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New York Rangers Look To Tie up the Series Against the Florida Panthers in Game Two

By Conor Power |
May 22, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (10) fights for the puck against Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling (42) and center Aleksander Barkov (16) during the third period of game one of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
May 22, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers left wing Artemi Panarin (10) fights for the puck against Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling (42) and center Aleksander Barkov (16) during the third period of game one of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports / Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

New York had a poor first game of this series against the Florida Panthers, but game two provides a chance to right the wrongs of the first game. Being shut out in the opening match of the series is never good, but the Rangers now face an uphill battle to get their first goals of the series and secure game two before shipping down to the Sunshine State for the next installment in the series. 

Should head coach Peter Laviolette turn to Matt Rempe and reinsert him into the lineup? With the Rangers' scoring woes, a man of that size and physicality can create space with his hitting ability and open up chances for those with more offensive talent than the 6'8 Albertan. Whether he will be reinserted into the lineup tonight remains to be seen. That is a conversation that will be had ahead of the game tonight. 

Laviolette will have to do something to keep up with the Panthers after the Cats can force the Rangers into a situation where they cannot generate anything against Sergei Bobrovsky. When the Rangers get onto the ice tonight, they have to be able to get pucks on the net against Bobrovsky. New York has too much talent to get shutout again, which is adversity the Rangers haven't faced this postseason. New York needs to be better tonight. 

Projected Lineups 

Florida Panthers

Vladimir Tarasenko - Aleksander Barkov - Sam Reinhart
Carter Verhaeghe - Anton Lundell - Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen - Sam Bennett - Evan Rodrigues
Ryan Lomberg - Kevin Stenlund - Nick Cousins
Gustav Forsling - Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola - Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Dmitry Kulikov
Sergei Bobrovsky
Anthony Stolarz

New York Rangers

Chris Kreider - Mika Zibanejad - Filip Chytil
Artemi Panarin - Vincent Trocheck - Alexs Lafrniere
Jimmy Vesey - Alex Wennberg - Jack Roslovic
Will Cuylle - Barclay Goodrow - Matt Rempe
Ryan Lindgren - Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller - Jacob Trouba
Erik Gustafsson - Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick 

Puck Drop 

Tonight's game will start at 8 p.m. Eastern as the Rangers look to get back into this series and tie it up before heading to Sunrise. We know that the Rangers' offense struggled in game one. New York needs to find a way to get over the hump in the offensive zone and get onto the scoreboard. Florida has too much talent to play the way the Rangers did yesterday. Getting a foothold in this game will be essential for moving on. 

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