Lafreniere scores in OT to give Rangers 2-1 win over Avalanche

ALLAN KREDA
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Lafreniere scored 1:53 into overtime and the New York Rangers rallied to beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1. Artemi Panarin also scored and Jonathan Quick stopped 31 shots to help the Rangers get their second straight win. Nathan MacKinnon scored for the Avalanche, who had won three straight. Alexandar Georgiev finished with 27 saves against his former team. In the extra period, Mika Zibanejad slid the puck to Lafreniere, who whipped it past Georgiev for his 13th goal of the season.