The New York Rangers have hyped up their play since the start of 2025, going 4-1-2 in the new year, including 3-0-2 in their past five games. Not to mention, this is all after finishing 2024 on a 4-15-0 slide.
And despite seeing a return from veteran Chris Kreider, the Rangers would be a lot closer if they could manage to do a better job closing out games and winning games they’re supposed to.
Let's breakdown exactly how the Rangers got their latest loss with four key takeaways from the matchup.
1. Fifth-Consecutive Overtime Matchup Versus Colorado
This is the fifth-consecutive matchup between the Avalanche and Rangers that has gone to overtime.
New York has earned points in four-straight games against the Avs (3-0-1), including wins in its last three. In their last 10 meetings, the Blueshirts are 5-3-2.
2. Winning Streak Broken
Before the matchup, the New York Rangers were on their first winning streak since November. The Rangers were coming off wins over the New Jersey Devils and the Vegas Golden Knights.
Though, given the game in Denver, Colorado went into overtime — New York can still say they are on a five-point streak.
3. Sam Carrick Stealing Pucks
Sam Carrick has scored three goals in the past six games. Not to mention, in the last seven days he has stolen pucks from New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes and Colorado's Cale Maker before scoring.
Carrick's play against Maker came at the 11:55 minute mark of the first period. His wrist shot tied the Rangers up at 1-1.
In the last seven days, Sam Carrick has stolen pucks from Jack Hughes AND Cale Makar before scoring 📈 pic.twitter.com/nzv29mKufL
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) January 15, 2025
4. Adam Fox's 400th Game
The 3-2 overtime loss was Adam Fox's 400th career NHL game. Despite not tallying a points against the Avalanche, his 286 assists through 400 GP (or fewer if player did not hit game count) are tied for the sixth most among defensemen in league history.