Artemi Panarin was in the middle of the two most critical plays in the Rangers’ 5-4 loss to the Avalanche on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

The New York Rangers will head to the TD Garden to face the Boston Bruins. It will be a showdown in Beantown as we share our NHL odds series and make a Rangers-Bruins prediction and pick. The Rangers are 32-31 in the past 63 games against the Bruins.

Speaking on his 32 Thoughts podcast Monday, Friedman explained that the 28-year-old defenseman’s value might be more to the Rangers because of how he has helped bring out the best in K’Andre Miller’s game since they were teamed on the second defense pair in New York.

The defenseman, who was traded to the Rangers in December for Kaapo Kakko, signed a five-year, $20.5 million contract extension on Saturday.

The Rangers trailed 4-2 late in the second before defenseman Will Borgen scored at 18:05 followed by Artemi Panarin's 21st goal of the season to tie it at 15:02 of the third. But after the Rangers ...

Smith registered two assists and had four shots on goal in Sunday's 5-4 loss to Colorado.

The right side of the Rangers defense corps seems set for the foreseeable future. Adam Fox, their top defenseman, is signed through 2027-28; Borgen has his deal through 2029-30; and Braden Schneider is under contract for another season and then becomes a restricted free agent — the 23-year-old is not going anywhere.

Drury took his most dramatic step yet in making this Rangers roster his own by acquiring Miller in Friday's blockbuster trade.

Despite their climb back to the fringes of playoff contention, these Rangers remain fragile. That was certainly the case after another mistake – one that gives Panarin’s miscues against the Hurricanes a run for their money – resulted in the devastating defeat to Colorado.

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MacKinnon leads the NHL in points (77) and assists (58). Among NHL defensemen, Makar is first in goals (18), tied for first in points (56) and being for second in assists (38). Necas is seventh in the NHL in assists (41).

The New York Rangers saw one part of a blockbuster trade on Sunday afternoon, when a point streak that lifted them back into the Eastern Conference playoff race was halted by Colorado in the final seconds.