The Rangers know the urgency of getting a win in Game 3. The Senators know they'll still have a lead in the series regardless of what happens.
"It's easy to say there is desperation, but until there really is it's something you have to create superficially," Boucher said.
Boucher isn't concerned with how the Senators will respond. He used Ottawa's first-round series against the Boston Bruins as an example. The Senators had leads of 2-1 and 3-2 going into Games 4 and 6 at TD Garden, respectively. They won each time.
"They had all the urgency in the world and we had to match that, we had to play our game, and we did," Boucher said. "This is probably the toughest game we'll have all year long."