Barclay Goodrow is having himself a postseason.
After his overtime game-winner evened the series Friday in Game 2, the Rangers center got another one on Sunday, giving the Blueshirts an early 2-1 lead with a redirect.
He added a short-handed goal at 18:14 of the second period to give the Rangers a 4-2 lead after Jacob Trouba’s slashing and elbowing of Evan Rodrigues handed the Panthers a four-minute power play.
He now has more goals in the playoffs (six) than he did in 80 regular-season games.
It’s been a wild start to Game 3.
Sam Reinhart scored on the power play to give the Panthers an early lead, but Alexis Lafreniere responded less than five minutes later to pull the Rangers even.
Rangers center Barclay Goodrow celebrates after scoring a goal in the first period on Sunday. Getty Images
Barclay Goodrow celebrates with Rangers teammates after his first-period goal. Getty Images
Then, 25 seconds later, Goodrow beat Florida goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky, before Reinhart scored another power-play goal at 14:46 of the first period to tie the game 2-2.
Lafrenière tallied his second goal of the game with 15:23 gone by in the second period to give the Blueshirts a 3-2 lead.
The 31-year-old Goodrow is on quite a run.
