🦈 Away Sharks 23-11-11 before this game
2–1
Final
🏔️ Home Avalanche 30-10-4 before this game
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Sharks at Avalanche

Sharks beat Avalanche 2–1 at Ball Arena on January 17, 2004.

🗓 Sat, Jan 17, 2004 · 19:30 CST 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🏒 2003-04 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🦈 SJS
Scott Thornton
1 G
3 shots · 15:04 TOI · +1
2nd star 🦈 SJS
Nisse Ekman
1 G
2 shots · 16:36 TOI · +1
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Jonathan Cheechoo
1 A
3 shots · 17:08 TOI · +1
4rd star 🦈 SJS
Vesa Toskala
32 saves
0.970 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS COL🏔️
24 Shots on goal 33
0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
11 Hits 23
18 Blocked shots 7
10 Takeaways 10
4 Giveaways 8
19 Penalty minutes 15
SJS shooting 8.3% (2/24) COL shooting 3.0% (1/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Vesa Toskala
32/33
.970 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
David Aebischer
22/24
.917 SV% · 2 GA · 59:07 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 1st: 23-11-11 (51% win rate, 45 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 1st: 30-10-4 (68% win rate, 44 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Sharks
Sharks — tied after 2nd: 23-11-11 (51% win rate, 45 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — tied after 2nd: 30-10-4 (68% win rate, 44 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Ricci · Primeau · McCauley 18:17
L2 Korolyuk · Cheechoo · Ekman 17:07
L3 Thornton · Damphousse · Dimitrakos 15:04
L4 Smith · Harvey · Parker 6:23
D1 Hannan · Stuart 26:06
D2 Rathje · Preissing 20:52
D3 Davison · Ehrhoff 13:08
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Konowalchuk · Kariya · Sakic 20:04
L2 Tanguay · Hejduk · Selanne 16:01
L3 Nikolishin · Moore · Hinote 12:56
L4 Larsen · Worrell · Cummins 5:15
D1 Blake · Foote 24:32
D2 Skrastins · Morris 18:37
D3 Liles · Skoula 16:10

⚔️ Last meetings

Avalanche lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 4, 2003
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
2–2 (OT) · Avalanche won
Nov 11, 2003
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
4–3 · Avalanche won
Mar 31, 2003
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
1–3 · Avalanche won
Mar 20, 2003
🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL
0–2 · Avalanche won
Jan 4, 2003
🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS
6–1 · Avalanche won

❓ SJS vs COL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on January 17, 2004?

Sharks won 2–1.

What was the final score of Sharks vs Avalanche?

The final score was Sharks 2, Avalanche 1.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Vesa Toskala made 32 saves on 33 shots (.970 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

David Aebischer made 22 saves on 24 shots (.917 save percentage).

Where is Sharks vs Avalanche played?

At Ball Arena in Denver, the Avalanche home rink.

What is the Sharks vs Avalanche season series?

Avalanche 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
🦈Sharks
Previous game · Jan 15
🐋VAN @ 🦈SJS
1–3 · SJS won
Next game · Jan 19
🐙DET @ 🦈SJS
1–2 · SJS won
🏔️Avalanche
Previous game · Jan 15
⭐DAL @ 🏔️COL
1–4 · COL won
Next game · Jan 19
🏔️COL @ ⚡TBL
5–4 · COL won
Also on January 17, 2004
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1–2 final
🔔PHI @ 🍁TOR
4–0 final
🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 final
🐻BOS @ 🏛️OTT
0–4 final
⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI
2–4 final
⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA
1–2 final
🌲MIN @ 🎵STL
2–2 final
🛢️EDM @ 🐯NSH
1–2 final
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