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.

Vincent Trocheck scored the only goal of the shootout, Igor Shesterkin stopped 27 shots and New York Rangers beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 1-0.

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.

Igor Shesterkin made 27 saves and three more in the shootout as the host New York Rangers earned a crucial 1-0 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.

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Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere were the most productive line at five-on-five in the NHL last season.

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 New York Rangers are all set for their matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at 7 PM EST. Here’s everything you need to know from a Rangers perspective. The Rangers are coming off of a 5-0 win over the Ottawa Senators. The Flyers are coming off of a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.

The New York Rangers have bounced back after losing 17 of 23 games and are now on a 10-game point streak which has them back in the playoff mix. Star goalie Igor Shesterkin has been stellar since returning from a stint on injured reserve and his play is one of the keys to the team’s recent success.

But there is more noise on the horizon and, if the Rangers allow it, there will be more distractions which this team will have to navigate. It won’t be unique to the Blueshirts in advance of the March 7 trade deadline but the chatter has already — and only — just begun.

Plenty of time remains for the talented Artemi Panarin, Luke Fox, Mika Zibanejad, and surrounding cast to help steer the Rangers back to being a legit Cup contender.

The Colorado Avalanche will face the New York Rangers on Sunday in Manhattan. It will be a classic at Madison Square Garden as we share our NHL odds series and make an Avalanche-Rangers prediction and pick.