TORONTO, 26 January 2004 — Jaromir Jagr’s first game with the Rangers proved a huge disappointment as New York was trounced 9-1 by the Senators in Ottawa on Saturday.

The NHL’s richest player, Jagr was acquired by the reeling Rangers from the Washington Capitals on Friday, with embattled coach Glen Sather saying: “We need a shot in the arm right now and he was available.”

Teamed with fellow Czech Petr Nedved, with whom he previously played in Pittsburgh, the 31-year-old Jagr was on the ice for two of the nine Ottawa goals and managed just a single shot on net in nearly 20 minutes of playing time. Bryan Smolinski and Zdeno Chara each scored twice for the Senators, who led 4-0 after just 17 and a half minutes, with Jason Spezza, Daniel Alfredsson, Radek Bonk, Josh Langfeld and Martin Havlat getting single goals. Matthew Barnaby got the sole Ranger goal early in the final period, denying Patrick Lalime a shutout.

In other action, the injury-depleted Toronto Maple Leafs romped 4-1 over the Canadiens in Montreal. The Leafs got second-period goals from Bryan McCabe, Joe Nieuwendyk and Mikael Renberg and another from captain Mats Sundin in the final frame.

In Philadelphia, Jeremy Roenick scored twice to give the Flyers a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, who failed to equalize despite out-shooting the hosts 12-4 in the final period.

In Boston, the Florida Panthers got first-period power-play goals from Juraj Kolnik and Valeri Bure and made them stand up in a 2-1 win over the Bruins.

In Atlanta, Rick DiPietro turned aside all 25 shots for his second NHL shutout, leading the New York Islanders to a 3-0 victory over the Thrashers.

In Columbus, Rick Nash scored twice, with single goals going to Manny Malhotra and Tyler Wright, as the Blue Jackets edged the Chicago Blackhawks 4-3.

In Pittsburgh, Peter Forsberg scored twice and collected an assist in his return to action after sitting out four games as the Colorado Avalanche outlasted the lowly Penguins 5-3. It was the Penguins’ seventh straight home loss.

In St. Louis, Jason Arnott, David Oliver and Jere Lehtinen all scored to give the Dallas Stars a 3-2 win over the Blues. Pavol Demitra and veteran Scott Mellanby tallied for St. Louis.

In Glendale, Arizona, the Phoenix Coyotes made the most of their two second-period shots, scoring on both of them and going on to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Jan Hrdina and Daniel Cleary notched the second-period goals.

In Calgary, Martin St. Louis scored three times, twice in a four-goal second period as the Tampa Bay Lightning routed the Flames 6-2.

In Edmonton, the Nashville Predators roared to a 4-0 lead and hung on to edge the Oilers 4-3. Andreas Johansson tallied twice for Nashville.

In Los Angeles, Joe Corvo’s goal early in the second period proved to be the game winner as the Kings doubled up on Anaheim, beating the Mighty Ducks 4-2.

In San Jose, Alyn McCauley scored on two of his five chances and Evgeni Nabokov turned aside all 24 Minnesota shots as the Sharks thumped the Wild 4-0.