New York Rangers vs Ottawa Senators — Recap

📰Game Recap

The Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Rangers 7-4 in a high-scoring contest that saw the Senators establish an early lead and weather a mid-game Rangers rally before securing the win. Ottawa's offensive depth proved too much for New York, as the Senators consistently responded to the Rangers' scoring pushes. SportsFBI's pregame model leaned toward an Ottawa victory at 50%. The Senators now hold a 7-4-0 record, while the Rangers stand at 7-4-1.

Ottawa opened the scoring in the first period, with Drake Batherson finding the net at 5:34, assisted by Jake Sanderson and Artem Zub. Tim Stützle extended the lead to 2-0 less than a minute later at 6:40, with assists from Fabian Zetterlund and Claude Giroux. Batherson continued his strong performance early in the second period, making it 3-0 at 1:47, assisted by Dylan Cozens and Jordan Spence. The Rangers began their comeback effort with Will Cuylle's goal at 10:07, assisted by Noah Laba and Adam Fox, cutting the deficit to 3-1. However, Dylan Cozens quickly responded for Ottawa at 11:21, assisted by Batherson and Carter Yakemchuk, bringing the score to 4-1.

New York continued to press in the second period, with J.T. Miller scoring at 12:54, assisted by Adam Fox and Oliver Bjorkstrand, followed by Alexis Lafrenière's goal at 19:34, assisted by Miller, to narrow Ottawa's lead to 4-3 heading into the final frame. The Senators regained momentum in the third period when Jake Sanderson scored at 13:38, assisted by Ridly Greig and Michael Amadio, making it 5-3. Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Rangers at 15:32, assisted by Will Cuylle and Noah Laba, pulling New York within one goal again at 5-4. However, Michael Amadio sealed the win for Ottawa with a goal at 18:47, assisted by Sanderson and Jonas Johansson, and Batherson completed his hat trick with an unassisted goal at 19:48, pushing the final score to 7-4.

Jonas Johansson made 24 saves on 28 shots for Ottawa to earn the win, while Dylan Garand of New York stopped 17 of 22 shots. Drake Batherson led all scorers with three goals and an assist for the Senators. Jake Sanderson contributed a goal and two assists for Ottawa. J.T. Miller and Michael Amadio each added a goal and an assist for their respective teams.