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Cale Makar’s overtime goal pushes Avalanche past Jets for 5th straight win

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — 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 on Friday night.

Andre Burakovsky and Nathan MacKinnon each had a goal and an assist, and Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Erik Johnson and Nathan 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 and finishes a three-game road trip Saturday in Edmonton against the Oilers.

Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers both scored twice and added an assist for Winnipeg, which is winless in four games (0-3-1).