Nathan MacKinnon’s overtime goal caps Avalanche comeback against Islanders

Ilya Sorokin (30) of the New York Islanders reacts after giving up a game-winning goal to Nathan MacKinnon (29) of the Colorado Avalanche during the overtime period of Colorado\\xe2\\x80\\x99s 5-4 win at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)The Colorado Avalanche have three of the best players in the world, but this team looks even more formidable when that trio gets a lot of help from their friends.

Valeri Nichushkin and Jonathan Drouin both had big nights to get the Avs to overtime, then the “Big Three” took care of it from there. Nathan MacKinnon scored 32 seconds into overtime and the Avalanche fended off the pesky New York Islanders…