Schedule and 2023-24 Results
Regular Season Records: New York Rangers 55-23-4=114pts, Florida 52-24-6=110pts
Game 1 on Wednesday, 22 May: Florida wins at New York Rangers, 3-goals-nil
Game 2 on Friday, 24 May: Florida loses at New York Rangers, 2-goals-1(OT)
Game 3 on Sunday, 26 May: New York Rangers win at Florida, 5-goals-4(OT)
Game 4 on Tuesday, 28 May: New York Rangers lose at Florida, 3-goals-2(OT)
Game 5 on Thursday, 30 May: Florida wins at New York Rangers, 3-goals-2
Game 6 on Saturday, 01 June: New York Rangers lose at Florida, 2-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Florida Panthers hosted and bested the New York Rangers 2-goals-1 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1563 victory. With the series 1563 win, the Florida Panthers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 10-8 overall and 3-0 in the Semifinals round. With the series 1563 loss, the New York Rangers see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 37-44 overall and 6-18 in the Semifinals round. The win order for the victorious Florida Panthers in series 1563 was WLLWWW: Series 1563 thus becomes the third NHL Semifinals-round series, the 29th NHL series (all rounds), and the 44th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The previous two teams to post a WLLWWW win order in the best-of-7 NHL Semifinals (before the Florida Panthers in series 1563) were the New York Rangers (over the Boston Bruins in series 35, in the 1940 NHL Semifinals) and the Edmonton Oilers (over the Chicago Blackhawks in series 564, in the 1990 NHL Semifinals). With their series 1563 Game 6 victory, the Florida Panthers increase their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 6 winning streak to four Game 6s.

After Game 5: The Florida Panthers visited and bested the New York Rangers 3-goals-2 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1563 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 3-1 and a Game 6 record of 3-1. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Rangers have a series record of 7-21 and a Game 6 record of 12-16. Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Florida Panthers have seen their Game 6 outcome presage their series outcome in all four of their previous such series (three wins, one loss; the sole loss was to the New Jersey Devils in series 1157, in the 2012 NHL Preliminary round). With their series 1563 Game 5 loss, the New York Rangers now have an active five-Game 5 losing streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff series (irrespective of Games 1-4 outcomes).

After Game 4: The Florida Panthers hosted and bested the New York Rangers 3-goals-2(OT) to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1563 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have a series record of 15-18 and a Game 5 record of 12-21 (with an active four-Game 5 losing streak), while the Florida Panthers have a series record of 3-2 and a Game 5 record of 3-2. The Florida Panthers won series 1563 Game 4 with a goal 1:12 into the first overtime period: The first best-of-7 NHL playoff game won with a goal 1:12 into the first overtime period was series 1233 Game 3, by the Montreal Canadiens against the Rangers in New York in their 2014 NHL Semifinals series, which the Rangers would win in six games.

After Game 3: The New York Rangers visited and defeated the Florida Panthers 5-goals-4(OT) to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1563 lead of 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Rangers have a series record of 18-8 and a Game 4 record of 13-13. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 3-4 and a Game 4 record of 3-4. Series 1563 Game 3 becomes the second best-of-7 NHL playoff game to be decided by a goal 5:35 into the first overtime period: In series 684, the Chicago Blackhawks scored 5:35 into the first overtime period to defeat the Canucks in Vancouver in their 1995 NHL Quarterfinals Game 4, thus sweeping the Vancouver Canucks from the 1995 NHL playoffs. The series 1563 Game 3 loss by the Florida Panthers ends their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 3 winning streak (irrespective of Games 1-2 outcomes) at five Game 3s.

After Game 2: The New York Rangers hosted and bested the Florida Panthers 2-goals-1(OT) to tie best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1563 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have a series record of 21-17 and a Game 3 record of 16-22 (with an active five-Game 3 losing streak), while the Florida Panthers have a series record of 5-3 and a Game 3 record of 3-5. With their series 1563 Game 2 overtime victory, the New York Rangers now have an active five-Game 2 winning streak irrespective of Game 1 outcome in best-of-7 NHL playoff series. Tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have a five-Game 3 losing streak. Irrespective of Games 1-2 outcomes, the Florida Panthers have an active five-Game 3 winning streak in best-of-7 NHL playoff series.

After Game 1: The Florida Panthers visited and shut out the New York Rangers 3-goals-nil to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1563 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Florida Panthers have a series record of 6-1 and a Game 2 record of 4-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 12-29 and a Game 2 record of 16-25. The sole best-of-7 NHL playoff series loss by the Florida Panthers in the wake of a Game 1 victory occurred in series 726, to the New York Rangers in five games in the 1997 NHL Preliminary round. The series 1563 Game 1 loss by the New York Rangers ends their best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 1 winning streak at four Game 1s.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2023-24 NHL regular season, the New York Rangers finished four points ahead of the Florida Panthers. From 1939 through the 2024 NHL Quarterfinals round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by four regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 15-23 (.395) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1563 is the 81st best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the New York Rangers, and the eighteenth for the Florida Panthers. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have an all-rounds series record of 37-43, a Semifinals-round series record of 6-17, and a Game 1 record of 39-41 (with an active four-Game 1 winning streak), while the Florida Panthers have an all-rounds series record of 9-8, a Semifinals-round series record of 2-0, and a Game 1 record of 7-10. Series 1563 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the New York Rangers and the Florida Panthers. In their sole previous best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting, the New York Rangers defeated the Florida Panthers in five games in series 726, in the 1997 NHL Preliminary round.