DENVER -- Moments after deflecting in the winning goal, Colorados Tyson Barrie did a little dance. Not bad for a defenceman. The goal, that is. Although the shuffling dance steps werent bad, either. Barrie scored 55 seconds into overtime, Semyon Varlamov stopped 29 shots, and the Avalanche moved a step closer to their first playoff berth in four years with a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. "That was a heck of a goal," Avalanche forward Matt Duchene said. The pass was pretty good, too. Duchene dribbled the puck into the corner and sent a sharp pass at Barrie, who was standing in front of the net and tipped it past goalie Eddie Lack. "I was fortunate," Barrie said. With that, the Avs are on the verge of sewing up their first post-season appearance since the 2009-10 season. There was a scenario in which Colorado could have wrapped up a spot on Thursday, but Phoenix prevented that by beating the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a road shootout. Colorado also remains on the heels of the Chicago Blackhawks for second in the Central Division. The Avs trail the Blackhawks by one point. "We want to finish as high as possible," said Duchene, who also scored a goal. "We arent giving anybody a break coming in." The game had a playoff feel with all the fights, thrown shoulders and scuffles in the corner. With good reason: The Canucks are trying to scratch and claw to remain in the post-season picture. Struggling just a few weeks ago, the Canucks earned a valuable point and are now five points behind Phoenix, which holds the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. But time is quickly running out for the Canucks, who have seven games remaining. "Were right there. Were still in it," said Canucks coach John Tortorella, whose team had its three-game winning streak snapped. "Were fine. Were fine in our room. Were going to keep on playing. "No bad news from me here." Daniel Sedin recorded his 800th NHL point with an assist in the first period. His twin brother, Henrik, reached that milestone on Oct. 15 at Philadelphia. Henrik didnt make the trip because of a leg injury. The Canucks showed no signs of fatigue despite playing on back-to-back nights. Vancouver kept up with the high-flying Avalanche most of the game, especially in the third period. "We were in their end zone quite a bit," Tortorella said. "We grinded. Thats a skilled team. Its a very quick team. I thought we did a really good job through the neutral zone to slow them down." Gabriel Landeskog missed a wide open net early in the second period, only to atone minutes later when he lifted a shot over the shoulder of Lack to give Colorado a 2-1 lead. The Avalanche captain has scored three times in two games. The Canucks tied it at 18:38 when Zack Kassian stopped a puck headed for the corner with his right skate, quickly corralled it and poked the puck past a sprawled-out Varlamov. Things got a little testy in the second period. It started early when Patrick Bordeleau and Tom Sestito fought. Duchene and Ryan Kesler later began shoving each other behind the Vancouver net. On the next shift, Jamie McGinn got into it with Kesler, as well. When the giant video board showed Kesler sitting on the bench, the Canucks centre made a kissing motion at the screen, drawing loud boos from the crowd. "They were playing hard," Duchene said. "They played a great game, and Varly played outstanding as usual." Yannick Weber staked Vancouver to a 1-0 lead in the first when he lined a shot past Varlamov for a power-play goal. It was his fifth goal of the season. Late in the opening period, Duchene tied it by knocking a rebound past Lack, who played for a second straight night. NOTES: Canucks F David Booth had an assist on Kassians goal, giving him four points in three games. ... Avs D Erik Johnson played in his 400th NHL game despite having the flu. ... 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Manning threw two interceptions and finished with a season-low in passing yards (173) for the second straight week. His streak of tossing a TD pass ended at 51, one shy of tying Tom Brady for the second-longest in NFL history. Anderson and Juwan Thompson combined for 121 yards on the ground, and Wes Welker caught six passes for 82 yards for the victors. Buffalo (7-6) forced three turnovers but gave it away three times as well and committed 11 penalties for 98 yards. At the end of the day, we werent good enough to win, Bills head coach Doug Marrone said. Thats my fault. It falls on me. Kyle Orton threw for 355 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions for the Bills, who were trying to win three in a row for the first time since the start of the 2011 season. Orton also ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 55 seconds remaining, but Denver recovered the ensuing onside kick to seal the win. It wasnt pretty. It wasnt exactly perfect. But its a W, Broncos head coach John Fox said. Sammy Watkins caught seven passes for 127 yards and lost a fumble near midfield on Buffalos opening drive. After forcing a three-and-out, the Bills had another promising drive come up empty as they turned the ball over on downs at the Denver 39-yard line. Welkers 38-yard reception on the next play, followed by four Anderson runs totaling 23 yards, got the Broncos in the end zone. Anderson took a handoff out of the shotgun and rumbled up the middle for a 6-yard score with 2:43 remaining in the opening quarter.dddddddddddd Dan Carpenter put the Bills on the board with a 44-yard field goal 3:09 into the second quarter, and Buffalo got the ball right back when Corey Graham picked off a deep, wobbly pass by Manning. A holding penalty negated Grahams 60-yard return that would have given the Bills the ball at the Denver 20. Instead they started at their own 40 and quickly punted. Another infraction, this one a personal foul on Jerry Hughes, kept Denvers next drive alive, and Anderson capitalized with a short touchdown run with 3:26 left in the half. Thompson rumbled 47 yards on the third play of the second half, and Anderson punched in another 1-yard TD two plays later. Orton and Manning traded interceptions, and Chris Harris Jr. picked off another Orton pass just before the end zone and returned it 38 yards. Connor Barth, in his second game with Denver, snuck a 50-yard field goal over the goal post late in the third quarter, and Buffalo responded with a 13-play, 80-yard drive. Orton and Chris Hogan connected on a 14-yard scoring strike with 10:46 to play, but Buffalo punted on its next possession and did not get the ball back until 4:20 was left on the clock. Game Notes The last time Manning failed to throw a touchdown pass came on Nov. 14, 2011 ... Watkins broke Joe Cribbs franchise rookie record for receptions. He now has 58 ... 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