Schedule and 2016-17 Results
Regular Season Records: Ottawa 44-28-10=98pts, New York Rangers 48-28-6=102pts
Game 1 on Thursday, 27 April: New York Rangers lose at Ottawa, 2-goals-1
Game 2 on Saturday, 29 April: New York Rangers lose at Ottawa, 6-goals-5 (2OT)
Game 3 on Tuesday, 02 May: Ottawa loses at New York Rangers, 4-goals-1
Game 4 on Thursday, 04 May: Ottawa loses at New York Rangers, 4-goals-1
Game 5 on Saturday, 06 May: New York Rangers lose at Ottawa, 5-goals-4 (OT)
Game 6 on Tuesday, 09 May: Ottawa wins at New York Rangers, 4-goals-2

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 6: The Ottawa Senators visited and defeated the New York Rangers 4-goals-2 to complete a 4-games-2 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1328 victory. With the series 1328 win, the Ottawa Senators improve their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record to 11-15 overall and 3-4 in the Quarterfinals round. With the series 1328 loss, the New York Rangers see their best-of-7 NHL playoff series record fall to 33-41 overall and 12-14 in the Quarterfinals round. The win order for the victorious Ottawa Senators in series 1328 was WWLLWW: Series 1328 thus becomes the eighth NHL Quarterfinals-round series, the 38th NHL series (all rounds), and the 77th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) to follow that win order to completion. The New York Rangers outscored the Ottawa Senators 20-goals-19 in series 1328, thus making series 1328 the 41st best-of-7 NHL playoff series in which the losing team scored more total goals than the winning team.

After Game 5: The Ottawa Senators hosted and bested the New York Rangers 5-goals-4 in overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1328 lead of 3-games-2. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the Ottawa Senators have a series record of 3-3 and a Game 6 record of 3-3. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Rangers have a series record of 5-18 and a Game 6 record of 9-14 with an active four-Game 6 winning streak. Ottawa trailed at home by a goal as late as 18:33 into the third period of series 1328 Game 5. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2016, inclusive, home teams down a goal as late as 18:33 into the third period had a game record of only 35-489 (.067). Leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, Ottawa wins the series when the Senators win Game 6 (three occurrences), and loses Game 7 and the series when the Senators lose Game 6 (three occurrences). Trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-2, the New York Rangers have a 5-18 series record, but a 5-3 record in their last eight such series (after having lost 15 consecutive such series).

After Game 4: The New York Rangers hosted and defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-goals-1 to knot best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1328 at 2-games-all. When tied 2-games-all in a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series, the Ottawa Senators have a series record of 1-5 and a Game 5 record of 4-2, while the New York Rangers have a series record of 14-15 and a Game 5 record of 12-17. The sole Ottawa Senators best-of-7 NHL playoff series victory in the wake of a 2-games-all tie occurred in series 881 (over the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2003 NHL Quarterfinals).

After Game 3: The New York Rangers hosted and bested the Ottawa Senators 4-goals-1 to reduce the Ottawa Senators best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL series 1328 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Ottawa Senators have a series record of 9-1 with an active seven-series winning streak and a Game 4 record of 8-2 with an active five-Game 4 winning streak. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the New York Rangers have a series record of 10-22 and a Game 4 record of 18-14. Series 1328 is the 11th best-of-7 NHL playoff series led 2-games-1 by the Ottawa Senators. In the previous ten series, Ottawa had won Game 3 to take the 2-games-1 lead; in series 1328, Ottawa loses Game 3 to see its series 1328 lead halved to 2-games-1.

After Game 2: The Ottawa Senators hosted and defeated the New York Rangers 6-goals-5 in double overtime to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1328 lead of 2-games-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the Ottawa Senators have a series record of 1-0 and a Game 3 record of 1-0. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 2-games-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 2-21 and a Game 3 record of 11-12. In series 1328 Game 2, Ottawa trailed the Rangers at home by two goals as late as 16:40 into the third period, and by one goal as late as 18:57 into the third period, but prevailed 2:54 into the second overtime. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff games from 1939 through 2016, inclusive, home teams down by two goals as late as 16:40 into the third period had a game record of 4-357 (.011), and home teams down by one goal as late as 18:57 into the third period had a game record of 27-480 (.053). In series 1328 Game 2, won by Ottawa, the Rangers held three separate two-goal leads and five separate one-goal leads; Ottawa never once led. Series 1328 Game 2 is the highest-scoring NHL playoff game (any round) at 11 total goals since series 1266, in which the New York Rangers also lost in overtime 6-goals-5 to the Lightning in Tampa Bay in Game 3 of their 2015 NHL Semifinals series. Series 1328 Game 2 is the highest-scoring NHL playoff game (Quarterfinals) at 11 total goals since series 1100, in which the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Canucks in Vancouver 7-goals-4 in Game 4 of their 2010 NHL Quarterfinals series.

After Game 1: The Ottawa Senators hosted and defeated the New York Rangers 2-goals-1 to take a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1328 lead of 1-game-nil. When leading a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the Ottawa Senators have a series record of 7-4 and a Game 2 record of 1-10. When trailing a best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1-game-nil, the New York Rangers have a series record of 10-28 and a Game 2 record of 15-23. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series history, teams which win Game 1 at home 2-goals-1 (such as the Ottawa Senators in series 1328 Game 1) have a 33-17 (.660) series record. Ottawa trailed at home by a goal as late as 18:38 into the second period, but prevailed: In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series from 1939 through 2016, inclusive, home teams down a goal as late as 18:38 into the second period had a game record of 156-451 (.257).

Pre-series assessment: In the 2016-17 NHL regular season, the Ottawa Senators finished four points behind the New York Rangers. From 1939 through the 2017 NHL Preliminary round, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by four regular-season points, they have posted a best-of-7 playoff series record of 14-15 (.483) in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1328 is the 26th best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the Ottawa Senators, and the 74th for the New York Rangers. In best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the Ottawa Senators have an all-rounds series record of 10-15, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 2-4, and a Game 1 record of 11-14, while the New York Rangers have an all-rounds series record of 33-40, a Quarterfinals-round series record of 12-13, and a Game 1 record of 35-38. Series 1328 is the second best-of-7 NHL playoff series meeting between the Ottawa Senators and the New York Rangers. Ottawa has home-ice advantage in series 1328 since the Senators were a top-three division finisher and the Rangers were a wild-card team. In the only previous best-of-seven NHL playoff series between the two teams, New York defeated Ottawa in series 1155 (in the 2012 NHL Preliminary round).