Schedule and 2011-12 Results
Regular Season Records: New York Rangers 51-24-7=109pts, Ottawa 41-31-10=92pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 12 April: Ottawa loses at New York Rangers, 4-goals-2
Game 2 on Saturday, 14 April: Ottawa wins at New York Rangers, 3-goals-2 (OT)
Game 3 on Monday, 16 April: New York Rangers win at Ottawa, 1-goal-nil
Game 4 on Wednesday, 18 April: New York Rangers lose at Ottawa, 3-goals-2 (OT)
Game 5 on Saturday, 21 April: Ottawa wins at New York Rangers, 2-goals-nil
Game 6 on Monday, 23 April: New York Rangers win at Ottawa, 3-goals-2
Game 7 on Thursday, 26 April: Ottawa loses at New York Rangers, 2-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 7: The New York Rangers hosted and defeated the Ottawa Senators 2-goals-1 for a 4-games-3 MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1155 victory. With the series 1155 victory, the New York Rangers improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 25-35 overall and 9-6 in the Preliminary round. With the series 1155 loss, the Ottawa Senators see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 8-13 overall (with an active four-series losing streak, begun with a loss in series 1004 in the 2007 NHL Finals) and 5-8 (with an active three-series losing streak) in the Preliminary round. The win order for the victorious New York Rangers in series 1155 was WLWLLWW: Series 1155 thus becomes the third NHL Preliminary-round series, the seventh NHL series (all rounds), and the fifteenth MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion.

After Game 6: Staving off elimination, the New York Rangers visited and bested the Ottawa Senators 3-goals-2 in MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1155 Game 6, thus forcing series 1155 to a Game 7 in New York. The best-of-7 NHL playoffs Game 7 record for the New York Rangers is 3-5 (3-0 on home ice). The best-of-7 NHL playoff Game 7 record for the Ottawa Senators is 0-4 (0-3 on road ice).

After Game 5: With MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1155 back in New York for Game 5, the Ottawa Senators visited and whitewashed the host Rangers 2-goals-nil for a 3-games-2 series 1155 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Ottawa Senators have a 2-2 series record and a 2-2 Game 6 record (when Ottawa loses Game 6 upon leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Senators have a 0-2 Game 7 record). When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Rangers have a 1-16 series record and a 4-13 Game 6 record – the sole Ranger win in this situation occurred in series 663, against the New Jersey Devils in the 1994 NHL Semifinals.

After Game 4: Trailing by two goals as late as 7:03 into the second period, the host Ottawa Senators scored their third unanswered goal at 2:42 into the first overtime period to defeat the New York Rangers 3-goals-2, thereby tying MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1155 at 2-games-all. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2011, inclusive, teams such as the Ottawa Senators which trailed at home by two goals as late as 7:03 into the second period had a game record of 42-254 (.142). When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have a 9-13 series record and a 9-13 Game 5 record, while the Ottawa Senators have a 1-4 series record and a 3-2 Game 5 record.

After Game 3: With MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1155 in Ontario, the visiting New York Rangers notched the game’s only goal 7:35 into the third period to defeat the Ottawa Senators 1-goal-nil and take a 2-games-1 series 1155 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Rangers have a series record of 13-5 and a Game 4 record of 11-7 with an active six-Game 4 winning streak. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Ottawa Senators have a series record of 0-7 and a Game 4 record of 3-4.

After Game 2: The Ottawa Senators visited and defeated the New York Rangers 3-goals-2 with a goal 1:17 into the first overtime period to tie MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1155 at 1-game-all. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the New York Rangers have a series record of 13-14 and a Game 3 record of 11-16, while the Ottawa Senators have a series record of 7-5 and a Game 3 record of 8-4. Ottawa trailed by one goal as late as 15:22 into the third period: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2011, inclusive, road teams down a goal with as little as 4:38 left in regulation had a game record of only 39-523 (.069).

After Game 1: The New York Rangers hosted and defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-goals-2 to take a 1-game-nil MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1155 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Rangers have a 16-10 series record and a 12-14 Game 2 record with an active five-Game 2 winning streak. When trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Ottawa Senators have a 2-8 series record (with an active three-series losing streak) and a 3-7 Game 2 record with an active three-Game 2 losing streak.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2011-12 regular season, the New York Rangers finished 17 points ahead of Ottawa. From 1939 through 2011, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by 17 regular-season points, they have posted an 11-2 (.846) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1155 is the 21st best-of-7 playoff series for Ottawa, and the 60th for the New York Rangers. In best-of-7 playoff series, Ottawa has an 8-12 series record, a 5-7 Preliminary-round series record, and a 10-10 Game 1 record, while the New York Rangers have a 24-35 series record, an 8-6 Preliminary-round series record, and a 26-33 Game 1 record. Series 1155 is the first best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between Ottawa and the New York Rangers.