Nathan MacKinnon, who leads the NHL with 24 goals this season, scored his second goal of the game on a backhander with 2:14 left in overtime as the visiting Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Saturday afternoon after losing a late lead.

MacKinnon started the game-winner — which became his eighth multi-goal game of the season and second against the Rangers — by getting the puck from Cale Makar, slipping past two defenders and getting in front of goalie Igor Shesterkin. MacKinnon completed his 24th goal by lifting a backhander over Shesterkin that went into the upper corner of the net.

Colorado avoided consecutive regulation losses for the first time this season and improved to 15-1-3 in its past 19 games thanks to MacKinnon’s dynamic game-winner. MacKinnon won it after th

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