3 takeaways from the Rangers' 5-4 loss against the Colorado Avalanche

On Sunday, Jan 26th in a matinee-matchup, the New York Rangers' 10-game point streak came to an end.

The Rangers fell 5-4 at Madison Square Garden against the Colorado Avalanche and were 7-0-3 in their past 10 games.

“I think we’ve been playing pretty good, but right now it’s about collecting the points, too," Rangers head coach Peter Laviolette said postgame. "When you’ve got one point sitting there, it’s tough ... Everybody's frustrated, disappointed. The guys kept fighting the entire day to get back in the game and finally caught a power play at the end to try to win it. That's a tough loss just based on the day and the effort we put into the day. So, it's frustrating. It's tough."

Let's breakdown exactly how the Rangers got their latest loss with three key takeaways from the matchup.

1. Fighting Back Comes up Short

Despite erasing two separate two-goal deficits, the Rangers never led against the Avalanche. Despite their fight and the fact the Blueshirts hadn’t lost in regulation since a 7-4 road loss to the Washington Capitals on Jan. 4. — Colorado's Artturi Lehkonen scored on a 3-on-1 rush with 14.7 seconds remaining in regulation for the win.

Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck, Will Borgen and Sam Carrick were the four scorers for the Rangers on Sunday.

2. Matt Rempe's Improvement

For the Rangers' first goal of the day, Carrick got New York on the board in the first period when he got to the left post and converted a terrific cross-crease pass from Matt Rempe. The 22-year-old circled the net before whipping a backhand feed to his wide-open linemate.

Since coming back from his eight-game suspension, Rempe has tallied three points. He logged an assist in Las Vegas, his first goal of the season against Ottawa and his previously mentioned assist against Colorado.

For the season, this brings Rempe to 14 game appearances across three points (+5)

3. Playoff Implications

This most recent loss leaves the Rangers (24-21-4) three points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning and Columbus Blue Jackets, who hold the two wild-card berths in the Eastern Conference. They are also one point behind the Ottawa Senators and two behind the Montreal Canadiens.