The New York Rangers close their season-series with the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden (1:00 PM ET - TV: MSG Network - Radio: ESPN 880 AM). Five of New York’s next six games will be played at MSG.

The New York Rangers spent Saturday afternoon practicing for the Colorado Avalanche, rooting for their next opponent to earn a regulation win over the Boston Bruins and preparing for two players slightly sooner than expected.

The Colorado Avalanche (28-20-2) will face the New York Rangers (24-20-4) for the second and final time in the regular season on Sunday afternoon. Puck drop is scheduled for 11:08 a.m. MT at Madison Square Garden.

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche look to break a three-game skid with a victory against the New York Rangers. New York has a 12-9-2 record in home games and a 24-20-4 record overall. The Rangers have gone 5-3-0 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.

The Colorado Avalanche traded Mikko Rantanen to Carolina. Avalanche general manager Chris MacFarland has a message about that.

It's game day for the New York Rangers, and the Blueshirts will get to see firsthand the aftermath of the recent blockbuster that shook the league as the Ranger

Colorado Avalanche netminder Mackenzie Blackwood has a 2.41 goals against average this season and made 27 saves in a 3-2 victory over the Rangers two weeks ago

One of the teams to deny the Rangers a win in the past 10 games is the Avalanche, who rallied for a 3-2 overtime win on Jan. 14 during New York’s successful three-game road trip. Artturi Lehkonen scored the tying goal with 1:13 left In regulation and Devon Toews scored the game-winner 4:23 into overtime.

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

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