Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers
· National Hockey LeagueRangers rally from a 2-goal deficit to beat the Flyers 5-4 in a shootout
The comeback for just a fifth win in 18 home games this season potentially came at a great cost, with captain J.T. Miller leaving in pain after taking a big hit from Nick Seeler with just over eight minutes left. Miller seemed to be favoring his right arm/shoulder as he skated off and went down the tunnel for medical attention.
Miller was already out when Zibanejad scored on a late power play following Rasmus Ristolainen's delay-of-game penalty for putting the puck over the glass. Penalties to Artemi Panarin and Scott Morrow in OT put the Rangers on the kill, but Igor Shesterkin made four of his 28 saves after regulation.
Panarin scored twice and had the shootout winner in his return after sitting out Thursday night at St. Louis because of an illness. The Rangers fell behind, allowing three goals in less than four minutes and another before the second period ended, then Vincent Trocheck got things rolling in the third.
Travis Sanheim had a goal and an assist, and Denver Barkey picked up his first two career points in his NHL debut for Philadelphia. Samuel Ersson allowed four goals on 27 shots, plus two more in the shootout, and he and the Flyers lost for the fifth time in six games.
Aleksei Kolosov was recalled from the minors to back up Ersson because Dan Vladar is banged up, general manager Daniel Briere said. Barkey was filling in for injured winger Christian Dvorak.
Rangers: Visit the Nashville Predators on Sunday night in the first of six consecutive road games.
Regular Season SeriesNYR lead series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 19:24 | Artemi Panarin Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (15) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:42 | Travis Sanheim Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Denver Barkey (1), Matvei Michkov (11) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 7:05 | Owen Tippett Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Denver Barkey (2), Cam York (12) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:18 | Trevor Zegras Goal (15) Slap Shot, assists: Jamie Drysdale (13), Noah Cates (10) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:23 | Artemi Panarin Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:36 | Rodrigo Abols Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Travis Sanheim (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:13 | Vincent Trocheck Goal (6) Backhand, assists: J.T. Miller (12), Gabe Perreault (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:26 | Mika Zibanejad Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Scott Morrow (2), Will Cuylle (11) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Artemi Panarin Goal Backhand |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Vincent Trocheck Goal Wrist Shot |
Statistics
PHI |
NYR |
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|---|---|---|
| 21 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 19 | Hits | 23 |
| 1 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 32 | Shots | 27 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 40.0 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 1 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 50.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.2 |
| 10 | Giveaways | 23 |
| 5 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 13 | Penalty Minutes | 15 |
New York Rangers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| J.T. Miller, LW | Injured Reserve | Dec 22 |
| Adam Edstrom, C | Injured Reserve | Dec 10 |
| Adam Fox, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 30 |
Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Sanheim, D | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Denver Barkey, C | Day-To-Day | Dec 23 |
| Tyson Foerster, RW | Injured Reserve | Dec 17 |
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | Capacity:
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 18,006 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
22 | 11 | 47 | 3 |
Philadelphia |
19 | 10 | 45 | 7 |
NY Islanders |
20 | 13 | 44 | 4 |
Washington |
19 | 13 | 43 | 5 |
NY Rangers |
19 | 16 | 42 | 4 |
New Jersey |
20 | 16 | 41 | 1 |
Pittsburgh |
15 | 12 | 39 | 9 |
Columbus |
15 | 15 | 36 | 6 |




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