Rangers' White has two goals in loss to Ottawa
New York Rangers goalie Martin Biron reacts as he lets a goal in on a shot by Ottawa Senators' Zack Smith during the second period of a preseason NHL hockey game in Ottawa. (Oct. 2, 2010) Credit: AP
OTTAWA - Former Ottawa center Todd White had a pair of goals for the Rangers last night in an 8-5 loss to the host Senators in the final preseason game for both teams. The Rangers open their season Saturday in Buffalo.
White scored shorthanded for his second goal of the middle period at 16:33 to put the Rangers up 4-3.
Zack Smith and Chris Kelly each completed hat tricks with empty-net goals to seal Ottawa's win.
Jesse Winchester tipped Peter Regin's slap shot past Martin Biron 14:12 into the third to put Ottawa ahead 6-5 after both teams had combined to blow five one-goal leads.
Smith scored his third of the game into an empty net with 50.2 seconds remaining. Biron remained on the bench when Kelly added his third goal with 8 seconds left.
Mats Zuccarello scored 6:13 into the third to draw the Rangers even at 5. Artem Anisimov and Derek Stepan also scored for the Rangers. Biron, whose long pass set up Stepan's goal, made 20 saves.
Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was given a major and a game misconduct 12:55 into the first for spearing Ottawa's Chris Neil. Neil and Milan Michalek left the game in the second with lower-body injuries. A Senators spokesman said both players were removed from the game for precautionary reasons.
Pascal Leclaire stopped 25 shots for Ottawa, which led 1-0, 2-1, 3-2 and 5-4.
Jarko Ruutu tied it at 4 with 30 seconds left in the second. Kelly, who scored a shorthanded goal 9:08 in, got his second goal of the game 1:11 into the second. He got behind Rangers defensemen Steve Eminger and Ryan McDonagh to take Jason Spezza's long pass up the middle. - AP
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