Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0.

A 5-0 rout of the Senators Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden bumped the Blueshirts up to just two points out of the second wild-card spot.

The New York Rangers spent Saturday afternoon practicing for the Colorado Avalanche, rooting for their next opponent to earn a regulation win over the Boston Bruins and preparing for two players slightly sooner than expected.

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After years of instability, the Ottawa Senators may have finally figured out their defence. The team allows an average of just 2.79 goals per game, the seventh-lowest in the NHL.

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The New York Rangers secured a 5-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night, extending their point streak to nine games (6-0-3) without having suffered a regulation loss since Jan. 4. The game featured a strong team performance from the Rangers and from Matt Rempe in particular, who delivered both a goal and a fight in New York's effort.

The New York Rangers will face off against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. The Rangers are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss against the Montreal Canadiens Sunday and are 22-20-4 on the season.

The New York Rangers are back on home ice as they welcome in the Ottawa Senators. Here's the Blueshirts starting lineup tonight at MSG.

That one is hard to forget because Ottawa forward Ridly Greig sealed the victory by firing a slapshot into an empty net. Toronto defenceman Morgan Rielly was so upset with the act he punched Greig in the head and earned a five-game suspension.

The Ottawa Senators have been shut out five times already this year. No, not this season. This year… and it is still January.  Their latest two shutouts have come back-to-back as they lost 5-0 to the New York Rangers in a bit of a blood bath on Jan.