The set-up: The Rangers have let two games in this series slip away with late-game collapses. New York squandered a late 5-3 lead before sustaining a double-overtime loss in Game 2, then suffered a similar fate in Game 5, as Ottawa tied the game with just 1:26 remaining in the third period, then won in OT when Kyle Turris scored at 6:28 of the first overtime. That puts Ottawa one victory away from reaching the conference final for the third time in franchise history and first since 2007, but for that to happen tonight, the Senators would have to win in MSG, where the Rangers have won 4-1 in both Games 3 and 4 of this series.

Ottawa: Turris' Game 5 goal was his third career playoff game-winner, all of which have come in overtime. Captain Erik Karlsson registered the first three-point performance of his playoff career with a trio of assists in Game 5. He has fought through injury to score just one goal but set up 10 others this postseason, setting franchise records for most assists and points by a defenseman in one playoff year. It seemed like the problem for Ottawa in Game 3 was a lack of desperation with the Senators leading the series 2-0. The team's demeanor didn't much change in Game 4 either, with the Senators up 2-1 in the series. The Rangers now face elimination but Ottawa has the safety net of a potential Game 7 on home ice. Can the the Senators avoid a third straight flat performance in "the Garden?"

NY Rangers: The Rangers were a better road team than a home team during the regular season but after losing their first home game of this postseason, have won four straight at MSG, including Games 3 and 4 of this series, by scores of 4-1. "Our group of veterans have a lot of experience," head coach Alain Vigneault said to the New York Daily News. "Not just NHL experience, but some guys have won the gold medal at the Olympics; some guys have played in World Cups. There is a lot of experience, and they have to use this experience right, first of all to get themselves ready to go out on the ice and execute and play hard and play well. And if they do that, then it's definitely in my mind going to rub off on the rest of our group that might have a little less experience but are leaning on those players to show them the way."

The pick: Henrik Lundqvist has stooped 98 of 102 shots (.961 SP) in New York's four straight postseason home wins plus one could say a game like this has been "his moment." In his last 11 games at MSG with the Rangers facing elimination, Lundqvist is 10-1 with a 1.05 goals-against average, .965 save percentage and two shutouts. However, let me also add that New York's offense has been too much for Ottawa to handle, as the Rangers have scored at least four goals in four straight playoff contests (an average of 4.25 per game), for the first time since a six-game streak during the 1994 postseason. Make the Over a 10* play.