Rangers 6–2 Avalanche — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2016)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🗽 NYR	2	2	2	6
🏔️ COL	2	0	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🗽 NYR

Chris Kreider

3 G

6 shots · 16:27 TOI

2nd star 🗽 NYR

J.T. Miller

2 G

3 shots · 16:40 TOI

3rd star 🗽 NYR

Mats Zuccarello

2 A

4 shots · 19:34 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🏔️ Cody McLeod Go-ahead 1st · 01:59

Assists: Tyson Barrie, Mikhail Grigorenko · beat Henrik Lundqvist

0–1

🗽 Chris Kreider Tying 1st · 06:09

Assists: Derek Stepan, Mats Zuccarello · beat Calvin Pickard

1–1

🗽 Chris Kreider PP Go-ahead 1st · 16:39

Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Ryan McDonagh · beat Calvin Pickard

2–1

🏔️ Blake Comeau Tying 1st · 18:34

Assists: Francois Beauchemin, Rene Bourque · beat Henrik Lundqvist

2–2

2nd period

🗽 J.T. Miller Go-ahead 2nd · 09:30

Unassisted · beat Calvin Pickard

3–2

🗽 Chris Kreider PP 2nd · 14:20

Assists: Derek Stepan, Brandon Pirri · beat Calvin Pickard

4–2

3rd period

🗽 J.T. Miller 3rd · 09:34

Assists: Oscar Lindberg, Jesper Fast · beat Calvin Pickard

5–2

🗽 Jimmy Vesey 3rd · 13:05

Assists: Michael Grabner, Kevin Hayes · beat Calvin Pickard

6–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🗽Rangers

L1 Stepan · Miller · Zuccarello 17:44

L2 Kreider · Lindberg · Fast 16:11

L3 Vesey · Grabner · Hayes 14:57

L4 Hrivik · Puempel · Pirri 10:27

D1 McDonagh · Holden 23:20

D2 Staal · Klein 20:04

D3 Skjei · Girardi 14:36

🏔️Avalanche

L1 Landeskog · MacKinnon · Duchene 19:29

L2 Comeau · Iginla · Rantanen 17:20

L3 Soderberg · Mitchell · Bourque 13:56

L4 Martinsen · McLeod · Grigorenko 5:52

D1 Barrie · Zadorov 21:48

D2 Beauchemin · Tyutin 19:42

D3 Wiercioch · Gelinas 17:00

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🗽NYR COL🏔️

37 Shots on goal 27

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

10 Hits 23

8 Blocked shots 7

14 Takeaways 16

3 Giveaways 9

6 Penalty minutes 10

NYR shooting 16.2% (6/37) COL shooting 7.4% (2/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🗽Rangers

Henrik Lundqvist

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 59:47 TOI

🏔️Avalanche

Calvin Pickard

31/37

.838 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

NYR COL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–2

Rangers

Rangers — tied after 1st: 8-7 (53% win rate, 15 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — tied after 1st: 6-6 (50% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 4–2

Rangers

Rangers — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Avalanche

Avalanche — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-8 (11% win rate, 9 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Rangers lead the season series 1–0

Dec 32015 🏔️COL @ 🗽NYR 2–1 Nov 62015 🗽NYR @ 🏔️COL 2–1 Feb 122015 🗽NYR @ 🏔️COL 6–3 Nov 132014 🏔️COL @ 🗽NYR 4–3 SO Apr 32014 🗽NYR @ 🏔️COL 2–3 SO

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❓ NYR vs COL, answered

Who won Rangers vs Avalanche on December 31, 2016?

Rangers won 6–2. The final score was Rangers 6, Avalanche 2.

Who scored for Rangers?

Chris Kreider (3), J.T. Miller (2), Jimmy Vesey.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Blake Comeau, Cody McLeod.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Calvin Pickard made 31 saves on 37 shots (.838 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Avalanche season series?

Rangers lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🗽 Rangers

BeforeDec 29 🗽NYR @ 🌵ARI 6–3 AfterJan 3 ⚔️BUF @ 🗽NYR 4–1

🏔️ Avalanche

BeforeDec 29 🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL 2–4 AfterJan 2 🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN 2–3

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