Jason Zucker scored his third goal of the night to give the Sabres a two-goal lead at Ball Arena, but Cale Makar had his second of the evening with 2:28 left and Jonathan Drouin sent it to overtime with 6.8 seconds remaining on Nathan MacKinnon’s third assist of the contest.

“It’s not an injury you need to manage,” Avs coach Jared Bednar told reporters after Drouin missed practice Tuesday in Denver. “When he’s good, he’s good. We’ll push through to break as best as we can. If he can play, he can play. If he can’t, he can’t. His injury, there’s no risk of it getting worse.”

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about Devon Toews for fantasy hockey. Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews scored twice and added an assist

To borrow from Jared Bednar’s nautical theme, the S.S. Avalanche has spent some time in rough seas this season.

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Chicago Blackhawks after Devon Toews scored two goals in the Avalanche's 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers.

Devon Toews scored 48 seconds into overtime and the Colorado Avalanche overcame a three-goal deficit to beat the Buffalo Sabres 6-5 on Thursday night and extend their winning streak to six games. After trailing 3-0 in the second period,

Devon Toews scored twice and added an assist as the Avalanche defeated the Florida Panthers 3-1 at ... by recording the secondary assist on Toews' second goal. Rantanen doubled Colorado's lead and extended his point streak to 14 games with his 24th goal ...

The Avalanche is 6-0-1 in its past seven games and wrapped up a 3-0-1 homestand. Carter Verhaeghe had a goal and Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves for Florida.

Colorado Avalanche blueliners aren't growing defensive about their recent offensive surge -- they simply remain adamant about an aim to stop goals before scoring them.

The Colorado Avalanche welcomed the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers to the Rocky Mountains for the first time this season after having won four of their last five games.