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Colorado Avalanche center Colin Wilson, center, is tied up by Winnipeg Jets defensemen Ben Chiarot, left, and Dustin Byfuglien while pursuing the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in Denver.
DENVER – It needed every last second to determine a winner – and then some – but once the smoke settled at the Pepsi Center in the Mile High City, it was the Winnipeg Jets who would fall just short in a back-and-forth affair, losing to the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in overtime.
Despite the loss, the Jets remain one of the most entertaining teams to watch in the entire National Hockey League – a young and resilient club that has continued to earn the reputation among their peers as a team certainly on the rise.