KANATA, Ontario — The lineup was hardly ideal, and it included a fourth-string goalie who was thrown into the storm for his NHL debut.
The shorthanded Avalanche appeared destined to lose against lowly Ottawa on Saturday night, but Colorado rallied from a three-goal deficit to collect a point in a 6-5 overtime loss at Canadian Tire Centre.
Senators captain Brady Tkachuk beat rookie goalie Justus Annunen on a breakaway 51 seconds into OT in a game the Avs had a goal-against awarded to their opponent and another goal disallowed.
Colorado (12-8-1), now 1-1-1 on its five-game road trip, had injury scratches to six regulars, including top-scoring forward Nazem Kadri and Cale Makar, the NHL’s goals leader among defensemen.