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Marian Gaborik and Brian Boyle scored minutes apart in the second period to break open a tight game, and the top-seeded New York Rangers opened their first-round Eastern Conference series with a 4-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday night.

Rangers forward Alex Frolov's first season in New York is over because of a significant injury to his right knee.

Michal Rozsival and Nikolai Zherdev scored during two-man advantages in New York's four-goal second period, and the Rangers routed the Martin Brodeur-less New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Wednesday night.

Carolina (42-14-4) at NY Rangers (36-16-8) 7:00 pm EST

Rangers defenseman Greg de Vries, one of the NHL's most durable players, will be out four to six weeks with a ligament sprain in his right knee.