Burakowsky made his third assist when he was behind Mikko Rantanen's equalizer to 5-5, just over halfway into the third period.
And in a swinging match, it was finally Colorado who took care of the victory when Alex Newhook and Nazem Kadri made sure that the home team went up to 7-5 during the last two minutes of the match.
Heavy for Ottawa, who were back in match play after an eight-day break due to covid infection in the team.
Swedish goalkeeper Filip Gustavsson accounted for 33 saves in the match, but had to leave Colorado without points.
- I am happy for the points tonight in a match where we did not play very well, said Colorado coach Jared Bednar after the match.
New loss for Buffalo
For Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Olofsson's Buffalo, it was another heavy loss.
This time at home against Columbus with 4-7 ..
Buffalo took the lead via Tage Thompson, played by Victor Olofsson, but it was not long before Columbus had equalized and passed.
Three quick goals at the start of the second period caused the visitors to pull away, and two reductions before the period was over gave some hope.
Thompson was responsible for one, this time assisted by Rasmus Dahlin.
But the home team never got closer than that.
When Buffalo chased the equalizer, it was instead two more goals back in the last minute of the match.