Late Tuesday: Avalanche 3, Rangers 2, OT

N.Y. Rangers 1 1 0 0 — 2 Colorado 1 0 1 1 — 3

First Period: 1, Colorado, Kelly 5 (Colton, Makar), 4:53. 2, N.Y. Rangers, Carrick 4, 11:55 (sh). Penalties: Kreider, NYR (Tripping), 11:02. Middleton, COL (Delay of Game), 14:50.

Second Period: 3, N.Y. Rangers, Edstrom 4 (Carrick), 9:59. Penalties: Carrick, NYR (Cross Checking), 12:56. Colton, COL (Tripping), 15:45.

Third Period: 4, Colorado, Lehkonen 16 (Rantanen, MacKinnon), 18:47. Penalties: Smith, NYR (Hooking), 13:03.

Overtime: 5, Colorado, Toews 6 (O’Connor, MacKinnon), 4:23. Penalties: Rantanen, COL (Interference), 0:45.

Shots on goal: N.Y. Rangers 10-11-4-3: 28. Colorado 5-8-10-3: 26.

Power-play opportunities: N.Y. Rangers 0 of 3. Colorado 0 of 3.

Goalies: N.Y. Rangers, Shesterkin 13-15-2 (26 shots-23 saves). Colorado, Blackwood 15-11-4 (29-27).

A: 18,037 (18,007). T: 2:35.

Referees: Graham Skilliter, Corey Syvret; Linesmen: Travis Gawryletz, Kiel Murchison.