The Rangers have personified the NHL’s holy trinity. 

A 4-0 win over the Senators on Monday night at Madison Square Garden officially bestowed a trifecta of regular-season honors — first place in the Metropolitan Division, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the Presidents’ Trophy — onto the Blueshirts to close out what has been a franchise-best 82-game campaign. 

This Rangers team willed its destiny through hard work, in-game resolve and the chip that grew on their shoulder in the aftermath of last year’s first-round exit against the Devils. 

It led to one of the most prolific Rangers seasons in recent memory, which was fittingly capped by a decisive victory over Ottawa that secured home-ice advantage for the duration of the Stanley Cup playoffs.