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

The Rangers have transformed into a much more structured and tight defensive unit, but against the Avalanche they were far from that. The Blueshirts committed multiple costly turn

Artturi Lehkonen scored the game-winner with 14.7 seconds to go in regulation, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden. The Avalanche’s late,

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.

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.

Down a goal and given a reprieve when Makar’s potential hat-trick tally was wiped off the board early in the third, the Rangers made a huge push. Artemi Panarin tied the game with 4:58 remaining, and New York had its chance on the power play.