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2020-21 regular season

Sharks at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 1–0

Avalanche beat Sharks 7–3 at Ball Arena on January 26, 2021.

SJS – COL
30–42
Shots on goal
0/5–1/5
Power play
14–12
Hits
14–6
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Cale Makar
3 A
2 shots · 20:18 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Brandon Saad
2 G
3 shots · 16:04 TOI
3rd star 🏔️ COL
Valeri Nichushkin
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 15:10 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🦈 Ryan Donato Go-ahead 1st · 10:39
Assists: Kevin Labanc, Logan Couture · beat Philipp Grubauer
1–0
🏔️ Joonas Donskoi Tying 1st · 16:15
Assists: Erik Johnson, Valeri Nichushkin · beat Martin Jones
1–1
🏔️ Brandon Saad Go-ahead 1st · 17:01
Assists: Cale Makar, Andre Burakovsky · beat Martin Jones
1–2
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen PP 1st · 19:21
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar · beat Martin Jones
1–3
2nd period
🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin SH 2nd · 01:32
Unassisted · beat Martin Jones
1–4
🏔️ Samuel Girard 2nd · 05:48
Assists: Tyson Jost, Kiefer Sherwood · beat Martin Jones
1–5
🦈 Noah Gregor 2nd · 07:44
Assists: Dylan Gambrell, Timo Meier · beat Philipp Grubauer
2–5
🏔️ Devon Toews 2nd · 13:30
Assists: Gabriel Landeskog, Cale Makar · beat Devan Dubnyk
2–6
🏔️ Brandon Saad 2nd · 15:01
Assists: Andre Burakovsky, Nazem Kadri · beat Devan Dubnyk
2–7
3rd period
🦈 Logan Couture 3rd · 12:43
Assists: Ryan Donato, Kevin Labanc · beat Philipp Grubauer
3–7

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Kane · Hertl · Couture 17:56
L2 Gregor · Gambrell · Donato 14:35
L3 Sorensen · Marleau · Labanc 13:15
L4 Nieto · Leonard · Meier 12:39
D1 Burns · Karlsson 22:50
D2 Ferraro · Vlasic 20:58
D3 Simek · Knyzhov 14:52
🏔️Avalanche
L1 Compher · Landeskog · MacKinnon 16:45
L2 Saad · Kadri · Rantanen 16:20
L3 Burakovsky · Jost · Nichushkin 14:49
L4 Bellemare · Sherwood · Donskoi 11:37
D1 Byram · Toews 21:02
D2 Makar · Girard 19:43
D3 Johnson · Graves 17:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS COL🏔️
30 Shots on goal 42
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
14 Hits 12
14 Blocked shots 6
8 Takeaways 6
6 Giveaways 4
10 Penalty minutes 20
SJS shooting 10.0% (3/30) COL shooting 16.7% (7/42)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Martin Jones
14/19
.737 SV% · 5 GA · 25:47 TOI
Devan Dubnyk
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 34:12 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Philipp Grubauer
27/30
.900 SV% · 3 GA · 59:59 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Ryan Donato · 1st 10:39 · 1–0 Joonas Donskoi · 1st 16:15 · 1–1 Brandon Saad · 1st 17:01 · 1–2 Mikko Rantanen · 1st 19:21 · 1–3 Valeri Nichushkin · 2nd 01:32 · 1–4 Samuel Girard · 2nd 05:48 · 1–5 Noah Gregor · 2nd 07:44 · 2–5 Devon Toews · 2nd 13:30 · 2–6 Brandon Saad · 2nd 15:01 · 2–7 Logan Couture · 3rd 12:43 · 3–7
SJS COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–3
Sharks
Sharks: no games found in this situation this year.
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

All →
Avalanche lead the season series 1–0
Mar 82020 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 4–3 Jan 162020 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 0–4 May 82019 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 2–3 May 62019 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 3–4 OT May 42019 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 1–2
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SJS vs COL, answered

Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on January 26, 2021?

Avalanche won 7–3. The final score was Sharks 3, Avalanche 7.

Who scored for Sharks?

Logan Couture, Noah Gregor, Ryan Donato.

Who scored for Avalanche?

Brandon Saad (2), Devon Toews, Joonas Donskoi, Mikko Rantanen, Samuel Girard, Valeri Nichushkin.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Martin Jones made 14 saves on 19 shots (.737 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Philipp Grubauer made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦈 Sharks
BeforeJan 24 🦈SJS @ 🌲MIN 5–3 AfterJan 28 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 0–3
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeJan 24 🏔️COL @ 🦆ANA 1–3 AfterJan 28 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 0–3
Also on January 26
🐧PIT 2–3 🐻BOS 🗽NYR 2–3 ⚔️BUF 🔔PHI 5–3 😈NJD 🏝️NYI 2–3 🦅WSH 🐆FLA 4–3 🧥CBJ 🪶CHI 2–3 🐯NSH 🛢️EDM 4–6 ✈️WPG 👑LAK 2–1 🌲MIN
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