Cole Reinhardt scores twice as Panthers beat Rangers

Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald on Apr 13, 2026

Published in Hockey

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MIAMI — Cole Reinhardt opened and capped scoring for the Florida Panthers as they defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 on Monday at Amerant Bank Arena in their second-to-last game of the season.

Reinhardt scored the game-winner with 1:50 left in regulation.

It was Reinahrdt’s first multi-goal game of the season.

Florida improves to 39-38-4. The Rangers fall to 33-39-9.

Reinhardt and Mackie Samoskevich scored within two minutes of each other midway through the first period to give Florida an early 2-0 lead.

Reinhardt’s goal, his seventh of the season and fourth since being picked up by the Panthers off waivers, came off feeds from defenseman Tobias Bjornfot and forward Vinnie Hinostroza 9:35 into the period.

Samoskevich made it 2-0 at 11:31 of the opening period with an unassisted goal off the rush. It’s Samoskevich’s 12th goal of the season and sixth in his past nine games.

Rangers defenseman Matthew Robertson cut Florida’s lead to 2-1 with 4:41 left in the first period off a shot from the point through traffic. Gabe Perreault then tied the game with 2:40 left in the second period when an Adam Fox shot rebounded off Panthers goaltender Daniil Tarasov, hit Perreault’s skate and went into the net.

Tarasov made 24 saves for Florida.

The Panthers’ season ends Wednesday when they host the Detroit Red Wings.

Team award recipients announced

Prior to the game Monday, the Panthers announced the winners of the third-annual Panthers Team Awards.

Goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was voted by Panthers fans as the recipient of the Fan Choice Award.

Forward Luke Kunin was voted by his teammates as the recipient of the Unsung Hero Award. Panthers players cast their vote for the teammate whose successes and self-sacrifices for the good of the team were not always noticed or translated to the stat sheet but made an impact on the group.

Forward Brad Marchand earned the Three Stars Award, handed to the player with the most points as Star of the Game throughout Panthers home games in 2025-26. Players received points for each star they earned this season – three points for first star, two points for second star and one point for third star.

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