Count On Mackenzie Blackwood, Avalanche Responding With Shutdown Performance versus NY Rangers

Sunday night is the ultimate opportunity for NHL fans, with a stacked slate of thrilling matchups that fans eagerly anticipate. The game that sticks out is an early afternoon matchup between the surging New York Rangers and the Colorado Avalanche. For bettors, this matchup provides a chance to capitalize on some of our recent strong trends, like our 19-8 record on our last 27 picks and our 7-2 record on our last nine player prop picks.

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Colorado Avalanche vs New York Rangers NHL Best Bets:

• Avalanche ML (+105)

• Under 5.5 goals (-105)

• Mackenzie Blackwood 25+ Saves (-125)

The Avalanche were all over the Bruins on Saturday but were just barely edged out in a 3-1 defeat. They look to respond when traveling to the Big Apple to take on the red hot Rangers, who have the league's hottest record since January 5th at 7-0-3 that has highlighted by stellar play from Igor Shesterkin. The Russian goaltender has a dominant record over the Aves with a 3-0-2 record and a 2.08 against average in five career starts and could make it challenging for a Colorado bounce back.

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These two teams play very tight games but the Aves do hold an edge with an 8-1-4 record in their last 13 games versus the Rangers with five straight matchups going under six goals. Colorado will have to play a very solid defensive game if they want to stand a chance and they should get a good shot at it with Mackenzie Blackwood expected to start in net.

The recently acquired Blackwood has been very solid this season with a 2.41 goals against average and has already played the Rangers in an Avalanche uniform, where he recorded the win along with 27 saves in a 3-2 overtime victory.