The Knicks enter this contest following a 108-106 victory against the Rockets on Saturday. The Bulls are coming off of a 126-110 loss to the Pistons in their last game on Saturday. In the win, Karl-Anthony Towns led the Knicks with 25 points. Josh Giddey scored a team-leading 27 points for the Bulls in the loss.
The opening period featured strong goaltending from both Sergei Bobrovksy and Juuse Saros, and it was a big Bob stop on Matthew Wood that lead to Florida's only goal at 16:26. After denying Wood on a short track breakaway, Bobrovsky sweep the puck to the left side and A.J. Greer sent Sam Bennett and Carter Verhaeghe away on a 2-on-1 rush. Bennett threaded a pass through the legs of defenseman Nicolas Hague and Verhaeghe easily finished with Saros going the wrong way.