The Rangers are firmly in the Eastern Conference wild card race and are gaining momentum.
By defeating the Senators 5-0 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, the Blueshirts not only moved within two points of the second wild card spot, but also moved the Blueshirts to within two points of the second spot in the Wild Card spot, as well as putting Ottawa in first place. He was unable to widen the gap with second place. The team behind them.
Since the new year began, there has been an aura of a big game every time the Rangers have taken to the ice.
That's what happens when a season reaches the brink of disaster and you're fighting to make up for it.
But the Rangers answered that call pretty consistently in these high-stakes contests, which allowed them to bulldoze back into contention after a season that was all but dead.
Tuesday night, the Rangers held on for a win despite giving up two goals in the first two periods.
This is all against a Senators team that has won five of the last six games entering this matchup.
