Senators top Rangers on Patrick Kane debut

Derick Brassard, playing his 1,000th game, scored twice against his old club, and the Ottawa Senators beat the New York RAngers 5-3 on Thursday night to spoil Patrick Kane’s RAngers debut in front of 18 006 spectators at Madison Square Garden.

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The 34-year-old right winger Kane made his debut following his acquisition from Chicago, where he won the Stanley Cup three times. He had four shots on goal.

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Shane Pinto, Claude Giroux and Tim Stutzle (empty net) also scored for Ottawa, who entered the playoff race with an 11-3-1 surge since losing at home to Winnipeg on Jan. 21, and Cam Talbot made 29 saves.

Chris Kreider and Jacob Trouba scored for New York, who played with five defensemen as they were again without the injured Ryan Lindgren.

K’Andre Miller served the second of a three-game suspension for spitting toward Los Angeles defenseman Drew Doughty last Sunday.

The Senators host Columbus Blue Jackets and RAngers visit the Boston Bruins on Saturday.