NHL

Avalanche crush Rangers

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Shane O’Brien (5) of the Colorado Avalanche skates against the New York Rangers during their game at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Getty Images
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BICKERING: Rangers’ Stu Bickel (41) and Avalanche’s (55) Cody McLeod get into a scuffle during the second period. Paul J. Bereswill
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LUCK OF THE IRISH?: Ryan O’Reilly (37) and Semyon Varlamov (1) of the Avalanche celebrate their win against the Rangers. Getty Images
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Avalanche’s Cody McLeod (55) fights with Stu Bickel (41) of the Rangers. Getty Images
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Rangers’ Mats Zuccarello (36) celebrates between teammates John Mitchell (34) and Dan Girardi (5) after Zuccarello scored a goal during the first period. Paul J. Bereswill
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WAKE ME UP WHEN IT’S OVER: Michael Del Zotto (4) of the Rangers lays on the ice after losing to the Avalanche. Getty Images
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BOYLE BATTLE: Brian Boyle (22) of the Rangers battles with Ryan Wilson (44) of the Avalanche. Getty Images
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Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist (30) makes a save during the second period. Paul J. Bereswill
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Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog (92) is all smiles after scoring a goal to give his team the lead during the second period. Paul J. Bereswill