The Rangers (5-1-1) suffered their first regulation loss to the team it lost to in last season's Eastern Conference Final.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 24 saves for his 400th career win as the Florida Panthers defeated the New York Rangers 3-1.

Set to meet for the first time since last year’s playoffs, the Panthers will try to kick off their road trip with a win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. Last year, the Panthers axed the Rangers in six games in the Eastern Conference Final.

Gaining some momentum at the start of the third period, the Panthers killed off their third penalty of the game. Despite the Rangers entering the game with the sixth-ranked power play in the NHL at 31.6%, Florida’s penalty kill came out on top in the special teams battle.

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers host the Florida Panthers after Filip Chytil‘s two-goal game against the Montreal Canadiens in the Rangers’ 7-2 win. New York is 1-0-1 at home and 5-0-1 overall. The Rangers are second in the league with 31 total goals (averaging 5.2 per game).