Rangers outgunned by Senators after another slow start

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Walker, M. (2026, October 25). Rangers outgunned by Senators after another slow start. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports/rangers-outgunned-by-senators-after-another-slow-start/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-25 · by Mollie Walker

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The Ottawa Senators defeated the visiting team (referred to as the Blueshirts) with a score of 7-4 on Saturday night, extending the Rangers' road record to 1-5-1 for the season. The game saw the Rangers struggle from the start, trailing by two goals after the first period and never fully recovering despite cutting the deficit to one goal in the third period. Key issues included poor defensive play and a slow start that left them scrambling throughout most of the contest.
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Story summary

On October 25, 2026, the Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Rangers with a final score of 7-4. Drake Batherson scored three goals and had an assist for the Senators, achieving a hat trick. Jake Sanderson also contributed by scoring his first goal of the season, which turned out to be the game-winner. Jonas Johansson made his debut for Ottawa, stopping 23 of 27 shots faced. For the Rangers, Will Cuylle, J.T. Miller, Alexis Lafreniere, and Pavel Dorofeyev scored goals; Dylan Garand recorded 18 saves but was outshot 27-25. The Senators led 4-3 after the second period despite five total goals being scored in that frame alone.

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📰 Drake Batherson Hat Trick
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“Both articles describe the same hockey game between Ottawa Senators and New York Rangers on October 25, 2026, with identical scores and key players mentioned.”
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“Both articles describe the same hockey game between the Ottawa Senators and the New York Rangers on October 25, 2026, with a final score of 7-4 in favor of the Senators.”
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Mollie Walker
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🔮 The Rangers struggled mightily with clearing the puck and breaking it out of their zone, which led to Batherson’s second of the game less than two minutes into the second period.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Rangers outgunned by Senators after another slow start
🔮 tRY IT NOWThe adjustment to having three lefties (Pavel Dorofeyev, Alexis Lafrenière, J.T. Miller) and two righties (Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad), as opposed to the four-righty alignment they’ve deployed the last seven seasons, is apparently more significant than one would expect.
🔮 With effective spurts that haven’t always been enough to demand results, the second line hopes that staying the course will pay off.
🔮 Teams will have to face Igor Shesterkin (when he returns from injury next season), Ilya Sorokin and Hellebuyck during the New York-New Jersey swing.
🔮 In his sixth consecutive start, rookie netminder Dylan Garand struggled mightily with rebound control.
🔮 “As soon as I stepped on the ice, I could feel the energy.
🔮 tRY IT NOWAgainst the clubs projected to finish near the bottom of the standings — such as the Red Wings, Canucks and Ducks — the Rangers have won by a combined margin of 13-4.
🔮 “I think the biggest thing in-zone — and this is a discussion we’ve had with our group — is our willingness to create off the shot more,” Sullivan said.
🔮 “Obviously, we knew what he could bring defensively, but he’s got that offensive game to him.
🔮 The silver lining to Igor Shesterkin’s impending placement on season-ending long-term injury reserve is the sizable cap relief the Rangers will get in return — and the possibilities are endless.
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Canada OTTAWA Rangers Senators the Maple Leafs

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Rangers ORG · 16× Senators ORG · 5× Batherson PERSON · 2× Sanderson PERSON · 2× Blueshirts ORG · 1× Canada GPE · 1× Mollie Walker PERSON · 1× OTTAWA GPE · 1× Post Sports+ for ORG · 1× the Maple Leafs ORG · 1×

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Will Cuylle managed to get the Rangers on the board with a short-handed goal later in the frame, but Batherson’s backhanded pass from the corner went in off Dylan Cozens in front and regained the three-goal lead for the Senators shortly after.
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🔮 The Rangers struggled mightily with clearing the puck and breaking it out of their zone, which led to Batherson’s second of the game less than two minutes into the second period.
2026-10-25 · New York Post
Rangers outgunned by Senators after another slow start · assertive framing

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After suffering a 5-4 loss in a track meet against the Maple Leafs earlier this week, the Blueshirts chased all game once again in a 7-4 loss to the Senators Saturday night to fall to 1-5-1 on the road to start the 2026-27 season. asserted
Blueshirts → suffer → season
tRY IT NOWDespite managing to cut what ballooned to a three-goal deficit to one by the third period and again later in the final frame, the Rangers never found the equalizer. asserted
Rangers → try → equalizer
The strong starts to games have quickly dissipated lately, leaving the Rangers frantically trying to make up for early mistakes for the rest of the contest. asserted
starts → dissipate → contest
It has certainly factored into the team dropping four of their last five games, during which they have given up at least five goals three times. asserted
they → factor → goals
At times, it felt as if last year’s Rangers somehow showed up and took the ice at the Canadian Tire Centre. asserted
Rangers → feel → Centre
The real inverse of the two seasons has been their success at home and their struggles on the road, but some of the damning habits that plagued the Rangers last season are proving to still be present. asserted
that → plague → Rangers
Trailing by two going into the first intermission for the first time this season, the Rangers also didn’t register their first shot on goal until they were on the power play just under halfway through the opening period. asserted
they → trail → period
The visitors already were down 1-0 at that point after Jake Sanderson found Drake Batherson for a shot that beat Dylan Garand blocker side. asserted
that → find → Garand
On the Rangers’ first power play of the game, however, Pavel Dorofeyev retaliated to getting repeatedly cross-checked in the back by Ridly Greig but was the only one penalized for high-sticking. asserted
Dorofeyev → retaliate → sticking
It negated their man advantage and allowed the Senators to continue hemming the Rangers in their zone. asserted
Senators → negate → zone
Captain J.T. Miller later made an errant pass that Braden Schneider fumbled at the blue line to send the Senators the other way. asserted
Schneider → make → way
Fabian Zetterlund fed Tim Stützle off the rush to put the Rangers behind by two just 6:40 into the game. asserted
Zetterlund → feed → game
The Rangers struggled mightily with clearing the puck and breaking it out of their zone, which led to Batherson’s second of the game less than two minutes into the second period. asserted
which → struggle → period
Head coach Mike Sullivan then began shuffling his lines a bit. asserted
Sullivan → begin → lines
Replacing Dorofeyev with Oliver Bjorkstrand on the second line, Sullivan finally started getting a bit more out of his top six, especially once the third period began. asserted
period → replace → six
Will Cuylle managed to get the Rangers on the board with a short-handed goal later in the frame, but Batherson’s backhanded pass from the corner went in off Dylan Cozens in front and regained the three-goal lead for the Senators shortly after. asserted
pass → manage → Senators
Ultimately holding a slight edge in shots on goal through the middle frame, the Rangers scored twice more to make it a one-goal game heading into second intermission. asserted
it → hold → intermission
Miller batted in his third goal of the season off an Adam Fox feed before the Rangers captain fed Alexis Lafrenière off the rush during 4-on-4 play at the tail end of the second period. asserted
captain → bat → period
Despite spending a good portion of the final 20 minutes in the Senators zone, Sanderson was the only player to break through in the third period. asserted
Sanderson → spend → period
After Garand made the initial save on Greig, Sanderson swooped in and backhanded the rebound in for his first goal of the season. asserted
Sanderson → make → season
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