After suffering a 7-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs last night, the Montreal Canadiens hoped to bounce back by hosting the New York Rangers tonight and they did.

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MONTREAL (AP ... also scored for the Canadiens, who trailed 4-3 heading into the third period. Jakub Dobes had 23 saves, including two highlight-reel stops before Laine ended the game, to improve to 5-0 for his career. Alexis Lafrenière, Will Cuylle ...

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MONTREAL (AP) — Jake Evans scored the winning ... RANGERS 5, SENATORS 0 NEW YORK (AP) — Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves, Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist and New York beat Ottawa.

Lengthy point streaks by the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers are helping the Metropolitan rivals ascend in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race where eight teams are separated by five points.

Despite the skirmish, Shesterkin completed the game with 20 saves, earning his second consecutive shutout. Alexis Lafreniere, Will Cuylle, Arthur Kaliyev, Artemi Panarin, and Rempe all scored for the Rangers. Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette brushed off the incident as part of the game.

The real story is Shesterkin’s 164:03 shutout streak, dating back to the opening minute of the second period in Salt Lake City last week. The Rangers are playing so much better in front of their goalies this month that their numbers are bound to be better, but Shesterkin is also very much on point after his brief absence at the start of January.

Despite holding four different one-goal leads on Saturday, the Rangers let what should've been a two-point night by coming away with only one in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadiens. Back at Madison Square Garden,

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The Rangers earned a point for the eighth straight game, falling 5-4 in overtime to the Canadiens. New York blew not one, not two, not three, but four one-goal leafs before seeing the second point go awry in the extra session.

The Rangers are having a very disappointing season. And the Montreal Canadiens, meanwhile, were corrected the day before by the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 7-3 loss.