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(SportsNetwork.com) - The fading Ottawa Senators have a chance to make up some ground in the playoff race on Tuesday night as they play host to the New York Rangers. The Senators are in the midst of a 2-5-2 skid, dropping them seven points behind the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference, a position currently held by the Rangers. New York is tied for third place in the Metropolitan Division with the Columbus Blue Jackets, as both clubs have 76 points. However, the Blue Jackets have two games in hand to hold the current tiebreaker and push the Blueshirts out of one of the three automatic playoff bids in the division. The Senators have lost three straight and are coming off a 3-1 setback to the Colorado Avalanche. Ottawa was six seconds away from being shut out before Mika Zibanejad scored on a one-time blast. Robin Lehner stopped 19 shots in defeat. "We need wins right now, not moral victories," said Ottawa head coach Paul MacLean. Lehner was making his second straight start in place of the injured Craig Anderson, who suffered an upper-body injury in an overtime loss to the Nashville Predators last Monday. Anderson remains day-to-day and Lehner is likely to face the Rangers tonight for the second time in his career. He won the first meeting, stopping 33-of-35 shots faced. New York also is slumping, having lost six of its past nine games. That includes a tough-luck 1-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Sunday that denied goaltender Henrik Lundqvist a piece of team history. Lundqvist made 28 saves and remains stuck on 301 career victories, tied with Mike Richter for the most in club history. The Rangers were denied a potential tying goal in the second period. Carl Hagelin forced a shot from a severe angle along the goal line to Antti Niemis left, and after the San Jose backstop virtually glued himself to the post, the puck was obscured underneath his equipment. A lengthy replay was not conclusive enough to overturn the original no-goal ruling on the ice. "I thought defensively we did what we had to do. Offensively, we did everything but finish. We had some very good looks, but we couldnt pull the trigger," New York coach Alain Vigneault said. "Youve got to believe if we keep playing this way, well be alright." Martin St. Louis played in his sixth game with the Rangers since being acquired from the Tampa Bay Lightning and has yet to score a goal with his new club. He has two assists and is a minus-1. St. Louis has 15 goals and 43 points in 50 career games versus the Senators, while Lundqvist is 11-14-3 with a 2.08 goals against average versus them. The Rangers snapped a five-game series losing streak to the Senators with a 4-1 win in Ottawa on Jan. 18. Derek Stepan had a goal and two assists, while Cam Talbot came up with 29 saves. 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Greyson Lambert threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns with an interception on 20-of-35 efficiency, while Canaan Severin, Darius Jennings and Andre Levrone each hauled in a TD pass for the Cavaliers (4-6, 2-4), who lost their fourth straight game. Losing four in a row, its frustrating, Severin said. We can still be bowl eligible, so weve still got to just keep playing. Florida State pulled away with 21 straight points in the second quarter. Lamberts pass to the left sideline was intercepted by Terrance Smith, who took the ball to the Cavaliers 3. Williams extended the ball into the end zone for a 14-7 lead less than a minute into the second quarter. After Lambert turned the ball over, Florida State needed just one play to find the end zone again as Winston stood tall in the pocket a delivered a 22-strike to Greene for a 21-13 lead just 12 seconds later. The Seminoles chewed up 6:48 with a 15-play, 84-yard trek that was capped when Winston jumped to fake a pass before diving into the end zone for a 4-yard score 4:43 before halftime. Dalvin Cook fumbled the ball and Virginia took over at Florida States 22. On the very next play, Lambert lofted a pass to Severin for a 22-yard score to get to make it a 28-20 game seven minutes into the third. Roberto Aguayo capped a 9-play, 60-yard Florida State drive by splitting the uprights from 43 yards out for a 31-20 lead. Winston completed a 21-yard pass to Williams to move thhe Seminoles into Virginia territory, but the drive stalled at the 23-yard line and Aguayo kicked a 40-yard field goal with 16 seconds left in the third.dddddddddddd On 4th-and-1 at Florida States 32, Kevin Parks ran four yards for a Virginia first down. After Lambert was sacked for a 9-yard loss, he completed a 26-yard pass to Zachary Swanson two plays later to the Seminoles 15. The Cavaliers turned the ball over on downs after Jennings hauled in a pass for a 2-yard loss to seal the outcome with 5:47 to play. Were still continuing to get better every week in certain things, and weve got to keep growing, FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said. After Florida State punted on its initial drive, David Marrs fumbled the ball on Virginias first play and Mario Edwards Jr. recovered it at the Cavaliers 26. Winston ran 20 yards and Williams plunged in from two yards out for a 7-0 lead. Maurice Candy picked off Winstons pass over the middle to give the Cavaliers the ball at their 47-yard line. Virginia moved to Florida States 18 after a defensive pass interference penalty and Lambert connected with Levrone for a 16-yard score two plays later for a tie game with 4:20 left in the first. Winston threw his second interception of the first quarter after his pass was tipped up into the air and Eli Harold caught at Florida States 45. Lambert completed a 13-yard pass to Doni Dowling, Khalek Shepherd ran 15 yards for a first down and hit a diving Jennings in the end zone for a 15-yard touchdown. Ian Frye, however, missed the extra point. Game Notes Florida State became the 25th team in college football history to win 25 straight games ... The Seminoles last conference loss came against Virginia on Nov. 19, 2011 in a 14-13 decision ... Cook left the game with a leg injury ... Virginia has lost nine straight games on the road since winning at North Carolina State on Nov. 3, 2012 ... The Seminoles hold a 15-3 advantage in the all-time series and are 9-1 in Tallahassee. ' ' '