NY Rangers 2, Colorado 1
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, December 9, 2022
Where: Ball Arena, Denver, Colorado
Referees:
Chris Lee, Corey Syvret
Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso, Ryan Galloway
Attendance:
18112
By Field Level Media
Igor Shesterkin had 41 saves through overtime and two more in the shootout, Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin scored goals in the shootout, and the New York Rangers beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Denver on Friday night.
Braden Schneider scored in regulation and Panarin had an assist for the Rangers.
Mikko Rantanen had a goal and Alexandar Georgiev turned away 28 shots for Colorado, which earned a point after three straight regulation losses.
Shesterkin made saves on J.T. Compher and Rantanen in the shootout, and Panarin iced it when he beat Georgiev with a backhander under his stick.
The Avalanche got a healthy body back with the return of winger Valeri Nichushkin, who had been sidelined since Oct. 25 with an ankle injury. He was off to a fast start with seven goals and five assists in seven games.
Nichushkin was on the ice when Colorado took the early lead. Rantanen won a faceoff back to Sam Girard at the point and he sent the puck to Alex Newhook along the boards. Newhook slid a pass to Rantanen in the slot, and his one-timer went off New York defenseman Ryan Lindgren and by Shesterkin at 14:38 of the first period.
It was his team-leading 16th goal of the season.
The Rangers got even early in the second period. Panarin carried the puck down the right side of the Avalanche zone and dropped a pass to Schneider as he crossed the blueline. His shot from the slot beat Georgiev on the short side at 4:56. It was his fourth of the season.
Both teams had chances to break the tie in a competitive third period, when each of them had their only power-play chances of the night. Colorado had a couple of scrambles in front of Shesterkin, and he was forced to make a pad save on Cale Makar to keep it tied.
New York had an odd-man rush that the Avalanche broke up without a shot getting on net.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| NY Rangers |
|
Colorado |
|
Braden Schneider 1 |
Points |
Mikko Rantanen 1 |
|
Braden Schneider 1 |
Goals |
Mikko Rantanen 1 |
|
Barclay Goodrow 1 |
Assists |
Samuel Girard 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Igor Shesterkin .976 |
Save Percentage |
Alexandar Georgiev .966 |
|
Igor Shesterkin 41 |
Saves |
Alexandar Georgiev 28 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| NY Rangers
|
29 |
2 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
2 |
25 |
| Colorado
|
42 |
1 |
0-1 |
1-1 |
2 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
-
Colorado will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .545 after a loss.
-
NY Rangers will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Rangers have a W/L % of .462 after a win and .500 after a loss.
For more information, contact us