In what looked to be a replay of the past 2 games the Rangers gave up two early first period goals only to fight back twice from a 2-1 deficit and then a 3-1 deficit to score 3 unanswered goals for the win.
In a "Messier-esque" move Derek Stepan made his feelings clear to the rest of the team about their poor play and seemed to rally them together to pull a come from behind win tonight at MSG. Stepan tallied two goals in the contest and Nick Holden picked up two of his own including the first of the game along with the game winner. Captain Ryan McDonagh contributed with 3 assists and now leads the team with 21.
More strong play by Kevin Hayes and J.T. Miller helped the Rangers stave off 5 Ottawa power plays and kept Sens Goalie Mike Condon busy with a few short hand chances of their own. Antti Raanta in for Henrik Lundqvist who was out with the flu backstopped the Rangers with 33 saves on the night, keeping the Rangers in the game long enogh to take the lead and eventually the win.
The Rangers now head to Arizona to take on the Coyotes on Thursday at 9:00 PM. The team will head west once they finish practice tomorrow in New York. Rick Nash is said to be making the trip but is day to day with a groin injury.
FINAL GAME STATS
NEW YORK RANGERS 4 OTTAWA SENATORS 3 FINAL
SOG: NYR 25 OTT 36
POWER PLAY: NYR 1/3 OTT 0/5
GOALTENDERS:
Ottawa - M. Condon (21 SV) L
New York - A. Raanta (33 SV) W
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
02:02 Ottawa Mark Borowiecki (1) ASST: Mike Hoffman (13), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (8) 1-0
03:10 Ottawa Zack Smith (8) ASST: Erik Karlsson (25), Mark Stone (17) 2-0
11:37 New York Nick Holden (5) ASST: Ryan McDonagh (19), Kevin Hayes (13) 2-1
16:56 Ottawa Cody Ceci (1) ASST: Mike Hoffman (14), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (9) 3-1
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
02:45 New York Derek Stepan (8) ASST: Chris Kreider (14), Ryan McDonagh (20) 3-2
14:55 New York PPG - Derek Stepan (9) ASST: Mats Zuccarello (18), Ryan McDonagh (21) 3-3
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS SCORE
06:31 New York Nick Holden (6) ASST: Brady Skjei (15), Matt Puempel (1) 3-4
PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
10:25 Ottawa Kyle Turris - Holding - 2 minutes
10:25 New York Marc Staal - High-sticking - 2 minutes
2ND PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
00:43 Ottawa Ryan Dzingel - Hooking - 2 minutes
05:57 New York - Too Many Men - 2 minutes, Served by Chris Kreider
11:31 Ottawa Chris Neil - Roughing - 2 minutes
11:31 New York Mats Zuccarello - Roughing - 2 minutes
11:31 New York Kevin Klein - Roughing - 2 minutes
12:47 New York Marc Staal - Roughing - 2 minutes
12:47 Ottawa Dion Phaneuf - Roughing - 2 minutes
18:49 Ottawa Chris Kelly - Holding - 2 minutes
3RD PERIOD
TIME TEAM DETAILS
04:14 Ottawa Mark Stone - Fighting - 5 minutes
04:14 New York Jimmy Vesey - Fighting - 5 minutes
04:27 Ottawa Kyle Turris - Hooking - 2 minutes
10:07 New York Michael Grabner - Hooking - 2 minutes
13:32 New York Mats Zuccarello - Tripping - 2 minutes
RANGERS STARS OF THE GAME:
1. NICK HOLDEN
2. DEREK STEPAN
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