Jesper Boqvist's goal at 11:38 of the third period, his second of the game, gave the Panthers the lead for good.

Jesper Boqvist scored twice, including the go-ahead goal in the third, and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Rangers 5-3.

All hope seemed lost as the Rangers gave up two goals in the first six minutes of the contest, continuing their trend of poor first-period play. Once the Rangers fall into a hole, they are usually unable to climb out of it,