When Mikko Rantanen scored the overtime goal, J.T. Compher was the first teammate he greeted with an embrace. When he was asked about the goal, Compher was the first name out of his mouth.
“First of all, really good job by Comph to win the draw,” Rantanen emphasized. “It’s really important in OT.”
His comment was a perfect glance into the high regard for Compher in the Avalanche locker room, just as that bow-on-top ending to Colorado’s improbable 6-5 win over the Oilers was a quintessential example of Compher’s value.
It might have been his most important moment on a day when he recorded four points for the second time in his career (the other was earlier this season).