Hertl completed the comeback in overtime with a deflection on center Jack Eichel’s shot from the point.

Goaltender Adin Hill made 21 saves in the win for the Knights (44-28-8), who have won two straight.

“We found another gear,” Cassidy said.

The Knights attacked the net in the third period to take advantage of a tired Colorado team. Barbashev’s goal came on a wraparound.

“We all know we didn’t play good in the first and second,” Barbashev said. “We had to talk about it in the locker room. We knew we had it. We went out there and played the right way.”

Karlsson then recorded his first multigoal game since Nov. 4, which also came against Colorado. His two goals give him 30 this year, his most in a single season since he scored 43 the Knights’ inaugural campaign.

The win keeps several playoff possibilities open with two games left in the regular season.

The Knights remain in the Western Conference’s second wild-card spot and would start the playoffs on the road against the Dallas Stars if their seeding doesn’t change.

They are one point behind the Los Angeles Kings for third place in the Pacific Division. They’re also three points behind the Nashville Predators for the first wild-card spot.

“I think your game is not always going to be perfect, or at least every aspect,” Eichel said. “But you have to battle and compete. It was good resilience from the group.”

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