Cale Makar was denied a hat trick Sunday afternoon. He won the game for the Colorado Avalanche anyway. Makar came out of the penalty box, picked off a pass and set up Artturi Lehkonen with 14.7 seconds in the third period for the winning goal in a wild 5-4 victory for the Avs against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK — Cale Makar was denied a hat trick Sunday afternoon ... goal in a wild 5-4 victory for the Avs against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. “I don’t know if I’ve ...

Cale Makar scored twice and set up the tiebreaking goal by Artturi Lehkonen with 15 seconds remaining as the revamped Colorado Avalanche blew a pair of two-goal leads before earning a dramatic 5-4 victory over the host New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon.

MacKinnon leads the NHL in points (77) and assists (58). Among NHL defensemen, Makar is first in goals (18), tied for first in points (56) and being for second in assists (38). Necas is seventh in the NHL in assists (41).

Cale Makar scored twice and set up the tiebreaking goal by Artturi Lehkonen with 15 seconds remaining as the revamped Colorado Avalanche blew a pair of two-goal leads before earning a dramatic 5-4 victory over the host New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon.

Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves and the Colorado Avalanche defeated the New York Rangers 5-4.

NEW YORK -- Artturi Lehkonen scored with 15 seconds remaining in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche ended the New York Rangers’ 10-game point streak with a 5-4 victory at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The Rangers fell to the Avalanche 5-4 with 15 seconds left in regulation, and the point that got away could be costly.

NEW YORK — Cale Makar was denied a hat trick Sunday afternoon ... goal in a wild 5-4 victory for the Avs against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Artemi Panarin tied this game ...

NEW YORK — Cale Makar was denied a hat trick Sunday afternoon ... third period for the winning goal in a wild 5-4 victory for the Avs against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. “I don’t know if I’ve ever been as nervous in a penalty ...

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