SEASON SERIES
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Sandis Ozolinsh became the third defenseman in franchise history to record a hat trick, leading Colorado to a 5-2 victory over Vancouver on Monday. The Avalanche are 4-1 in their last five outings and lead the Northwest Division by one point over the Canucks.

The improved play of goaltender Patrick Roy certainly has helped Colorado. Since a 7-0 thrashing by the Phoenix Coyotes on November 26, Roy has won three straight, with the Avalanche outscoring their opponents, 12-5.

Milan Hejduk leads Colorado with 17 goals and 27 points and rookie Alex Tanguay has a three-game points streak.

San Jose fell to 2-4-2 in its last eight with Monday's 3-3 tie against Tampa Bay to open a four-game homestand. Owen Nolan scored twice, extending his goals streak to five games, and set up Vincent Damphousse's tying goal in the second period.

Damphousse has a three-game points streak with two goals and two assists while Ron Sutter also has a three-game run with two goals and one assist.

Nolan is tied with Pittsburgh's Jaromir Jagr with a league-high 20 goals and is one point behind with 40 for the second-place Sharks, who trail the Coyotes by three points in the Pacific Division.

The Avalanche went 3-1 against the Sharks last season, splitting two games at the San Jose Arena.

COLORADO 10-game log	SAN JOSE 10-game log
Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 30 Dec. 1 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 12 Dec. 15 @ Phoenix Calgary @ Vancouver @ Edmonton Carolina Vancouver @ San Jose @ Anaheim @ Vancouver Anaheim L 0-7 W 7-1 W 4-2 L 1-3 W 3-1 W 5-2	Nov. 27 Nov. 28 Dec. 1 Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Dec. 6 Dec. 8 Dec. 10 Dec. 14 Dec. 19 @ Los Angeles New Jersey @ Detroit @ Pittsburgh @ St. Louis Tampa Bay Colorado Atlanta Chicago @ Phoenix L 1-4 W 4-3 L 2-4 W 5-2 L 2-4 T 3-3