Following a less than ideal Wester Canada road trip, the New York Rangers returned home this evening and picked up a big 5-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche. The news of the day was Igor Shesterkin getting his first career start, and despite a rough start to the game, Shesterkin battled back for his first NHL victory.
1st Period
J.T. Compher (6) - Samuel Girard (22) & Andrei Burakovsky (13) - 4:44 1st Period
Just four minutes into the game, Colorado certainly took the air out of the building as they were able to jump out to an early 1-0 lead.