NY Rangers playoff berth put on hold with 3-2 loss to Florida Panthers

A New York hockey team clinched a playoff berth on NFL Shop Tuesday night, and for the first time since 2007, it wasn't the Rangers.

The Islanders sealed their first trip to the postseason Cheap MLB Jerseys China in six seasons by virtue of Winnipeg's 4-2 regulation loss to the Washington Capitals, meaning the ninth-place Jets can't catch the Isles (53 points). But the Rangers failed to do their part at Florida's BB&T Center, falling 3-2 to the last-place Panthers and keeping Winnipeg's slim hopes alive of catching New York.
The Blueshirts (52 points) have two games remaining at Carolina on Thursday night and at home Saturday afternoon against the Devils. Since Winnipeg has just one game remaining, all the Rangers have to do is pick up two points in those final two games to guarantee their third straight postseason berth.
But as Florida proved, that is easier than it sounds.
In Henrik Lundqvist's 12th straight start,cheap Jerseys the Rangers fell behind 1-0 at the end of two periods on a Tomas Fleischmann deflection of a shot from the point by defenseman Filip Kuba 5:04 into the second period.
Rangers winger Mats Zuccarello brought his team back into the game, driving the forecheck and assisting along with John Moore on Taylor Pyatt's second goal in two games to the game at 1-1 just 2:35 into the Wholesale Jerseys From China third period.