DENVER, Dec. 29 (UPI) -- Blake Wheeler scored with 1.3 seconds left in overtime Sunday, lifting the Winnipeg Jets over Colorado 2-1.
With time winding down in the extra period, Mark Scheifle forced a turnover in the neutral zone and the Jets worked the puck into the Colorado zone.
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Scheifle sent a pass into a crowded crease, where Wheeler deflected the puck past Semyon Varlamov for the game-winner.
Andrew Ladd scored in regulation for Winnipeg, which won a second straight.
Al Montoya turned aside 33-of-34 shots to claim the victory.
Nathan MacKinnon forced overtime with third-period equalizer for the Avalanche.
Varlamov finished with 35 saves as Colorado dropped a fourth straight.