At 4-0 for the Rangers after two thirds, the suspense was stale. The Panthers then managed to get closer but failed to catch up with their opponent, even going for it all with the exit of goalkeeper Spencer Knight. New York obtained a prestigious victory (4-3) and ended a series of three straight losses, the last humiliating in Calgary (6-0).
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For the Panthers, No. 1 in the NHL scratch standings, the loss, which owes a lot to the 42 saves made by Russian New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin, is the first this season before overtime. They had only bowed so far to the shootout in Boston (3-2 after).
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In the other two games on Monday night, the Los Angeles Kings stopped the Maple Leafs’ five-game winning streak, the Panthers runners-up in the Atlantic Division, by winning widely in Toronto (1-5) – with 97% saves for Jonathan Quick – and the Washington Capitals inflicted their fifth straight loss to the Buffalo Sabers (5-3) with, in particular, a goal and two assists from the eternal Alex Ovechkin, who is playing his 17th season in NHL.
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