Senators Defeat Rangers in OT, Take Lead in Wild-Card Race

Brady Tkachuk's overtime goal secures a 4-3 comeback win for Ottawa, pushing New York into a tie for the second wild-card spot.

The Ottawa Senators overcame a 3-1 third-period deficit to defeat the New York Rangers 4-3 in overtime, with Brady Tkachuk scoring the game-winner 33 seconds into OT.
The victory moves the Senators into the first wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference, while the Rangers remain tied with Columbus for the second spot.
New York's Carson Soucy scored in his Rangers debut after being traded from the Vancouver Canucks, while Artemi Panarin extended his goal streak to four games with a breakaway goal in the third period.
Despite a strong performance by Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin, who made 33 saves, Ottawa's Ridly Greig and Michael Amadio scored key late goals to force overtime.
The Senators struggled on the power play, going 0-for-5, but capitalized on critical opportunities during even strength to secure the win.