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.

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 ...

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 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.