NEW YORK — The offensively gifted Avalanche outscored the New York Rangers 5-0 in the second period en route to a 7-3 victory at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. The decisive triumph capped a season-long five-game road trip in which the Avs collected points in four of them (3-1-1) and moved into a Central Division playoff spot with 30 points.
Colorado (14-7-2) entered Thursday’s games with the Western Conference’s fifth-highest winning percentage of .652. The team had Thursday off ahead of Friday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings at Ball Arena.
Five takeaways from the win at MSG:
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