Avalanche 4-2 Sharks (1 Apr, 2022) Final Score

San Jose Sharks

29-30-8, 13-16-4 away

	1	2	3	T
SJ	0	1	1	2
COL	0	1	3	4

Rantanen scores go-ahead goal, Avalanche beat Sharks 4-2

— Mikko Rantanen scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 7:43 remaining, Pavel Francouz stopped 25 shots and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Thursday night.

Apr 1, 2022, 05:42 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Sharks	0	1	1	2
	Avalanche	0	1	3	4

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			SJ	COL
1:54		Alex Newhook (12) Assists: Erik Johnson (14), Kurtis MacDermid (3)	0	1
12:09		Timo Meier (31) Assists: Alexander Barabanov (27), Tomas Hertl (30)	1	1

3rd Period		SJ	COL
3:05	Darren Helm (6) Assists: Valeri Nichushkin (21)	1	2
6:29	Brent Burns (8) Assists: Tomas Hertl (31)	2	2
12:17	Mikko Rantanen (34) (Power Play) Assists: Nazem Kadri (56), Cale Makar (51)	2	3
15:16	Andre Burakovsky (19) Assists: Erik Johnson (15), Nazem Kadri (57)	2	4

SHARKS

AVALANCHE

Regular Season Series

COL wins 3-0

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
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

Casey DeSmith makes 29 saves as the Canucks take 2-1 series lead over the Preds

— Backup goalie Casey DeSmith finally has his first postseason victory, and he helped the Vancouver Canucks take back home-ice advantage in the process.

Luke Evangelista brings Predators within one

Luke Evangelista scores to cut the Predators' deficit to one goal vs. the Canucks.

Special teams carry Rangers to a Game 3 win and a 3-0 series lead on the Capitals

— Nothing seems to be able to knock the New York Rangers off their game, certainly not giving up a fluky bounce goal five minutes in or having seven penalties called on them.

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San Jose Sharks

Colorado Avalanche

Stars of the Game

Mikko RantanenRW - COL

Darren HelmC - COL

Nazem KadriC - COL

Game Information

Rantanen scores go-ahead goal, Avalanche beat Sharks 4-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

COL wins 3-0

2023-24 Pacific Division Standings

2023-24 Central Division Standings

NHL News

Casey DeSmith makes 29 saves as the Canucks take 2-1 series lead over the Preds

Luke Evangelista brings Predators within one

Special teams carry Rangers to a Game 3 win and a 3-0 series lead on the Capitals