Ottawa 5, NY Rangers 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 2, 2023
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Referees:
Pierre Lambert, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen:
Michel Cormier, Matt MacPherson
Attendance:
18006
By Field Level Media
Claude Giroux scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period -- one of three Ottawa goals in the period -- and the surging Senators beat the Rangers 5-3 on Thursday night to spoil Patrick Kane's New York debut.
Giroux scored his 26th goal -- and 11th in his past 15 games -- and added two assists to help the Senators improve to 11-3-1 since a 5-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 21.
Giroux's fifth game-winning goal of the season with 16:34 remaining spoiled Kane's anticipated debut in blue. Kane was held without a point while playing on a line with Artemi Panarin and Vincent Trocheck after being acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
Giroux netted the game-winner by simply going to the net and, when Travis Hamonic took a shot from the middle of the low slot, lifting his stick up for the tip-in over New York goalie Jaroslav Halak.
The deciding goal occurred 1:51 after Giroux set up Derick Brassard's second goal of the game by getting the puck after a misplay by Halak behind the net. From the half boards by the left circle, Giroux threaded a pass to Brassard, who patiently waited and lifted a backhander into the net.
Brassard also scored Ottawa's second goal with 9:57 remaining in the second and 21 seconds after Shane Pinto tallied. Tim Stutzle added an empty-netter as Ottawa also won its fourth straight.
Chris Kreider scored his seventh career short-handed goal 6:31 into the game while Jacob Trouba and Vladimir Tarasenko tallied in a span of 2:29 midway through the second to account for the Rangers' scoring.
Ottawa goalie Cam Talbot made 29 saves, matching Halak.
The Rangers fell to 2-4-1 in their past seven games and were 0-for-4 on the power play, including a five-minute advantage when Ottawa's Austin Watson was given a game misconduct for charging Tyler Motte with 7:11 left in the first.
After Kreider's goal, Ottawa tied it on Pinto's wrist shot from the high slot with 10:18 remaining in the second. The Senators took their first lead on Brassard's deflection and held the lead until Trouba's backhander caromed off Chabot with 7:45 left.
The Rangers regained the lead with 5:06 left in the period when Mika Zibanejad spotted Tarasenko, who cruised past Ottawa defenseman Nick Holden and slid a backhander under Talbot's left pads.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Ottawa |
|
NY Rangers |
|
Claude Giroux 3 |
Points |
Mika Zibanejad 2 |
|
Derick Brassard 2 |
Goals |
Chris Kreider 1 |
|
Claude Giroux 2 |
Assists |
Mika Zibanejad 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Chris Kreider 1 |
|
Cam Talbot .906 |
Save Percentage |
Jaroslav Halak .879 |
|
Cam Talbot 29 |
Saves |
Jaroslav Halak 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Ottawa
|
34 |
5 |
0-3 |
4-4 |
21 |
26 |
| NY Rangers
|
32 |
3 |
0-4 |
3-3 |
6 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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NY Rangers will play their next game on the road against Boston. The Rangers have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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Ottawa will play their next game at home against Columbus. The Senators have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .467 after a loss.
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