Alex Wennberg's overtime goal propelled the New York Rangers to a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday, giving the Blueshirts a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals. Rangers defenseman Ryan Lindberg wristed a shot from the blue line, and Wennberg was right out front for a deflection to close a massive victory. ALEX WENNBERG GAME WINNER!!!NEW YORK HAS TAKEN A 2-1 SERIES LEAD #StanleyCup pic.
twitter.com/rJ6tCxjwjY Alex Wennberg. Overtime.
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com/XADf6IFbgp It was a tremendous win for New York, which led 4-2 in the third period before the Panthers scored twice in under two minutes to tie the game with 13:02 left. It was a devastating loss for Florida, which took 108 shot attempts to the Rangers' 44. More specifically, Florida put 37 shots on net to New York's 23.
A frenetic first period ended in a two-all tie. Sam Reinhart's two power play goals buffered Rangers goals from Alexis Lafrenière and Barclay Goodrow. REINO 🦏The Cats are on the board early in Game 3! #StanleyCup 🇺🇸: ABC & @ESPNPlus ➡️ https://t.
co/Pp9X7OGP3W🇨🇦: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ https://t.co/sEijvXhbA1 pic.twitter.
com/MxEwYjfWfT ALEXIS LAFRENIÈRE, THAT WAS GROSS 🥵 #StanleyCup 🇺🇸: ABC & @ESPNPlus ➡️ https://t.co/Pp9X7OGP3W🇨🇦: @Sportsnet or stream on Sportsnet+ ➡️ https://t.co/sEijvXhbA1 pic.
twitter.com/0CHG1tVOex BARCLAY GOODROW STRIKES AGAIN 💥 #StanleyCup🇺🇸: ABC & @ESPNPlus ➡️ https://t.co/Pp9X7OG.
