Rangers visit Senators with the league's fourth-best defence
New York brings a 91.7 per cent penalty kill to Ottawa after Adam Fox assisted on all four goals in its previous game.
The New York Rangers visit the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, Oct. 24, with a defence ranked fourth in the NHL at 2.42 goals allowed per game. Puck drop at Canadian Tire Centre is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.
According to the Rangers’ pregame notes, New York has killed 33 of 36 penalties, a 91.7 per cent success rate that shares second place in the league. The club has held opponents to two goals or fewer in eight games.
Adam Fox assisted on all four New York goals on Thursday, Oct. 22. He enters Saturday with 14 assists through 12 games, second in the NHL. Alexis Lafrenière has eight goals and has recorded a point in eight of his past nine games.
Dylan Garand has a 4-2-1 record, a .915 save percentage and a 2.30 goals-against average this season. The Rangers’ notes do not confirm a starting goaltender for Saturday.
