After getting beaten 5-2 by the New York Islanders, the Florida Panthers (35-34-3) will do battle with the New York Rangers (19-18-5) this afternoon at Madison Square Garden to complete a weekend back-to-back in the Empire State.
- WHEN: 1 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
- ON THE TUBE: Scripps, NHL Network, MSG
- ON THE DIAL: 104.3 WQAM (D/B), 106.3 ESPN (PB), Thunder 100.3 (Keys)
- SOCIALS: #TimeToHunt, #NYR, #FLAvsNYR, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Blueshirt Banter
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 2 of 3 (0-1)
- LAST MEETING: NYR 5, @FLA 1 (Recap) – 1/2/2026
- NEXT MEETING: April 13, 2026
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Florida: Bobrovsky (26-20-1 .878 / 3..02 4SO) New York: Shesterkin (16-12-4 .910 / 2.51 1SO)
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / New York
Sunday in the Atlantic (Standings/Panthers Playoff Chances)
- Nashville (34-30-9 77P) at TAMPA BAY (45-21-6 96P) 5 p.m.
- MONTREAL (41-21-10 92P) at Carolina (46-20-6 98P) 5 p.m.
- BOSTON (41-24-8 90P) at Columbus (38-24-11 87P) 5 p.m.
Idle: BUF (98P), DET (86P), OTT (86P), TOR (75P)