Item 1 of 31 Jan 14, 2026; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers center Sam Carrick (39) attempts a shot on goal in the first period against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images\/File Photo<\/p>\n
[1\/31]Jan 14, 2026; New York, New York, USA; New York Rangers center Sam Carrick (39) attempts a shot on goal in the first period against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images\/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n January 15 – Brady Tkachuk scored his 200th career goal and collected two of his three assists in a four-goal first period for the Ottawa Senators, who netted the first six goals of an 8-4 victory over the host New York Rangers on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n Tkachuk joined Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza and Alexei Yashin as the fourth player to score 200 goals for Ottawa when he finished off a 2-on-1 to give the Senators a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n Dylan Cozens added a goal and two assists in Ottawa’s dominant period. Drake Batherson and Nick Jensen scored in the opening 4:53 before Tkachuk and Cozens scored in the final five minutes of the period.<\/p>\n Jake Sanderson and Thomas Chabot scored in the second to chase New York goalie Jonathan Quick. David Perron scored in the third and Tim Stutzle added an empty-netter as the Senators posted their second-highest goal total in any game against the Rangers.<\/p>\n Ridly Greig contributed a career-best three assists by setting up the final three goals of the opening period as the Senators recorded their top goal total of the season.<\/p>\n Ottawa goalie Leevi Merilainen made 18 saves.<\/p>\n Rookie Gabe Perreault tallied twice and Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist for New York. Noah Laba also scored, and J.T. Miller and Mika Zibanejad each notched two assists.<\/p>\n The Rangers dropped their fifth straight game (0-4-1) and have been outscored 30-12 since beating the Florida Panthers in the Winter Classic. New York also dropped to 5-13-4 at home and heard boos throughout along with various chants calling for general manager Chris Drury to be fired.<\/p>\n Quick allowed six goals on 17 shots and dropped to 0-9-2 in his past 11 appearances. He has allowed 19 goals while starting each of the past four games since Igor Shesterkin was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n Spencer Martin relieved Quick and stopped 11 of 12 shots.<\/p>\n Batherson tapped the rebound of a Cozens shot into the open net during a power play 2:18 into the game. Jensen then took a shot from the left point that deflected in off New York defenseman Braden Schneider.<\/p>\n Tkachuk finished off a 2-on-1 with Cozens with 4:59 left in the first following a giveaway by New York defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov for a 3-0 lead. Cozens easily scored from the middle of the slot in the final seconds to end the opening period.<\/p>\n –Field Level Media<\/p>\n Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab<\/a><\/p>\n