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Andre Burakovsky and Nathan McKinnon also collected one goal and
one assist, while Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Erik Johnson each
scored once for the Avalanche (51-14-6, 108 points). Goaltender
Pavel Francouz made 39 saves.
With Winnipeg's Nikolaj Ehlers in the penalty box, Makar blasted
a one-timer for the power-play tally at 2:42 of the overtime
period for his 25th goal of the season, and a thrilling finish
to a wild affair.
Ehlers and Mark Scheifele both scored twice as part of
three-point games for the Jets (33-28-11, 77 points), who are on
a four-game losing skid with their playoff hopes hanging in the
balance. Goalie Connor Hellebuyck stopped 32 shots on a night
his team erased a late two-goal deficit to force overtime.
Aube-Kubel's ninth goal of the season opened the scoring at
5:10, coming when he sent the puck to the front of the net from
the corner and it banked into the net off a defender's skate.
Scheifele equaled the score five minutes later when he converted
a perfect pass from Ehlers during a two-on-one rush, and then
returned the favor when he intercepted a clearing attempt and
fed a wide-open Ehlers in the slot, who converted a rebound
attempt with 2:25 remaining in the opening frame.
Burakovsky's goal four minutes into the second period tied the
score again. His 20th of the season came when he used a defender
as a screen to whip a wrist shot home. Then, Johnson notched his
seventh of the year just before the midway point by burying a
long shot to make it a 3-2 game.
MacKinnon doubled the Colorado lead four minutes into the third
period by pouncing on a loose puck to net his 25th tally of the
season on the rebound.
But the Jets cued the comeback.
Scheifele's second of the game and 29th of the season came when
he fired a shot as he raced to the slot. The goal brought the
Jets within one with 3:35 remaining in regulation.
While on a final-minute power play, Ehlers scored during a wild
scramble to net his 24th of the season with 15.6 seconds
remaining in regulation.
-Field Level Media
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