Preview: Senators at Rangers, January 21, 2025

The Senators enter tonight’s game hot off their second straight win, which came Sunday with a 2-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Forward Zack Ostapchuk scored his first career NHL goal, while defenseman Artem Zub won the game with his second goal of the year. Anton Forsberg was fantastic in net, saving 25 of the 26 shots he faced for a .962% save percentage.

The Senators and Rangers met once this year on November 1st, with the Senators falling by a score of 2-1. Adam Gaudette scored the lone goal for the Senators, while goaltender Igor Shesterkin made the difference, stopping 40 of Ottawa’s 41 shots to give New York the victory.

New York comes into tonight having dropped their last game against the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday by a score of 5-4 in overtime. Despite their recent loss, the Rangers have been hotting up lately, winning their last 4 of 6. Tonight’s game will be a good test for the Senators, who have also been in contention.

After the morning skate, head coach Travis Green confirmed that there would be no changes to the Senators’ lineup from Sunday’s game except in net, where goaltender Leevi Meriläinen will start.

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