Jake Sanderson had a goal and two assists, and Dylan Cozens and Michael Amadio each had a goal and an assist for the Senators (8-4-0), who have won three of their past five games. Jonas Johansson made 23 saves and had an assist in his Ottawa debut.
J.T. Miller and Will Cuylle each had a goal and an assist, and Adam Fox had two assists to give him six in his past two games for the Rangers (7-5-1), who have lost two straight and four of their past five games. Dylan Garand made 18 saves.
Batherson made it 1-0 at 5:34 of the first period. Sanderson skated to the slot and fed Batherson on the wing, who beat Garand blocker side.
Just 1:06 later, Tim Stutzle put the Senators up 2-0 at 6:40, scoring in his third straight game. Zetterlund found Stutzle driving to the net for a tap-in.
Batherson made it 3-0 at 1:47 of the second period, taking a quick kick-pass from Cozens alone in front and lifting it over Garand.
Cuylle scored short-handed to put the Rangers on the board at 10:07. A blocked pass in the Rangers’ end led to Luke Glendening and Cuylle breaking out on a 2-on-1 before Glendening chipped it to Cuylle alone in front, who beat Johansson to make it 3-1.
Cozens extended the Senators’ lead to 4-1 at 11:21 of the second, deflecting a shot from Batherson past Garand.
Miller made it 4-2 at 12:54, batting in a bouncing puck from a Fox feed toward the net.
Alexis Lafrenière brought the Rangers within one at 19:34 at 4-on-4, burying a pass from Miller on a 2-on-1 to make it 4-3.
Sanderson backhanded a rebound past Garand to extend the Senators’ lead to 5-3 at 13:38 of the third period.
Pavel Dorofeyev made it a one-goal game for the second time of the night at 5-4 at 15:32, one-timing a pass from Cuylle.
Amadio added an empty-net goal at 18:46 before Batherson scored his third of the game with another empty-net goal at 19:48 for the 7-4 final.
