Rangers Exhilarate NHL Fans as Barclay Goodrow’s OT Goal in G2 Evens ECF vs. Panthers

The New York Rangers defeated the Florida Panthers in overtime by the final score of 2-1 on Friday night, tying the Eastern Conference Final at one game apiece.

New York opened up the scoring in the first period with a goal from Vincent Trochek off a slick feed from Adam Fox. Artemi Panarin was also credited with an assist.

The Rangers’ celebration was short-lived, as a scuffle between the two teams commenced shortly after the goal and resulted in multiple roughing penalties.

The Panthers answered just before the end of the first period, as Carter Verhaeghe notched his eighth goal of the playoffs during a power play after an interference penalty was called on Barclay Goodrow.

Following a frenetic first period, the action cooled down for the rest of regulation. Both teams went scoreless in the second and third periods, with just one penalty occurring in the third frame.

Both teams had chances to score at the start of overtime. Rangers center Filip Chytil had a shot on an open net after a rebound came to him off the pad of Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, but Oliver Ekman-Larsson was able to block the shot with his body and keep Florida alive.

The Panthers weren’t able to keep the Rangers at bay for much longer, as Goodrow made up for his earlier penalty by recording the game-winner. After racking up a mere four goals in 80 games during the regular season, the 31-year-old now has four goals in 12 playoff games.

Fans were amazed by the thrilling finish:

After the Blueshirts were initially in danger of falling into a 2-0 series deficit, they’ll head on the road and attempt to take a 2-1 lead during Game 3 on Sunday.