NY Rangers (28-35-9) vs Florida Panthers (35-34-3)
• 29 March 2026 13:00 EDT
• MSG, NYC
• TV: MSG, SCRIPPS •
Not sure why the Rangers have had so many of these afternoon games but here we are again, this time hosting the Puddycats. Florida, while not technically eliminated is out of the playoffs as are the Rangers.
The Panthers come into the game 5-5-0 of their last ten, dropping the last two to NYI and MIN. The Rangers are 4-5-1, the most recent a win against CHI that ended a six game slide.
Shesterkin (22-16-6, 2.59 GAA, 0.911 SV%) in net against Bob (26-20-1, 3.02 GAA, 0.878 SV%) expected for FLA. In good news, Laba is expected back in the lineup as 4C, Brodzinski moving to LW and Raddysh moving to the skybox. No other changes.
The refs today are Corey Syvret (446 GP) and Fredrick L’Ecuyer (1171 GP).
On this date in history: In 1999, Gretzky broke Gordie Howe’s record 1071 career goals with a goal in a NYR win over the NYI.
Speculative NYR lineup:
Forwards
1st line ⊳ Perreault ⋄ Zibanejad ⋄ Lafreniere
2nd line ⊳ Kartye ⋄ Miller ⋄ Sheary
3rd line ⊳ Cuylle ⋄ Trocheck ⋄ Sykora
4th line ⊳ Brodzinski ⋄ Laba ⋄ Chmelar
Defensemen
1st pair ⊳ Gavrikov ⋄ Fox
2nd pair ⊳ Fortescue ⋄ Schneider
3rd pair ⊳ Robertson ⋄ Borgen
Goalies
Starter ⊳ Shesterkin
Backup ⊳ Garand
Healthy scratch: F Pärssinen F Edström D Iorio F Raddysh
Injured: D Vaakanainen G Quick
In the Cooler: none
Long-term IR: F Rempe (thumb)
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