When the puck drops Thursday night at Canadian Tire Centre, the New York Rangers seek to replicate their winning formula from two nights prior. So, they’ll want to play a fast, hard, committed game, and dictate its terms, when they visit the Ottawa Senators.
The Rangers (14-12-2) come off their biggest win of the season, a 3-2 overtime victory against the Dallas Stars at Madison Square Garden. For 61 minutes Tuesday, the Rangers largely outplayed the team with the second best record in the NHL. They deserved the result they got, even if the Rangers had to rally late in the third period to tie the score on Will Cuylle’s 6-on-5 goal, before Vladislav Gavrikov netted the OT winner.