BARRIE KEEPS CLIMBING: Tyson Barrie picked up a helper on Nathan MacKinnon's second period goal to move into second place in franchise history for assists by a defenseman. It also extended his point streak to five games (one goal, five assists).
The rear guard is now tied with Adam Foote with 203 career assists. He is four helpers away from John-Michael Liles' franchise record of 207 assists.
Barrie ranks tied for sixth among all NHL D-men with 16 points and is fifth with 15 assists on the year.
He is also one goal away from taking sole possession of third place in goals for his position in Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques history. He is tied with Rob Blake with 62 markers.
INJURY REPORT:Colin Wilson missed his first game of the season, joining Matt Nieto on the injury list with a lower-body ailment. Wilson has five goals and three assists in 19 contests this year.
Nieto missed his second straight game and the third in the last five games with his injury.
ROSTER NOTES:Forward Marko Dano returned to the Avs' lineup with Wilson missing the contest with his lower-body injury. He began on a line with center Vladislav Kamenev and fellow wing Gabriel Bourque.
Defenseman Nikita Zadorov returned to Colorado's game roster following his one-outing stint as a healthy scratch. He replaced Marko Barberio on the blue line.
Goaltender Philipp Grubauer made his second-straight start and stopped 30 shots. He improves to 4-1-2 on the season and has not lost a game in regulation in six consecutive outings (4-0-2).
"I thought he did a really nice job for us and earned the victory here tonight," Bednar said of Grubauer. "We just had to make sure we provided him with enough offense."
MORE NOTES:Only five other teams have won 1,000 or more games since the Avs arrived in Denver for the 1995-96 season (Detroit 1146, Pittsburgh 1044, New Jersey 1020, Dallas 1009, San Jose 1002).
Mikko Rantanen registered his first game-winning goal of the season, the sixth of his career.
Rantanen's tally is the latest overtime goal of the season (4:58), eclipsing the previous mark set by Dylan Larkin on Nov. 9 (4:54).
The Avalanche finished 2-for-2 on the power play, the second time this season it has been perfect with the man advantage. Colorado's power play is now 20-for-66 (30.3%) in 2018-19, ranked second in the league.
Tyson Barrie (24:13), Erik Johnson (25:39), Nathan MacKinnon (25:43), and Gabriel Landeskog (25:24) each set season highs for time on ice. Landeskog's 25:24 is also a career high.
Tyson Barrie's seven shots on goal matches a season high.