Wennberg scores in OT, Rangers top Panthers 5-4 to take lead in East finals
— Igor Shesterkin gave the New York Rangers a chance. Alex Wennberg got just enough of his stick on the puck to become the hero.
National Hockey League
FINAL
New York Rangers
5
Florida Panthers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| FLA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | @ Calgary Flames | W 3-1 | NHL |
| 11/9/26 | @ Edmonton Oilers | L 1-3 | NHL |
| 11/7/26 | @ Seattle Kraken | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 11/5/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 11/3/26 | vs St. Louis Blues | W 3-1 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 5:35 5-4
Alexander Wennberg Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Ryan Lindgren (3), Jack Roslovic (6)
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Missed 4:46 4-4
Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 3:06 4-4
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:17 4-4
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:55 4-4
Sam Reinhart Batted High and Wide Right
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Missed 15:33 4-4
Sam Reinhart Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 15:26 4-4
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 15:15 4-4
Carter Verhaeghe Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Penalty 14:23 4-4
Jacob Trouba Holding against Matthew Tkachuk
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Missed 13:28 4-4
Aaron Ekblad Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 12:01 4-4
Carter Verhaeghe Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 11:58 4-4
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 8:51 4-4
Vincent Trocheck Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 8:22 4-4
Matthew Tkachuk Batted Wide Right
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Goal 6:58 4-4
Gustav Forsling Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (13), Evan Rodrigues (4)
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Goal 5:04 4-3
Aleksander Barkov Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (8), Niko Mikkola (2)
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Missed 4:45 4-2
Sam Reinhart Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 4:44 4-2
Aleksander Barkov Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 0:43 4-2
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 0:22 4-2
Barclay Goodrow Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 19:37 4-2
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:13 4-2
Vincent Trocheck Tip-In Wide Left
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Goal 18:14 4-2
Barclay Goodrow Goal (6) Slap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (11), Ryan Lindgren (2)
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Penalty 17:35 3-2
Jacob Trouba Elbowing against Evan Rodrigues
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Penalty 17:35 3-2
Jacob Trouba Slashing against Sam Bennett
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Missed 16:07 3-2
Brandon Montour Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 15:23 3-2
Alexis Lafrenière Goal (6) Backhand, assists: K'Andre Miller (3), Jacob Trouba (6)
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Missed 14:34 2-2
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Penalty 10:37 2-2
Aleksander Barkov Cross-checking against Mika Zibanejad
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Missed 6:05 2-2
Artemi Panarin Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Penalty 5:11 2-2
Kevin Stenlund Interference against Jacob Trouba
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Missed 2:57 2-2
Gustav Forsling Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 2:53 2-2
Anton Lundell Snap Shot Short
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Missed 1:18 2-2
Niko Mikkola Slap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 0:30 2-2
Matthew Tkachuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 0:13 2-2
Anton Lundell Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 19:42 2-2
Carter Verhaeghe Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 19:36 2-2
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:36 2-2
Carter Verhaeghe Tip-In Wide Right
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Goal 14:46 2-2
Sam Reinhart Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (7)
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Penalty 14:07 2-1
Matt Rempe Roughing against Sam Reinhart
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Missed 12:01 2-1
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Penalty 7:58 2-1
K'Andre Miller Tripping against Anton Lundell
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Goal 7:42 2-1
Barclay Goodrow Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Braden Schneider (2), Will Cuylle (1)
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Goal 7:17 1-1
Alexis Lafrenière Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Vincent Trocheck (10), Jacob Trouba (5)
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Missed 6:48 0-1
Eetu Luostarinen Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:26 0-1
Nick Cousins Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 2:50 0-1
Sam Reinhart Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Aleksander Barkov (9), Matthew Tkachuk (12)
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Penalty 1:45 0-0
Braden Schneider Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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Missed 1:25 0-0
Sam Bennett Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 0:52 0-0
Adam Fox Snap Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 5:35 5-4
Game End
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Period End 5:35 5-4
End of OT
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Goal 5:35 5-4
Alexander Wennberg Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Ryan Lindgren (3), Jack Roslovic (6)
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Face Off 5:28 4-4
Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Alexander Wennberg
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Stoppage 5:28 4-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 5:25 4-4
Filip Chytil Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
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Blocked 5:19 4-4
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
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Blocked 4:51 4-4
Vladimir Tarasenko shot blocked by Vincent Trocheck
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Missed 4:46 4-4
Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 4:34 4-4
Braden Schneider shot blocked by Anton Lundell
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Face Off 4:30 4-4
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Anton Lundell
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Stoppage 4:30 4-4
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 4:28 4-4
Alexander Wennberg shot blocked by Brandon Montour
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Shot 4:26 4-4
Jack Roslovic Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
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Blocked 3:46 4-4
Kevin Stenlund shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
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Shot 3:42 4-4
Ryan Lomberg Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Blocked 3:41 4-4
Ryan Lomberg shot blocked by Jacob Trouba
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Takeaway 3:30 4-4
Takeaway by Chris Kreider
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Hit 3:18 4-4
Sam Bennett hit Jacob Trouba
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Giveaway 3:11 4-4
Giveaway by Chris Kreider
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Missed 3:06 4-4
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Takeaway 3:01 4-4
Takeaway by Matthew Tkachuk
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Shot 2:56 4-4
Evan Rodrigues Slap Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Hit 2:56 4-4
Sam Bennett hit K'Andre Miller
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Hit 2:54 4-4
Chris Kreider hit Gustav Forsling
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Hit 2:20 4-4
Will Cuylle hit Carter Verhaeghe
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Hit 2:00 4-4
Vincent Trocheck hit Eetu Luostarinen
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Shot 1:54 4-4
Alexis Lafrenière Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
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Takeaway 1:50 4-4
Takeaway by Alexis Lafrenière
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Blocked 1:43 4-4
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Ryan Lindgren
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Shot 1:32 4-4
Brandon Montour Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Giveaway 1:31 4-4
Giveaway by Artemi Panarin
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Face Off 1:28 4-4
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Anton Lundell
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Stoppage 1:28 4-4
Icing
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Face Off 1:21 4-4
Vincent Trocheck faceoff won against Anton Lundell
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Stoppage 1:21 4-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 1:19 4-4
Matthew Tkachuk Poke saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Blocked 0:54 4-4
Adam Fox shot blocked by Aaron Ekblad
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Blocked 0:25 4-4
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Mika Zibanejad
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Shot 0:06 4-4
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Igor Shesterkin
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Team Stats
NYR
FLA
37
Blocked Shots
14
32
Hits
33
5
Takeaways
10
23
Shots
37
0
Power Play Goals
2
2
Power Play Opportunities
6
0.0
Power Play Percentage
33.3
1
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
37
Faceoffs Won
46
44.6
Faceoff Win Percent
55.4
12
Giveaways
10
6
Total Penalties
2
12
Penalty Minutes
4
Highlights
Head to Head
FLA wins series 2-1
Injuries
Florida Panthers
- Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
- Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
- Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve
New York Rangers
- Alberts Smits Injured Reserve
- Sean Durzi Injured Reserve
- Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
- Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
- Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve
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