By losing to Ottawa, 4-3, in overtime Saturday afternoon at Canadian Tire Center after captain Brady Tkachuk won it in OT, the Rangers let a prime opportunity to assert themselves in the top wild-card spot in the East pass them by. To put it into perspective: This weekend was the ultimate moment.

The Ottawa Senators erased a two-goal deficit with less than 10 minutes remaining to complete the comeback and win by a score of 4-3 in overtime.

Panarin has found the back of the net in four straight games, picking up four goals and seven points over that stretch, and he sits three goals away from his fifth career 30-goal campaign.

The New York Rangers had two points in the palm of their hands against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon, but squandered the opportunity after a late-game collapse, leading to a 4-3 overtime loss.

Brady Tkachuk scored 33 seconds into overtime. Panarin's goal seven minutes into the third had staked the Rangers to a 3-1 lead.