Cale Makar was denied a hat trick and sent to the penalty box in a wild third period, yet he found a way to win the game for the Colorado Avalanche.
Makar sprinted out of the penalty box, intercepted a pass in his own zone, and set up Artturi Lehkonen with 14.7 seconds remaining in the third period for the game-winning goal in a wild 5-4 victory to snap a three-game losing skid for the Avs (29-20-2) against the red-hot New York Rangers (24-21-4) at Madison Square Garden.
Artemi Panarin tied the game with 4:58 remaining in the third period after he capitalized on a rebound after Vincent Trocheck’s initial shot was denied by Mackenzie Blackwood, who stopped 33 of 37 shots.