Avalanche 6-2 Sharks (18 Dec, 2023) Box Score

San Jose Sharks

9-19-3, 3-13-1 away

	1	2	3	T
SJ	0	1	1	2
COL	3	1	2	6

Colorado Avalanche

19-10-2, 12-4-0 home

San Jose Sharks


forwards
J. Bailey RW
A. Barabanov LW
W. Eklund LW
M. Granlund C
T. Hertl C
M. Hoffman C
L. Kunin C
K. Labanc RW
J. Studnicka C
F. Zadina RW
F. Zetterlund LW
defensemen
C. Addison D
K. Burroughs D
M. Ferraro D
J. MacDonald D
N. Okhotiuk D
J. Rutta D
H. Thrun D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	1	1	0	26	16:40	0:19	3:08	13:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	20:18	4:01	0:08	16:09	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	20:21	3:57	1:34	14:50	1	0	100.0
0	2	-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	20:08	3:56	3:14	12:58	4	11	26.7
2	0	-2	5	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	25	18:40	4:03	3:28	11:09	7	4	63.6
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	13:41	0:37	0:00	13:04	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	14:41	0:00	3:13	11:28	1	2	33.3
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	10:14	0:12	0:00	10:02	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	18	12:18	0:00	0:00	12:18	4	12	25.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:50	0:25	0:54	11:31	4	3	57.1
0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	24	19:37	3:45	0:30	15:22	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	14	8:46	0:12	0:00	8:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	34	22:52	0:09	3:00	19:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	3	2	4	4	0	0	28	23:35	0:14	4:40	18:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	2	15	0	0	0	1	0:43	0:00	0:00	0:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	4	0	2	1	10	4	1	0	22	16:29	0:00	1:30	14:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	23	19:53	0:00	5:06	14:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	23	19:55	0:00	1:55	18:00	0	0	0.0

goalies
M. Blackwood G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
28	5	23	.821	16	6	1	0	0	59:41	0

Colorado Avalanche


forwards
A. Cogliano C
R. Colton C
J. Drouin LW
R. Johansen C
J. Kiviranta LW
K. MacDermid LW
N. MacKinnon C
V. Nichushkin RW
L. O'Connor RW
F. Olofsson LW
M. Rantanen RW
M. Wood LW
defensemen
B. Byram D
J. Johnson D
C. Jones D
S. Malinski D
J. Manson D
D. Toews D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	19	11:52	0:01	2:05	9:46	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	0	19	13:47	1:44	0:00	12:03	4	2	66.7
0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:18	6:13	0:00	12:05	0	1	0.0
1	0	1	2	1	0	1	10	0	0	0	17	12:36	1:43	0:12	10:41	9	3	75.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	16	9:53	0:00	1:21	8:32	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	3	0	1	15	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	0	0	0.0
2	2	2	4	2	0	1	2	1	0	3	20	21:07	6:23	0:00	14:44	8	8	50.0
1	0	2	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	21	23:52	6:29	0:47	16:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	12:44	0:00	2:21	10:23	1	3	25.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:21	0:00	1:23	9:58	6	2	75.0
1	0	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	22:52	6:21	0:00	16:31	5	2	71.4
1	0	1	2	2	0	2	4	1	1	0	20	13:45	1:44	0:35	11:26	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	22:02	1:45	1:30	18:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	10	1	0	0	20	15:21	0:00	0:53	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	5	1	2	0	0	0	19	16:24	0:00	0:00	16:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	5	0	0	1	1	1	21	16:41	0:00	0:00	16:41	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	5	0	3	23	19:39	1:33	3:29	14:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	25	23:42	6:29	2:52	14:21	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Georgiev G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	2	25	.926	20	5	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sharks	0	1	1	2
	Avalanche	3	1	2	6

1st Period		COL
7:18	Valeri Nichushkin (13) (Power Play) Assists: Jonathan Drouin (7), Nathan MacKinnon (32)	1
12:15	Mikko Rantanen (15) (Power Play) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (33), Devon Toews (12)	2
18:20	Miles Wood (6) Assists: Ross Colton (7), Jonathan Drouin (8)	3

2nd Period			SJ	COL
3:44		Nathan MacKinnon (13) Unassisted	0	4
9:01		Tomas Hertl (10) (Power Play) Assists: Mikael Granlund (17), Alexander Barabanov (4)	1	4

3rd Period		SJ	COL
9:01	Ryan Johansen (10) Assists: Andrew Cogliano (6), Caleb Jones (3)	1	5
10:45	Tomas Hertl (11) (Power Play) Assists: William Eklund (8), Mikael Granlund (18)	2	5
15:11	Nathan MacKinnon (14) (Empty Net) Unassisted	2	6

0:52

Ryan Johansen tallies goal vs. Sharks

0:52

Nathan MacKinnon nets goal vs. Sharks

0:35

Alexandar Georgiev makes beautiful save

0:20

Regular Season Series

COL leads 2-0

Avalanche
2
Sharks
1

Game 1

15/10

Sharks
2
Avalanche
6

Game 2

18/12

Sharks
1
Avalanche
3

Game 3

1/1

Ball Arena

1:00 AM, 18 December 2023

Denver, CO

Attendance: 18,093

Referees:
Frederick L'Ecuyer
Tom Chmielewski

Linesmen:
Trent Knorr
Brandon Gawryletz

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vancouver	50	23	9	109
Edmonton	49	27	6	104
Los Angeles	44	27	11	99
Vegas	45	29	8	98
Calgary	38	39	5	81
Seattle	34	35	13	81
Anaheim	27	50	5	59
San Jose	19	54	9	47

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Dallas	52	21	9	113
Winnipeg	52	24	6	110
Colorado	50	25	7	107
Nashville	47	30	5	99
St. Louis	43	33	6	92
Minnesota	39	33	10	87
Arizona	36	41	5	77
Chicago	23	53	6	52

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San Jose Sharks

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Ryan Johansen tallies goal vs. Sharks

Regular Season Series

COL leads 2-0

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