Nathan Horton, Jordan Leopold and Steven Reinprecht scored goals and Tomas Vokoun made 32 saves as the streaking Florida Panthers beat the slumping New York Rangers 3-2 tonight.
Vinny Prospal and Marian Gaborik scored for the Rangers, who lost for the fourth time in five games.
These teams are going in opposite directions. After a slow start, the Panthers have won eight of 11 (8-2-1). The Panthers won for the second time in two nights, following up on a 2-1 overtime victory at Detroit on Friday.
The Rangers, 7-1 to open the season, dropped their third straight at Madison Square Garden.