🏔️ Away Avalanche 32-10-12 before this game
2–5
Final
🦈 Home Sharks 22-23-6 before this game
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Avalanche at Sharks

Sharks beat Avalanche 5–2 at SAP Center at San Jose on January 31, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Jan 31, 1998 · 15:00 CST 📍 SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Sharks lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Jeff Friesen
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 16:08 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Owen Nolan
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 18:49 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
John MacLean
2 A
16:47 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🏔️COL SJS🦈
25 Shots on goal 30
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
10 Hits 3
1 Blocked shots 5
3 Takeaways 4
4 Giveaways 5
15 Penalty minutes 13
COL shooting 8.0% (2/25) SJS shooting 16.7% (5/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🏔️Avalanche
Craig Billington
0/0
.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI
Patrick Roy
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI
🦈Sharks
Mike Vernon
0/2
.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 32-10-12 (59% win rate, 54 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 22-24-6 (42% win rate, 52 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 32-10-12 (59% win rate, 54 games)
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 22-24-6 (42% win rate, 52 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Forsberg · Sakic · Deadmarsh 18:41
L2 Kamensky · Yelle · Lemieux 16:37
L3 Messier · Kurri · Donovan 13:35
L4 Corbet · Lacroix · Odgers 12:14
D1 Foote · Ozolinsh 20:12
D2 Gusarov · Krupp 18:52
D3 Lefebvre · Klemm 14:11
🦈Sharks
L1 Ricci · Nolan · MacLean 18:04
L2 Friesen · Burr · Craven 15:06
L3 Sturm · Nicholls · Granato 13:32
L4 Matteau · Lowry · Sutter 10:38
D1 Ragnarsson · Gill 22:15
D2 Rathje · McSorley 19:18
D3 Houlder · Zyuzin 17:54

⚔️ Last meetings

Sharks lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Jan 15, 1998
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
2–2 (OT) · Sharks won
Oct 9, 1997
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
2–3 · Avalanche won
Apr 9, 1997
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
4–1 · Sharks won
Apr 4, 1997
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
6–7 (OT) · Sharks won
Feb 1, 1997
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
1–2 · Sharks won

❓ COL vs SJS, answered

Who won Avalanche vs Sharks on January 31, 1998?

Sharks won 5–2.

What was the final score of Avalanche vs Sharks?

The final score was Avalanche 2, Sharks 5.

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Craig Billington made 0 saves on 0 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 2 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?

Sharks lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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 · Jan 28
🐋VAN @ 🏔️COL
1–6 · COL won
Next game · Feb 2
🏔️COL @ 🐋VAN
2–1 · COL won
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Jan 29
🪶CHI @ 🦈SJS
3–0 · CHI won
Next game · Feb 2
🗽NYR @ 🦈SJS
3–2 · NYR won
Also on January 31, 1998
🦅WSH @ 🔔PHI
3–2 final
🗽NYR @ 🐻BOS
2–4 final
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
2–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA
0–2 final
⭐DAL @ 🎵STL
3–6 final
🪶CHI @ 👑LAK
0–3 final
🏛️OTT @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–3 final
🌵PHX @ 🍁TOR
5–2 final
Avalanche season page Sharks season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule