Avalanche 5-3 Sharks (19 Mar, 2022) Final Score

Colorado Avalanche

44-13-5, 20-10-2 away

	1	2	3	T
COL	2	2	1	5
SJ	0	1	2	3

Nichushkin scores twice, Avalanche hold off Sharks 5-3

— Valeri Nichushkin scored two goals and the Colorado Avalanche withstood a late San Jose rally to beat the Sharks 5-3 on Friday night for their third victory in a row.

Mar 19, 2022, 06:20 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Avalanche	2	2	1	5
	Sharks	0	1	2	3

1st Period			COL	SJ
10:18		Nazem Kadri (23) (Power Play) Assists: Mikko Rantanen (43), Cale Makar (46)	1	0
14:14		Darren Helm (5) Assists: Andre Burakovsky (28)	2	0

2nd Period		COL	SJ
0:34	Cale Makar (22) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (43), Devon Toews (34)	3	0
15:29	Valeri Nichushkin (16) Assists: Nathan MacKinnon (44), Cale Makar (47)	4	0
19:19	Jeffrey Viel (3) Assists: Marc-Edouard Vlasic (11), Nicolas Meloche (4)	4	1

3rd Period		COL	SJ
13:02	Rudolfs Balcers (7) Assists: Tomas Hertl (24), Alexander Barabanov (22)	4	2
18:35	Erik Karlsson (9) Assists: Logan Couture (25)	4	3
19:45	Valeri Nichushkin (17) (Empty Net) Assists: Mikko Rantanen (44), Nathan MacKinnon (45)	5	3

AVALANCHE

SHARKS

Regular Season Series

COL leads 2-0

Sharks
2
Avalanche
6

Game 1

14/11

Avalanche
5
Sharks
3

Game 2

19/3

Sharks
2
Avalanche
4

Game 3

1/4

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	11	1	0	22
Minnesota	8	1	2	18
Dallas	7	4	0	14
Utah	5	4	3	13
St. Louis	6	6	0	12
Chicago	5	7	1	11
Colorado	5	7	0	10
Nashville	4	7	1	9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	8	3	1	17
Los Angeles	7	3	3	17
Vancouver	5	2	3	13
Calgary	6	5	1	13
Edmonton	6	6	1	13
Seattle	5	7	1	11
Anaheim	4	5	2	10
San Jose	3	8	2	8

Jake Allen makes 31 saves in the Devils' 3-0 victory over the Oilers

— Jake Allen made 31 saves for his second shutout of the season and 26th of his NHL career, helping the New Jersey Devils close their Western Canadian trip with a 3-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday night.

Darcy Kuemper makes 16 saves for 32nd career shutout in the Kings' 3-0 victory over the Predators

— Darcy Kuemper made 16 saves for his first shutout of the season and 32nd overall, helping the Los Angeles Kings beat the Nashville Predators 3-0 on Monday night.

Jesper Bratt nets his 15th point in 15 games

Jesper Bratt gets his 15th point in 15 games for the Devils.

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Colorado Avalanche

San Jose Sharks

Stars of the Game

Cale MakarD - COL

Ryan MurrayD - COL

Erik KarlssonD - SJ

Game Information

Nichushkin scores twice, Avalanche hold off Sharks 5-3

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

COL leads 2-0

2024-25 Central Division Standings

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

NHL News

Jake Allen makes 31 saves in the Devils' 3-0 victory over the Oilers

Darcy Kuemper makes 16 saves for 32nd career shutout in the Kings' 3-0 victory over the Predators

Jesper Bratt nets his 15th point in 15 games