Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and the New York Rangers beat the Ottawa Senators 5-0.

The Ottawa Senators were a bad act on Broadway. The Senators looked disjointed and didn’t have much going in an embarrassing 5-0 loss to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night.

The Ottawa Senators will close out their Tuesday contest against the New York Rangers without center Josh Norris, who left late in the first period due to precautionary reasons, reports the Ottawa Sun’s Bruce Garrioch.

Rempe was breaking straight to the net and received a beautiful feed from Adam Edstrom right on his stick, going forehand to backhand, lifting the puck up and in past Senators' goalie Anton Forsberg. The Garden was buzzing for Rempe, who recorded only his second goal in 29 career games for the organization.

The New York Rangers are back on home ice as they welcome in the Ottawa Senators. Here's the Blueshirts starting lineup tonight at MSG.

Four months after Senators president Cyril Leeder and NCC chief executive officer Tobi Nussbaum announced the landmark agreement in September for the club to buy the land to build a new arena, the two sides still are trying to finalize the sale agreement, including a purchase price.

Five different Blueshirts, including Matt Rempe, scored, and goalie Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves in posting his second straight shutout as the Rangers blew out the visiting Senators, 5-0, to extend their point streak to nine games (6-0-3) while at the same time pulling within two points of a playoff spot.

NEW YORK -- Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves for his second straight shutout and the New York Rangers defeated the Ottawa Senators 5-0 at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Shesterkin extended his shutout streak to 164:03, the second longest of his career behind the 166:30 he had last season from March 4-14.

The Ottawa Senators will face the New Jersey Devils in this NHL matchup at the Ball Centre on Sunday, January 19th. WATCH: Senators vs Devils Live | Stream free on Fubo The Senators sit right in the middle of the Atlantic Division standings and are within ten points of first place,

Belleville Senators forward Tyler Boucher, Brantford Bulldogs 20-year-old Tomas Hamara (who is signed) and big Finnish defenseman Eerik Wallenius were also considered for the fourth tier and are comparable prospects to the final four players ranked.

You can debate which of the Senators’ needs — a scoring forward, another defenceman, possibly some goaltending help — is more pressing but the recent skid, about two months before the trade deadline, has amplified the need for general manager Steve Staios to make a move.