A potentially bigger long-range concern for the Avalanche than its 3-2 overtime victory over Winnipeg on Friday at the Pepsi Center was that Matt Duchene took a hit from Winnipeg defenseman Jacob Trouba late in the second period, then didn’t return to the bench for the third. The Avalanche said he was being evaluated and might return, but he was done for the night, logging 14:09 of ice time.
Rene Bourque got credit for his second goal of the game at 1:23 of overtime as the Avalanche claimed the win. But it was a Jets “own” goal, with Winnipeg skater Nikolaj Ehlers firing the puck past surprised goalie Michael Hutchinson from the left circle.