The 4-3 overtime loss to the Senators in Ottawa on Saturday afternoon was a blown game due to the 3-1 Rangers lead with 10 minutes left in the third, then a 3-2 lead inside of three minutes to go. Brady Tkachuk’s second of the game 33 seconds into OT ended it.
Brady Tkachuk scored 33 seconds into overtime. Panarin's goal seven minutes into the third had staked the Rangers to a 3-1 lead.
Ottawa traded oft-injured center Norris and stalled defense prospect Jacob Bernard-Docker to Buffalo for struggling center Dylan Cozens, journeyman defenseman Dennis Gilbert and a 2026 second-round draft pick.
By losing to Ottawa, 4-3, in overtime Saturday afternoon at Canadian Tire Center after captain Brady Tkachuk won it in OT, the Rangers let a prime opportunity to assert themselves in the top wild-card spot in the East pass them by. To put it into perspective: This weekend was the ultimate moment.
The Senators traded forward Josh Norris to the Sabres, but it's had a profound affect on captain Brady Tkachuk.