Drury, Necas combine for 3 points in Colorado Avalanche win - ESPN

NEW YORK — Jack Drury, one of the key acquisitions in the Colorado Avalanche's major trade last week, scored his first goal in his new uniform as his club outlasted the New York Rangers 5-4 on Sunday.

Artturi Lehkonen scored the tiebreaking goal with 14.7 seconds left and Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves for the Avalanche, who were playing on the back end of back-to-back games, having lost to the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

«It was pretty big,» Colorado coach Jared Bednar said of the effort. «Just because, coming off two losses, it's not our most consistent segment. And tonight, in Game 51, with new guys in the lineup, we want to begin feeling good about our game, and tonight, (we had) good defensive conscience, good work in the offensive zone, and created a bunch of chances.»

Defenseman Cale Makar scored twice and assisted on the winning goal while Juuso Parssinen also scored for the Avalanche, who won for the first time since acquiring Martin Necas and Drury in the league-rattling trade Friday that sent top Colorado scorer Mikko Rantanen to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Necas and Avalanche captain Nathan MacKinnon each had two assists in the victory.

«I thought he was great, I thought that whole line was good,» Bednar said of Necas. «I think that Marty could have had three goals himself. He did a lot of good things.»

MacKinnon concurred with his coach.

«He's been awesome,» he said of Necas. «Pretty quick turnaround for him. So, with those circumstances, he's still looked unreal. The plays that he made tonight, with his speed, he's a great passer… and he was everywhere.»

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