The Colorado Avalanche closed out its road trip in fine fashion.
The Avs took care of business in a 7-3 rout of the New York Rangers on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The victory ended the Rangers seven-game winning streak.
Colorado finishes up its five-game road trip with a 3-1-1 record.
The second period was the difference. The Avs broke the game open by scoring five goals and overcame a 2-1 deficit after one period to lead 6-2 at the second intermission.
Nathan MacKinnon's goal at 4:48 tied the game at two and then the Avs continued to score. Nazem Kadri and Alex Newhook gave the Avalanche a two-goal advantage before Logan O'Connor closed out the period with back-to-back goals 22 seconds apart.
O'Connor and Mikko Rantanen each scored a pair of goals while Kadri, Samuel Girard and Devon Toews each had two assists.
The Avs close out the road trip with a 3-1-1 record and now return to Ball Arena in Denver to face the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, December 10 at 7 p.m. MST.
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Postgame comments from Avs forward Mikko Rantanen.
Postgame comments from Avs forward Logan O'Connor and goalie Darcy Kuemper.
Postgame comments from Avs head coach Jared Bednar.