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Avalanche edge Jets 5-4 in OT for 5th straight win

Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) prepares to score against Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during a shootout in an NHL hockey game Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Cale Makar scored a power-play goal 2:42 into overtime to lift the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche to a 5-4 victory over the struggling Winnipeg Jets.

Andre Burakovsky and Nathan MacKinnon each had a goal and an assist, and Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Erik Johnson and MacKinnon also scored for the Avalanche, who have won five straight games.

Makar added an assist. Pavel Francouz stopped 39 shots for Colorado, which is 9-1-1 in its last 11 games.

Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers both scored twice and added an assist for Winnipeg which is winless in four games.