New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, March 28, 2024, 9:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 in a shootout on Thursday, March 28, 2024 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
New York Rangers	3	55-23-4
at Colorado Avalanche	2	50-25-7

News about this game

NHL Clash: New York Rangers Take on Colorado Avalanche in Battle for Eastern Dominance

Wed, Mar 27, 2024

Rangers (48-20-4) vs. Avalanche (46-21-5) in a thrilling game. Stars like MacKinnon & Panarin clash. Despite injuries, the result is anyone's guess.
Panarin and Trocheck Lead Rangers to 3-2 Shootout Victory Over Avalanche

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

Panarin and Trocheck's shootout goals led the Rangers to a 3-2 win over the Avalanche, extending their streak to 4. Kreider and Kakko scored; Shesterkin made 40 saves.
Nathan MacKinnon's Home Points Streak Ends at 35 Games After Shootout Defeat to Rangers

Fri, Mar 29, 2024

Nathan MacKinnon's 35-game home point streak, the second longest in NHL, ended in a 3-2 loss to the Rangers. His 19-game streak also stopped. The Avalanche may seek NHL review for an uncredited assist.

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Rangers	0	0	2	0	1	3
Colorado Avalanche	0	1	1	0	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
New York Rangers	6	10	7	2	0	25
Colorado Avalanche	6	12	17	5	0	40

Three stars

A. Panarin, New York Rangers (1 assist)
D. Toews, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
I. Shesterkin, New York Rangers (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	19:27	Colorado Avalanche	Casey Mittelstadt (17)	Brandon Duhaime (7), Josh Manson (15)	Even strength	NYR 0, COL 1
3rd	02:59	New York Rangers	Kaapo Kakko (11)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 1, COL 1
3rd	09:35	New York Rangers	Chris Kreider (34)	Vincent Trocheck (48), Artemi Panarin (60)	Power play	NYR 2, COL 1
3rd	12:47	Colorado Avalanche	Devon Toews (12)	Unassisted	Even strength	NYR 2, COL 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	New York Rangers	Artemi Panarin	Goal (winner)
1	Colorado Avalanche	Casey Mittelstadt	Saved
2	New York Rangers	Mika Zibanejad	Saved
2	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen	Saved
3	New York Rangers	Vincent Trocheck	Goal

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	New York Rangers	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	25	40
Power play	1 of 3	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	6
Hits	14	20
Blocked shots	22	17
Giveaways	2	3
Takeaways	11	13
Faceoffs won	29/63 (46%)	34/63 (54%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Panarin	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		20:29
Number 13 A. Lafrenière	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		18:08
Number 16 V. Trocheck	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	5	0	47.1%	20:14
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	1	1	1	50%	20:14
Number 21 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	63.6%	15:25
Number 22 J. Brodzinski	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	08:13
Number 24 K. Kakko	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		12:05
Number 26 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		14:14
Number 50 W. Cuylle	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		12:17
Number 91 A. Wennberg	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	37.5%	13:57
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	45%	22:38
Number 96 J. Roslovic	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:48
Number 4 B. Schneider	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		21:26
Number 5 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		13:44
Number 6 Z. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:24
Number 23 A. Fox	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0		23:27
Number 55 R. Lindgren	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		21:11
Number 79 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		24:15

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 I. Shesterkin	40	39	2	.975	64:51	Win

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1		11:47
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3		06:51
Number 12 B. Duhaime	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	4	0		10:53
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	54.5%	12:58
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		28:13
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	2	0		14:49
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	+1	2	5	0	1	47.4%	27:53
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	1	54.5%	15:54
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	1	100%	17:01
Number 73 Y. Trenin	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	50%	09:32
Number 93 J. Foudy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:33
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	100%	27:41
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:14
Number 7 D. Toews	D	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0		26:42
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1		26:42
Number 26 S. Walker	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	2		18:59
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2		16:27
Number 49 S. Girard	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		19:03

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	25	23	2	.920	65:00	OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:38	Colorado Avalanche	Nathan MacKinnon	Interference	2
1st	17:12	New York Rangers	K'Andre Miller	Hooking	2
2nd	08:00	New York Rangers	Jimmy Vesey	Interference	2
3rd	08:47	Colorado Avalanche	Zach Parise	Holding	2
3rd	09:35	Colorado Avalanche	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: Peter Laviolette
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Devin Berg
New York Rangers scratches: Jacob Trouba, Erik Gustafsson, Matt Rempe, Brandon Scanlin
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Valeri Nichushkin, Caleb Jones, Joel Kiviranta

2023-2024 season series

Every New York Rangers and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Colorado Avalanche 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at New York Rangers, Mon, Feb 5, 2024
New York Rangers 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 28, 2024

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