SUNRISE, Fla. — Rostislav Olesz capped Florida’s three-goal rally midway through the third period to give the Panthers a 3–2 win last night over the Rangers.

Chris Gratton and Nathan Horton also scored for Florida, which won after trailing in the third for the first time in 16 games this season. The victory also gave the Panthers their first threegame winning streak of the season.

Brad Isbister and Jason Ward scored for the Rangers, who have lost a seasonhigh four in a row.

Ed Belfour stopped 30 shots for Florida, including a key save on Brendan Shanahan with about 20 seconds left. Kevin Weekes made 33 saves for the Rangers.

Olesz’s game-winner, his third goal in three games, came when he grabbed a rebound in front of the net and wrapped it around Weekes.

Gratton and Horton scored 21 seconds apart in the third period. Gratton scored on the power play at 3:03 when he tipped in Janis Sprukts’ pass from the side of the net. Horton tied it after a turnover in the Rangers’ end and beat Weekes with a wrist shot from the slot.

Isbister opened the scoring with 3.8 seconds left in the first period on the Rangers’ sixth power play of the game. With nine seconds left in the period, the Rangers got the faceoff back to the point and Karel Rachunek fired a shot through traffic that Isbister tipped off the post.