SUNRISE — It has reached a point in a series that will extend to at least six games after three games extended to overtime that the New York Rangers know what they have against the Florida Panthers.

And what they don’t have.

Igor Shesterkin? The reason after arguably being dominated in three of the series’ first four games that the Rangers find themselves tied 2-2 in this best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals Stanley Cup series that now is headed back to Madison Square Garden for Thursday night’s Game 5.

The New York goaltender has been sublime.

Alexis Lafreniere? At the moment the face of the Rangers offense, with his tying goal in Tuesday night’s third period forcing the overtime that ended in the Panthers’ 3-2 victory at Amerant Bank Arena.

Lafreniere in the loss became the fifth player in franchise history with at least seven goals in a postseason before age 23, joining Alex Kovalev, Filip Chytil, Don Maloney and Don Murdoch.

The problem for the Rangers is that previous leading men Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad remain missing in action in the series.

Save for tossing Matthew Tkachuk’s mouthpiece into the stands, Kreider again was a non-factor Tuesday night.

“We’ve got to do a better job of advancing pucks up the ice and establishing O-zone presence,” Kreider said. “A lot of that falls on me. I’ve got to be able to get in there and win pucks, get my body on pucks, move my feet and allow us to get up the ice and start rolling.”

As for Zibanejad, his overtime turnover led to Blake Wheeler’s penalty that led to Sam Reinhart’s winning goal — hardly the type of tic-tac-toe typically expected from Zibanejad.

“I should have probably just made a different play, or decision, but I made the decision there then. I can’t change it now,” Zibanejad said. “That’s sports. Just come back and try to make another decision next time and hope it goes my way.”

With Kreider and Zibanejad, it continues to be trial and error. This time, with Chytil held out amid his injury return, the Rangers opened with Jack Roslovic on the top line, before eventually cycling to Kaapo Kakko.

For the first half of Tuesday night’s game, the debate was whether Shesterkin was impenetrable, swallowing a backhand breakaway from Evan Rodrigues, foiling a Carter Verhaeghe break in from the left circle, and recovering from a sliding save to deny Alexander Barkov to keep the Panthers scoreless for the first period-plus.

And then? Two the hard way, gritty, grimy goals by Sam Bennett on a failed clear by K’Andre Miller in the crease and Verhaeghe on a bouncing puck directly in front of the net.

From there, even at 2-1 Panthers, it could have been worse, if not for a one-on-one point-blank stop on former Rangers teammate Vladimir Tarasenko early in the third period.

Ultimately, though, the onslaught proved too much, even with Shesterkin coming up with four highlight stops against Barkov.

In the end, too much going in one direction, this time the Rangers without the salvation of the overtime victories in the previous two games.

“We can’t afford lapses like that,” Rangers coach Peter Laviolette said of his team’s decided dropoff after Tuesday night’s opening period. “I definitely think that we need to be better.”

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Florida — specifically Volusia County — is the shark capital of the world. 

The Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File found the most unprovoked shark attacks in the world in the Sunshine State, specifically in Volusia County, where there have been 351 attacks since 1882. 

Brevard County follows with 158 attacks, then Palm Beach with 83. 

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Unprovoked bites “are defined as incidents in which a bite on a live human occurs in the shark’s natural habitat with no human provocation of the shark,” according to the Florida Museum. 

Most shark attacks have happened in September since 1926, according to the report.

July, August and October are also among the most common months for attacks in Florida to occur. 

In 2023, there were 36 confirmed unprovoked attacks in the U.S., down from the 41 recorded in 2022, according to the report. 

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Australia had the second-most attacks in the world last year with 15. 

In the U.S., after Florida, which had 16 total shark bites recorded, was Hawaii, which had eight unprovoked bites in 2023. 

New York had four, North Carolina had three, California and South Carolina both had two and New Jersey had one.

To stay safe from sharks, follow tips such as staying with a buddy at all times while in the water and staying close to shore.  (Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Most of those who fell victim to a shark bite last year were either surfing or participating in board sports, according to the new report. 

Surfing/board sports made up 42% of the attacks in 2023. 

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After that, it was swimming/wading at 39% and snorkeling/free-diving at 13%. Six percent of attacks were tallied as “other.” 

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Upon entering the water, especially in places known to have higher rates of shark attacks, there are several safety precautions you should take to help reduce your risk. 

Most beachgoers who fell victim to a shark attack last year were either surfing or participating in board sports, according to the new report.  (Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images)

Here are some safety measures outlined by the Florida Museum of National History. 

• Swim with a buddy
• Don’t stray too far from shore
• Avoid swimming at dawn or dusk
• Don’t swim in areas filled with schools of fish or where people are fishing
• Avoid wearing shiny jewelry
• Avoid excess splashing

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Two South Florida students have advanced to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

13-year-old Camila Sanchez Izquierdo and 11-year-old Jasmine Perez are both from Miami.

Camila advanced to round three on Tuesday, after spelling the words “au blue” and “harbinger” correctly.

When asked where her favorite place was, Camilas answered, “Barnes & Noble.”

“I often find hidden gems there, and I love the atmosphere of the store,” said Camila.

Jasmine, now an inspiration to other spellers around the country for competing was asked where she gets her inspiration. She said from Gymnast Simone Biles.

“Everything she does is executed perfectly, and on the rare occasion she does something wrong, she gets right back up,” said Jasmine.

Jasmine made it until round one. She spelled the word “prêt-à-porter” incorrectly.

This year, 245 spellers from around the world have advanced to nationals and will compete in four segments, starting with the preliminaries.

The competition, sponsored by the Miami Herald, will run through Thursday, May 30.

Last year’s winner, a 14-year-old from Largo, Florida, Dev Shah won $50,000.

Dev’s winning word was “psammophile.”