In the battle of a resistible force versus a moveable object, the Rangers took advantage of a struggling Ottawa Senators team Monday to end their two-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory at Madison Square Garden in the front end of a home-and-home between the teams. They play each other again Thursday in Kanata, Ontario.
Lias Andersson’s first goal of the season, an ugly thing that saw the puck literally go in off his backside, broke a 1-1 tie at 3:26 of the third period and Chris Kreider’s 13th goal of the season, finishing a pretty two-on-one pass from Filip Chytil, gave the Rangers (13-10-2, 28 points) a 3-1 lead.