Avalanche haven’t needed many comebacks, but that extra gear is still in there

LAS VEGAS — Formula 1 is doing away with Drag Reduction System, an option for drivers to provide the car more power and overtake opponents at certain points on a track, for next season. The Colorado Avalanche reminded everyone Saturday night that its DRS button still works just fine. Colorado stormed back from three separate deficits against the Vegas Golden Knights, erasing leads of 2-0, 4-2 and 5-4, to win in a shootout. The third period and overtime were a particularly overwhelming performance, which included three points from Nathan MacKinnon and a 6-on-5 goal from Artturi Lehkonen to force the extra session. “I just think we were playing well,” MacKinnon said. “We thought we were outplaying them. Usually, when you’re down, both teams know who should be up. We just kept going and grinded that one out.” The Avs have only trailed by two-plus goals in a game five times this season. They have erased that advantage in three of the games — technically four times in six such instances because Colorado did it twice against Vegas. Who deserves more credit for the Avalanche’s historic start? There are many possible answers /*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){“use strict”;l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&”undefined”!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll(‘iframe[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),o=l.querySelectorAll(‘blockquote[data-secret=”‘+t.secret+'”]’),c=new RegExp(“^https?:$”,”i”),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document);//# sourceURL=https://www.denverpost.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js This was the first time the Avs have won a game this season after trailing by two-plus goals, but they are now 1-2-2 when it happens. Any team in the NHL would be happy with 0.8 points per game after trailing by two-plus goals,…

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