Toews took a pass from Nathan MacKinnon and one-timed a shot past Igor Shesterkin ... and Avalanche goalie Mackenzie Blackwood stopped Mika Zibanejad on a breakaway. Parker Kelly scored in the first period for Colorado. With Blackwood pulled for an extra ...

Some of the numbers weren’t pretty for Mika Zibanejad in Saturday’s 1-0 shootout win over Columbus at Madison Square Garden, from the pair of penalties he took to the two breakaways he missed.

The New York Rangers return home for the first game of a back-to-back set, a Metro Division clash with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night at MSG (7:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM).

The New York Rangers make their first ever visit to Salt Lake City for their second meeting with the Utah Hockey Club (9:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). RANGERS RUNDOWN - The Delta C

Kirby Dach scored twice and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Utah Hockey Club 5-3 on Tuesday night. Mike Matheson, Patrik Laine and Cole Caufield also scored for Montreal, which has won eight of its last 10.

The New York Rangers’ five-game point streak continues, but a 3-2 overtime loss to the Colorado Avalanche stings. So, what's next?

But for the fifth straight meeting between the Rangers and Avalanche, this game was also decided after regulation. The Rangers allowed their hosts to tie it up at 18:47 of the third period after the Avalanche pulled goalie Mackenzie Blackwood for an extra attacker.

The Rangers are starting to pick up points consistently again, building up their confidence and moving slowly up the standings.

The 4 Nations Face-Off, which will be held Feb. 12-20 at Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden in Boston, will pit NHL players from Sweden, Finland, the United States and Canada against each other in the first best-on-best tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

Usually at the midseason, the contenders and pretenders begin to separate and we have an idea who's going to buy and sell on the trade market. Not so in 2024-25, where the standings are tight, especially in the Eastern Conference.

Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar had a blunt, one-word summation after his team rallied for a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers, calling it “unimpressive.” His beef was

Jared Bednar had a blunt, one-word summation after Colorado rallied for an overtime win against New York. DENVER — Jared Bednar had a blunt, one-word summation after Colorado rallied for a 3-2 overtime win against the New York Rangers on Tuesday night. "Unimpressive," the Avalanche coach said.