Give you a statement and table with its title in Markdown format, please determine whether the statement is supported or refuted by, or is unrelated to the table. It'a binary classification problem, you should choose the answer between supported and refuted. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| game | december | opponent | score | record |
| 23 | 1 | florida panthers | 5 - 4 ot | 7 - 9 - 7 |
| 24 | 2 | new york islanders | 3 - 2 | 8 - 9 - 7 |
| 25 | 5 | ottawa senators | 2 - 1 | 9 - 9 - 7 |
| 26 | 7 | toronto maple leafs | 6 - 2 | 10 - 9 - 7 |
| 27 | 9 | colorado avalanche | 2 - 1 | 10 - 10 - 7 |
| 28 | 11 | buffalo sabres | 2 - 0 | 10 - 11 - 7 |
| 29 | 14 | calgary flames | 5 - 2 | 11 - 11 - 7 |
| 30 | 16 | new jersey devils | 6 - 3 | 11 - 12 - 7 |
| 31 | 19 | toronto maple leafs | 7 - 4 | 11 - 13 - 7 |
| 32 | 23 | carolina hurricanes | 1 - 0 | 11 - 14 - 7 |
| 33 | 26 | carolina hurricanes | 6 - 3 | 12 - 14 - 7 |
| 34 | 30 | phoenix coyotes | 3 - 1 | 12 - 15 - 7 |
| 35 | 31 | colorado avalanche | 6 - 3 | 13 - 15 - 7 |
Title:
1998 - 99 new york rangers season
Statement:
the first game against the colorado avalanche was december 9th
Answer:
supported