Newly acquired Frank Vatrano made his Panthers debut in tonight’s contest, slotted on the second line beside Jonathan Huberdeau and Vincent Trocheck. Would Vatrano’s presence give the Panthers the edge in this match tonight?
The Panthers started the game off slow, pinned in their own end for quite some time. New York, who have chosen to offload a bunch of assets at the Trade Deadline, were coming into this game as spoilers. Nothing was on the line for the Rangers in this game; but, they began the period like they were a team competing for a playoff spot.