OTTAWA, Ontario – After he scored the winning goal in overtime Tuesday against the Dallas Stars, Rangers defenseman Vladislav Gavrikov said the Blueshirts were going to need all of their defensemen to step up and try to help make up for the absence of the injured Adam Fox.

Against the Ottawa Senators Thursday, for the second straight game, the Rangers got two goals from defensemen, with Gavrikov scoring for the second consecutive game, and the unlikely Will Borgen getting the game-winner in what turned out to be a 4-2 win, their second straight and fifth in the last six games.

Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin (into an empty net, with 44.0 seconds remaining) scored the Rangers’ other goals, and goaltender Igor Shesterkin had 25 saves to get the win. Panarin’s goal was his 900th career po

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