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Florida wins 3-2 in Game 5.

NEW YORK -- Anton Lundell broke a tie on a deflected shot with 9:38 left and the Florida Panthers moved within a victory of returning to the Stanley Cup Final, beating the New York Rangers 3-2 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final Thursday night.

The Florida Panthers defeated the NY Rangers with a score of 3-2 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final at Madison Square Garden on Thursday at MSG, pushing the Rangers to the brink of elimination by taking a 3-2 series lead as the series heads back to Florida. The Panthers' Anton Lundell broke a tie on a deflected shot with 9:38 left, with Gustav Forsling and Sam Bennett also scoring, and goalie Sergei Bobrovsky making 25 saves to help earn Florida the win. Game 6 shifts back to Florida, set to take place at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday at 8 p.m. Editorial credit: Ken Wolter / Shutt...

If the New York Rangers want to play for the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2014, they need their leading goal-scorers to step up against the Florida Panthers in the Eastern Conference final. The biggest reason the best-of-seven series is tied at 2 is the magnificent play of Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin. Leading scorers Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad have yet to score a goal in the series. Panarin has three assists. Kreider and Zibanejad have no points.

If the Rangers are going to win the Eastern Conference final against the Florida Panthers, it's time for their top offensive players to find the net.