Overview
- Mika Zibanejad recorded the first five-point game in an NHL outdoor contest with a hat trick and two assists, while Artemi Panarin scored twice.
- Igor Shesterkin turned aside 36 of 37 shots as New York controlled special teams and tempo throughout.
- The victory pushed the Rangers to 6-0-0 all-time in outdoor games, maintaining the league’s best perfect mark in such events.
- The game at loanDepot Park was played with the roof open in roughly 63°F weather, the second-warmest outdoor NHL game on record, using two chillers and thicker ice.
- Florida, making its outdoor debut without injured stars Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov, stayed within the Eastern Conference playoff race but fell to 2-3-1 in its past six.