Constantly having to chase the game is starting to catch up with the Colorado Avalanche.

The Avalanche, yet again, were forced to come from behind to force overtime on Sunday afternoon in New Jersey, and just like the previous three games that went to extra time, they weren’t able to finish the job. Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner to hand the Avalanche their fourth straight loss, this one by a score of 4-3.

Here are five takeaways from a well-played game between the Avalanche and Devils.

1. Nathan MacKinnon is arguably the best hockey player in the world, but you might not know it if you only watched him during the 3-on-3 overtime. The name of the game in overtime is possession, and MacKinnon tried to do it all himself about 30 seconds before Hughes won the game for the Devils. MacKinnon attempted to put the puck between Jesper Bratt’s feet in the offensive zone, but the Swede stole it from him and started the transition the other way. A few things happened between MacKinnon’s turnover and the goal, but when it’s tough to get the puck back during 3-on-3, a mistake like that hurts.
2. Goalie Trent Miner got his first start of the season against arguably the best team in the NHL right now. Not exactly an easy task for the young goaltender. He made some big stops early in the game, but the goal he gave up to Hughes halfway through the first period is one he definitely needs to save. That might be the last time we see Miner for a while, as Mackenzie Blackwood is expected to be ready when the Avalanche and Devils play again on Tuesday in Denver.
3. Coach Jared Bednar did shuffle up his second line a little bit, as Gabriel Landeskog dropped to the third line and Victor Olofsson moved up to play with Brock Nelson and Valeri Nichushkin. That trio was responsible for Colorado’s first goal, and in the third period, Ross Colton took Olofsson’s spot and created Nelson’s game-tying goal. Outside of Landeskog, nobody on this team needed a goal more than Nelson and he picked the right time to find the back of the net. After a slow start over the first two or three games, Nichushkin has been playing lights out.
4. The Avalanche have just one power-play goal in their last seven games. They aren’t getting a ton of opportunities every night, but at some point, you have to start cashing in. There’s absolutely no reason a power play with this much talent should be ranked 30th in the NHL.
5. After 10 games last season, the Avalanche were 5-5. After 10 games this season, they are, once again, 5-5 — with a caveat. Those four overtime losses do matter in the standings, so 14 points looks a heck of a lot better than 10, but there’s still a lot of work to be done for this group.