🏔️ Away Avalanche 45-21-9 before this game

8–3

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
COL	2	3	3	8
SJS	1	2	0	3

Avalanche at Sharks

Avalanche beat Sharks 8–3 at SAP Center at San Jose on March 28, 1996.

🗓 Thu, Mar 28, 1996 · 21:30 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 4–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏔️ COL

Sandis Ozolinsh

4 A

2 shots · +3

2nd star 🏔️ COL

Joe Sakic

2 G, 1 A

4 shots

3rd star 🏔️ COL

Claude Lemieux

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🦈 Darren Turcotte Go-ahead 1st · 01:51

Assists: Ville Peltonen, Jan Caloun

0–1

🏔️ Peter Forsberg Tying 1st · 14:01

Assists: Sandis Ozolinsh, Sylvain Lefebvre

1–1

🏔️ Claude Lemieux PP Go-ahead 1st · 19:04

Assists: Valeri Kamensky, Joe Sakic

2–1

2nd period

🏔️ Peter Forsberg 2nd · 00:37

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Sandis Ozolinsh

3–1

🏔️ Stephane Yelle 2nd · 00:51

Unassisted

4–1

🦈 Darren Turcotte 2nd · 01:45

Assists: Jim Kyte, Jan Caloun

4–2

🏔️ Mike Ricci 2nd · 06:33

Assists: Scott Young, Curtis Leschyshyn

5–2

🦈 Ville Peltonen 2nd · 16:38

Assists: Jeff Odgers, Jamie Baker

5–3

3rd period

🏔️ Joe Sakic 3rd · 05:00

Assists: Chris Simon, Scott Young

6–3

🏔️ Valeri Kamensky PP 3rd · 12:10

Assists: Claude Lemieux, Sandis Ozolinsh

7–3

🏔️ Joe Sakic 3rd · 17:11

Assists: Adam Deadmarsh, Sandis Ozolinsh

8–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏔️COL SJS🦈

37 Shots on goal 33

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

6 Penalty minutes 6

COL shooting 21.6% (8/37) SJS shooting 9.1% (3/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏔️Avalanche

Patrick Roy

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🦈Sharks

Wade Flaherty

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 27:53 TOI

Arturs Irbe

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 32:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–3

Avalanche

Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.

Sharks

Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 4–1 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Avalanche won

❓ COL vs SJS, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Sharks on March 28, 1996?

Avalanche won 8–3.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Sharks?

The final score was Avalanche 8, Sharks 3.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Joe Sakic (2), Peter Forsberg (2), Claude Lemieux, Mike Ricci, Stephane Yelle, Valeri Kamensky.

Who scored for Sharks?

Darren Turcotte (2), Ville Peltonen.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Wade Flaherty made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Avalanche vs Sharks played?

At SAP Center at San Jose in San Jose, the Sharks home rink.

What is the Avalanche vs Sharks season series?

Avalanche lead the season series 4–1 after 5 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🏔️Avalanche

Previous game · Mar 27

🦈Sharks

Previous game · Mar 22

Also on March 28, 1996

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