The resolve the Rangers showed Saturday afternoon is what the team has been working toward this season, but they only had one point to show for it.

A stingy and gutsy 60-minute effort allowed the Blueshirts to push the NHL-leading Avalanche to overtime and secure at least a point before Nathan MacKinnon scored 2:46 into the extra period to hand the home team a 3-2 loss at Madison Square Garden.

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With 40.9 seconds left in regulation and an extra skater on, Artemi Panarin blasted his 10th goal of the season from the top of the zone to secure at least one point.

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