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Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers

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Colorado Avalanche
20-2-6
Final
3 - 2
New York Rangers
15-12-3

MacKinnon scores twice as the Avalanche beat the Rangers 3-2 in overtime

Nathan MacKinnon skates through Rangers defense to score dazzling OT winner

MacKinnon finished Colorado's third win in four games when he beat Igor Shesterkin for his NHL-best 24th goal. He also batted the puck past Shesterkin at 15:26 of the third, lifting the Avalanche to a 2-1 lead.

MacKinnon has 10 goals and five assists in his last nine games.

Parker Kelly also scored for Colorado, and Martin Necas had three assists. The NHL-leading Avalanche bounced back nicely after losing 6-3 at the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

Panarin and Conor Sheary scored for New York, which had won five of six. Shesterkin made 39 saves.

The Rangers trailed 2-1 before Panarin scored his 10th goal at 19:18 with Shesterkin pulled for an extra skater.

The Avalanche jumped in front when Kelly tipped a shot by defenseman Sam Malinsky past Shesterkin at 7:06 of the second.

Sheary tied it at 1 with his first goal as a Ranger at 4:23 of the third. Sheary beat Blackwood with high shot after outskating Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 24 saves for Colorado.

Up next Rangers: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday.

Avalanche: Visit the Philadelpha Flyers on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

COL wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 7:06 Parker Kelly Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Sam Malinski (13), Martin Necas (22)
Goal 3rd Period 4:23 Conor Sheary Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Vincent Trocheck (9), J.T. Miller (11)
Goal 3rd Period 15:26 Nathan MacKinnon Goal (23) Batted, assists: Martin Necas (23), Josh Manson (4)
Goal 3rd Period 19:18 Artemi Panarin Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Mika Zibanejad (12), Alexis Lafrenière (9)
Goal 4th Period 2:46 Nathan MacKinnon Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Cale Makar (25), Martin Necas (24)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 18
21 Hits 32
4 Takeaways 3
42 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 38
42.4 Faceoff Win Percent 57.6
13 Giveaways 21
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Joonas Korpisalo, G Injured Reserve Oct 1
Aidan Thompson, C Injured Reserve Sep 29
Adam Sykora, LW Injured Reserve Sep 28
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Zachary L'Heureux, LW Injured Reserve Sep 29
Logan O'Connor, RW Injured Reserve Sep 29
Trent Miner, G Injured Reserve Sep 28
Georgii Merkulov, C Injured Reserve Sep 28

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 17,647 | Capacity:

2026-27 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Utah 0 0 2 1
St. Louis 0 0 2 1
Colorado 0 0 2 1
Minnesota 0 0 2 1
Winnipeg 1 0 1 0
Nashville 0 1 0 0
Dallas 0 1 0 0
Chicago 0 2 0 0

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
NY Rangers 0 1 4 2
Pittsburgh 0 0 2 1
Washington 0 0 2 1
Columbus 0 0 2 1
New Jersey 0 0 2 1
Carolina 1 1 1 0
Philadelphia 1 1 1 0
NY Islanders 0 1 0 0
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