The return of leading scorer Artemi Panarin was just what the New York Rangers needed to end their 2025 home schedule with a win.
Panarin scored twice in regulation after missing one game with illness, then got the winning goal in the shootout to give the Rangers a 5-4 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden on Saturday afternoon.
The Blueshirts survived Philadelphia’s four-goal second period by scoring twice to overcome a 4-2 deficit in the third, with Mika Zibanejad’s power-play goal tying the game with 2:34 remaining. They survived two Flyers power plays in overtime to get to the tiebreaker.