The Eastern Conference Final is upon us.
The Rangers square off against the Panthers for Game 1 at Madison Square Garden.
New York won its previous series 4-2 against the Carolina Hurricanes and the Panthers defeated the Bruins in six games.
Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in 11 playoff games.
The Rangers have five players with at least 10 points across their 10 playoff games, led by Mika Zibanejad and Vincent Trocheck with 14 apiece.
Artemi Panarin has 11 points, and Chris Kreider — coming off his third-period hat trick in Game 6 against the Hurricanes to clinch the series — and Alexis Lafreniere have 10 points.
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