The Rangers suffered a tough loss in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals Thursday night.

The Senators broke a 1-1 tie when Erik Karlsson scored from a bad angle with a little more than four minutes left in the game.

Henrik Lundqvist made 41 saves, including all 21 shots he faced in the first period, but he didn't get much offensive support.

Ottawa hung on to win 2-1.

Game 2 will be in Canada Saturday afternoon. Games 3 and 4 will be at the Garden next week.