Entrenched in the Eastern Conference wild-card race, the Rangers are making their push.
A 5-0 rout of the Senators Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden not only bumped the Blueshirts up to just two points out of the second wild-card spot, but it also prevented Ottawa, currently occupying the first spot, from widening the distance from the teams behind them.
Every time the Rangers have stepped on the ice since the new year began, a big-game aura has followed.
That’s what happens when your season reaches the brink of ruin and you’re fighting to make up for it.
Though the Rangers have rather consistently answered the call in these high-stakes contests, and it’s allowed them to bulldoze their way back into contention after their season was all but dead in the water.
Tuesday night was a gritty win by the Rangers, who stayed the course despite having two goals called back through the first two periods.
This all against a Senators team that had won five of its last six games entering the matchup.
