New York Rangers superstar goalie Igor Shesterkin charged straight into a melee during the third period of the Rangers' 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday.

The New York Rangers spent Saturday afternoon practicing for the Colorado Avalanche, rooting for their next opponent to earn a regulation win over the Boston Bruins and preparing for two players slightly sooner than expected.

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The New York Rangers secured a 5-0 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night, extending their point streak to nine games (6-0-3) without having suffered a regulation loss since Jan. 4. The game featured a strong team performance from the Rangers and from Matt Rempe in particular, who delivered both a goal and a fight in New York's effort.

The Ottawa Senators have been shut out five times already this year. No, not this season. This year… and it is still January.  Their latest two shutouts have come back-to-back as they lost 5-0 to the New York Rangers in a bit of a blood bath on Jan.

The New York Rangers will face off against the Ottawa Senators at Madison Square Garden Tuesday night. The Rangers are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss against the Montreal Canadiens Sunday and are 22-20-4 on the season.

The New York Rangers are back on home ice as they welcome in the Ottawa Senators. Here's the Blueshirts starting lineup tonight at MSG.

That one is hard to forget because Ottawa forward Ridly Greig sealed the victory by firing a slapshot into an empty net. Toronto defenceman Morgan Rielly was so upset with the act he punched Greig in the head and earned a five-game suspension.

There are 34 games left in the Montreal Canadiens schedule, and as it stands, they’re in the race to earn one of the Wild Card spots in the East. They’re also not that far off from finishing among the bottom-10 teams in the league,

When: Saturday, 7 p.m., Canadian Tire Centre TV: CBC, Sportsnet Radio: TSN 1050 Odds: Maple Leafs -115, Senators -105 THE BUZZ The Senators didn’t spend Friday trying to regain a scoring touch, as they took the day off and didn’t practise.