Associated Press
Ben Bishop made 25 saves in his home debut with the Senators, and Ottawa beat the Rangers 4-1 Thursday night.
Nick Foligno had the winning goal, and Zack Smith, Kyle Turris and Jason Spezza, with an empty-netter, also scored for the Sens.
The Rangers (42-17-7) grabbed a 1-0 lead on Ryan Callahan's first-period goal, but dropped to 30-2-3 in games in which they scored first. The Rangers, who lost 4-1 at New Jersey on Tuesday, hadn't lost two straight in regulation since Dec. 15.
Martin Biron made 18 saves. The Rangers, who began a stretch of three games in four days, are expected to have No. 1 goalie Henrik Lundqvist in net Friday at Chicago.
With just seven shots through two periods, the Senators rarely tested Biron, but Ottawa took advantage of a number of rebounds.
Turris scored his eighth of the season, jumping on the rebound of Daniel Alfredsson's shot from the point to give the Senators a 3-1 lead early in the third.
Bishop looked a little nervous at the start as the Rangers grabbed the lead 4:36 in. Callahan tipped a pass from Brad Richards into an open right side of the net as he caught Bishop moving.
The lead was short-lived as Smith fired in a slap shot from the top of the left circle at 5:50 for his first goal in 13 games.
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STAT OF THE GAME
The Rangers held the Senators scoreless in two shorthanded situations (3:27 total icetime), and are now 18-for-19 (94.7 percent) on the penalty kill over the past six games.
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2. McDonagh |
3. Callahan |
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