The Rangers were 5-0 in their last five home games and played a great defensive game to maintain their win streak.
It was the first time this season that the Rangers went head-to-head with the Senators who they last met when they were eliminated in the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Both teams were coming off two straight losses, with each of their second losses having some sting. Ottawa lost to Arizona 3-2 in overtime on Saturday while the Rangers were coming off their first shutout loss of the season in Chicago on Wednesday.
This, alongside the history between the two teams was bound to make it an intense game.