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The New York Rangers have the talent and the name recognition.

But the Ottawa Senators have a spot in the Eastern Conference finals.

Three days after edging New York in a 5-4 overtime decision, the Sens were all over the Rangers' shots on Tuesday, blocking 20 pucks and halting another 37 sent at Craig Anderson to claim a 4-2 victory, not to mention a 4-2 series win that guarantees them a matchup with either the Washington Capitals or Pittsburgh Penguins.

Entering Game 6, the Senators had led the Rangers for just over 13 minutes of their series, and they fell behind early in both of the Rangers' Game 3 and 4 wins. But that was not the case in Game 6, when Ottawa jumped out to a 2-0 first-period lead on goals from Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone, then clung to its defensive foundation and rattled the Rangers in the waning minutes.

New York's offense came alive in its back-to-back series wins, which had the Metropolitan wild-card contenders on a surefire path to redemption after a 2-0 Ottawa series lead. But Anderson, with help from Erik Karlsson and the scrappy Sens blueliners, got deflection after deflection as time worked against the Rangers on Tuesday, even if New York seemed to threaten most when it was short-handed.

Henrik Lundqvist, who had a roller coaster of a postseason after a dominant opening-round series and some hiccups during the Sens' two overtime wins, entered the night with a history of top-notch elimination-game performances. And he gave his all once again.

The Blueshirts hardly helped his efforts as much as they could have, at least considering the offensive firepower New York touted over the course of the season. And that, in a broader sense, epitomized Ottawa's unexpected run to the conference finals -- a run that was fueled not only by the Senators' resilience but also by the Rangers' inability to live up to their potential.