For 11 minutes the New York Rangers appeared to be building on the momentum gathered from two wins against two Stanley Cup contenders, but then it all came crashing down in horrifying fashion.
After the impressive Kaapo Kakko potted his third goal of the year, the Ottawa Senators responded in kind by absolutely doing a number on the youthful Blueshirts who looked all lost at sea at times.
It was an absolute car crash of a game from the midway point of the first period onwards, and it is going to result in a hell of a brutal video session for the Rangers.