe scored early first-period goals for Florida. Lundell opened nan scoring 44 seconds in, beating Igor Shesterkin unsocial successful nan slot. Verhaeghe added to nan Panthers' lead astatine nan 2:42 mark.

Alexis Lafreniere scored 4:44 into nan crippled to halve Florida's early lead, but it was nan only clip New York was capable to hit Bobrovsky.

Sam Bennett gave nan Panthers a two-goal lead 6:59 into nan 2nd period.

Florida held connected to triumph successful a rematch of past spring’s Eastern Conference Final, which nan Panthers won successful six games.

Shesterkin vanished pinch 26 saves for nan Rangers.

New York: The Rangers mislaid successful regularisation for nan first clip aft a 5-0-1 start.

Florida: The Panthers improved to 3-2-0 connected nan roadworthy aft finishing pinch an Eastern Conference-best 26-10-5 distant grounds past season.

Bobrovsky denied Rangers guardant Jonny Brodzinski connected a breakaway astatine 5:47 of nan first, past made a pad prevention connected Filip Chytil astatine 6:35. He besides stopped Chris Kreider from successful adjacent astatine 15:20 of nan opening period.

Bobrovsky became nan 14th goaltender successful NHL history to scope nan 400-win milestone. The 36-year-old netminder, successful his sixth play pinch nan Panthers, has a profession grounds of 400-226-56 successful 15 seasons. Bobrovsky is nan fastest goaltender to triumph 400 games, reaching nan milestone successful 707 contests. He needs 2 wins to walk Chris Osgood for 13th connected nan all-time wins list.

Rangers guardant Artemi Panarin, who leads nan squad pinch 13 points including six goals, was held disconnected nan scoresheet for nan first clip this season.

The Rangers big nan Anaheim Ducks connected Saturday, while nan Panthers will stay successful New York to play nan Islanders connected Saturday.

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