Batherson hat trick lifts Senators past Rangers 7-4
Drake Batherson finished with four points as Ottawa held off New York at Canadian Tire Centre.
Drake Batherson scored three goals and added an assist in the Ottawa Senators’ 7-4 home win over the New York Rangers on Saturday, Oct. 24. His third goal went into an empty net with 12 seconds remaining.
Batherson scored twice as Ottawa built a 3-0 lead. Tim Stützle also scored in the first period, and Dylan Cozens made it 4-1 in the second. New York answered with goals from J.T. Miller and Alexis Lafrenière to trail by one entering the third.
Jake Sanderson restored Ottawa’s two-goal advantage at 13:38 of the third, but Pavel Dorofeyev cut the deficit to 5-4. Empty-net goals from Michael Amadio and Batherson secured the win. Will Cuylle had scored New York’s first goal while short-handed.
Sanderson finished with a goal and two assists. Jonas Johansson earned the victory in his first appearance for Ottawa.
