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OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators survived a late fight from the New York Rangers to earn a 7-4 win on Saturday night.
Drake Batherson had three goals and an assist for the Senators, who lost 27-25.
Jake Sanderson’s first goal of the season proved to be the winner and Michael Amadio added an empty-net goal for insurance.
Tim Stutzle and Dylan Cozens also scored for the hosts. Jonas Johansson made his Senators debut by stopping 23 of 27 shots.
Will Cuylle, JT Miller, Alexis Lafreniere and Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Rangers. Dylan Garand, making his seventh straight start, stopped 18 shots.
Sanderson’s first season this season was huge. Garand made an early save on Ridly Greig and Sanderson buried the rebound to make it 5-3. But the Rangers regained a one-goal lead on Dorofeyev’s shot with 4:28 remaining.
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Five second-half goals gave the Senators a one-goal lead, 4-3.
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Batherson gave the Senators a 3-0 lead at 1:47 of the second quarter, finishing off a rebound and beating Garand from close range.
The Rangers made it 3-1 with a shorthanded score off a Cozens turnover that led to a 2-on-1. Noah Laba poked forward to send Cuylle alone and beat Johansson.
Cozens scored his first goal of the season a minute later when Batherson’s shot was deflected off his skate.
New York then scored twice to tie the game at one goal. Miller found a loose ball in front and with 26 seconds left Lafreniere buried a pass from Miller.
Ottawa took a 2-0 lead in the first quarter, scoring two goals in a span of 66 seconds.
Batherson opened the scoring by receiving a pass from Sanderson on the side of the goal and firing it past Garand.
A minute later, Claude Giroux committed a turnover, finding Fabian Zetterlund who passed it to Stutzle on a rush and scored.
TAKEAWAY
Senators: Despite Jake Sanderson’s return, the Senators’ power play continued to struggle at 0-for-3.
Rangers: The Rangers dominated play in the offensive zone for long periods of time in the third quarter.
KEY STATUS
The Senators have a 24-9-1 record when Batherson and Stutzle score in the same game.
NEXT
Rangers: Host the Los Angeles Kings on Monday.
Senators: Visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 24, 2026.
© 2026 Canadian Press
