New York Rangers lose to Ottawa Senators, 3-1

Last night the New York Rangers played the Ottawa Senators to a 1-1 tie late in the third period, but ultimately fell victim to Chris Kelly and lost the game, 3-1. Kelly earned a hat trick by scoring all three Ottawa goals, including the game winner with 2:24 left in the game and an empty netter with 0.8 seconds remaining. The Rangers will have another shot at the Senators this Thursday in Ottawa. Photos by Avi Gerver, ©Madison Square Garden, L.P.

A supporter of Michael Del Zotto, one of this decade’s promising young defensemen, sits atop the shoulders of a fan of Brian Leetch, the Rangers’ Hall of Fame defenseman from the 90’s, during pregame warmups:

Senator Mike Fisher gets ahold of Ranger Derek Stepan’s jersey after a faceoff at center ice:

New York’s Brandon Dubinsky prepares to check an Ottawa player:

A scuffle breaks out between the Senators’ Chris Neil and Rangers’ Ruslan Fedotenko:

New York’s Michal Rozsival and Ottawa’s Chris Campoli:

All eyes on the puck, including those of Rangers star forward Marian Gaborik:

New York’s Brandon Prust (#8) celebrates his goal with teammate Marc Staal:

The Rangers’ Michael Del Zotto powers his way past a Senators player:

Rangers head coach John Tortorella:

New York’s Michal Rozsival brushes aside an Ottawa player: