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New York Rangers vs Ottawa Senators · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview vs Senators · TUE · MAR 16 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
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TUE · MAR 16 · 6:00 PM CT
Madison Square Garden
MSGSN
New York Rangers
Rangers
2–1–0
VS
Ottawa Senators
Senators
1–0–0
Upcoming
TUE · MAR 16 · 6:00 PM CT
MSGSN
New York Rangers
Home · Rangers
2–1–0
4 PTS
VS
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The read
Ottawa has struggled to beat Igor Shesterkin: .938 on 307 shots. But the problem is Dylan Cozens, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Rangers.
Madison Square Garden
Ottawa Senators
Away · Senators
1–0–0
2 PTS
Rangers
GOALIES
Senators
Igor Shesterkin
Igor Shesterkin
Likely · 25267-igor-shesterkin
.935 SV% · 1.51 GAA · 1W
.922 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Linus Ullmark
Linus Ullmark
Expected
.931 SV% · 2.00 GAA · 1W
.931 SV% L5 · Locked in
Rangers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Senators
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
RangersProjected lines
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
SenatorsProjected lines
L1
Warren Foegele · Tim Stützle · Drake Batherson
L2
William Eklund · Dylan Cozens · Fabian Zetterlund
L3
Michael Amadio · Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux
L4
Nick Cousins · Stephen Halliday · Hayden Hodgson
D1
Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
D2
Thomas Chabot · Jordan Spence
D3
Tyler Kleven · Carter Yakemchuk
PP1
William Eklund · Tim Stützle · Dylan Cozens · Drake Batherson · Jake Sanderson
PP2
Claude Giroux · Shane Pinto · Fabian Zetterlund · Carter Yakemchuk · Thomas Chabot
PK1
Shane Pinto · Claude Giroux · Jake Sanderson · Nikolas Matinpalo
PK2
Tim Stützle · Michael Amadio · Tyler Kleven · Jordan Spence
Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
Rangers
INJURY REPORT
Senators
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
RangersInjury report
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
SenatorsInjury report
Andre Burakovsky
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Jake Sanderson
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Blake Montgomery
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 8
Kurtis MacDermid
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 31
Artem Zub
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 10
Peter Baugh · Oct 4 · 9:20 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Rangers have won 2 straight and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games. The Senators won their last game and are 1-0-0 in their first 1 game.

Matchup Intel

Ottawa has struggled to beat Igor Shesterkin: .938 on 307 shots. But the problem is Dylan Cozens, who has 5 points in his last 4 against the Rangers.

Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals. Oliver Bjorkstrand has solved Linus Ullmark before, 4 goals on 37 shots.

The numbers behind it
Goaltending
Igor Shesterkin has a .938 save % against Ottawa (307 shots).
.938 SV% vs OTT
Matchup
Oliver Bjorkstrand has 4 goals on Linus Ullmark (37 shots).
(New York)
4 goals on Linus Ullmark
Matchup
Alexis Lafrenière has 4 goals on Linus Ullmark (21 shots).
(New York)
4 goals on Linus Ullmark
Player
J.T. Miller has 6 points in his last 4 games against Ottawa. See the games →
(New York)
6 pts, last 4 vs OTT
Player
Dylan Cozens has 5 points in his last 4 games against New York. See the games →
(Ottawa)
5 pts, last 4 vs NYR
Milestone
Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.
99 career goals
Milestone
Drake Batherson is 2 goals shy of 300 career goals.
298 career goals