Avalanche topple Jets in OT on own goal
DENVER -- Rene Bourque was credited with his second goal after Nikolaj Ehlers shot the puck into his own net 1:23 into overtime, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Mikko Rantanen scored his first NHL goal and Semyon Varlamov stopped 16 shots to snap his personal five-game losing streak.
Varlamov made a big save on Blake Wheeler's breakaway early in the overtime before the wild ending.
The Avalanche controlled the puck for much of overtime, but it was the Jets who beat themselves. Ehlers had the puck along the boards and backhanded it toward his own net and between the legs of goaltender Michael Hutchinson.
Bourque got credit for the goal because he was the last Colorado player to touch the puck
Wheeler had a goal and an assist, Mark Scheifele also scored and Ehlers had two assists. Hutchinson finished with 25 saves.
After trading chances in the first period, the Avalanche broke through 1:03 into the second.
Just 15 seconds after Scheifele went off for tripping, Rantanen set up in the right circle and roofed a shot that went off Hutchinson's shoulder and in.
The Avalanche went ahead 2-0 when Bourque skated down the left side and put his stick out to redirect a pass from Tyson Barrie at 9:33 of the second. It was his third of the season and gave Colorado its first two-goal lead at home since opening night.
The Jets erased the deficit in a span of 2:33. Wheeler got them within a goal with his fifth of the season and Scheifele tied it on the power play with his 10th on the year.
NOTES: Jets D Jacob Trouba made his season debut Friday night. Trouba was holding out to start the season and signed a two-year contract worth $3 million per season on Monday. Trouba, 22, was a restricted free agent. ... Avalanche F Blake Comeau missed his third straight game with a groin injury. Cody McLeod took his place on the fourth line. ... Winnipeg F Mathieu Perreault missed his fifth straight game with a lower-body injury. He is considered day-to-day. ... Avalanche RW Jarome Iginla played in his 1,487 game, tying Wayne Gretzky for 18th on the NHL all-time list. ... Jets D Paul Postma was a healthy scratch.