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2023-24 regular season

Sharks at Avalanche

🗓 📍 Ball Arena, Denver 🔁 Avalanche lead the season series 2–0

Avalanche beat Sharks 6–2 at Ball Arena on December 17, 2023.

SJS – COL
27–29
Shots on goal
2/4–2/4
Power play
29–20
Hits
15–21
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🏔️ COL
Nathan MacKinnon
2 G, 2 A
4 shots · 21:07 TOI
2nd star 🏔️ COL
Jonathan Drouin
2 A
1 shots · 18:18 TOI
3rd star 🦈 SJS
Tomas Hertl
2 G
5 shots · 18:40 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🏔️ Valeri Nichushkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 07:18
Assists: Jonathan Drouin, Nathan MacKinnon · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
0–1
🏔️ Mikko Rantanen PP 1st · 12:15
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon, Devon Toews · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
0–2
🏔️ Miles Wood 1st · 18:20
Assists: Ross Colton, Jonathan Drouin · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
0–3
2nd period
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon 2nd · 03:44
Unassisted · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
0–4
🦈 Tomas Hertl PP 2nd · 09:01
Assists: Mikael Granlund, Alexander Barabanov · beat Alexandar Georgiev
1–4
3rd period
🏔️ Ryan Johansen 3rd · 09:01
Assists: Andrew Cogliano, Caleb Jones · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–5
🦈 Tomas Hertl PP 3rd · 10:45
Assists: William Eklund, Mikael Granlund · beat Alexandar Georgiev
2–5
🏔️ Nathan MacKinnon Empty net 3rd · 15:11
Unassisted
2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🦈Sharks
L1 Eklund · Barabanov · Granlund 20:18
L2 Zetterlund · Hertl · Bailey 18:40
L3 Kunin · Hoffman · Zadina 13:41
L4 Studnicka · Labanc 11:16
D1 Ferraro · Burroughs 23:14
D2 Thrun · Rutta 19:54
D3 Okhotiuk · Addison 12:38
D4 MacDonald 0:43
🏔️Avalanche
L1 MacKinnon · Nichushkin · Rantanen 22:52
L2 Drouin · Wood · Colton 13:47
L3 Johansen · Cogliano · O'Connor 12:36
L4 Olofsson · Kiviranta · MacDermid 9:53
D1 Toews · Byram 22:52
D2 Manson · Malinski 18:10
D3 Jones · Johnson 15:52

Team stats

Away left · home right
🦈SJS COL🏔️
27 Shots on goal 29
2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/4
29 Hits 20
15 Blocked shots 21
6 Takeaways 5
7 Giveaways 11
31 Penalty minutes 30
SJS shooting 7.4% (2/27) COL shooting 20.7% (6/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🦈Sharks
Mackenzie Blackwood
23/28
.821 SV% · 5 GA · 59:41 TOI
🏔️Avalanche
Alexandar Georgiev
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Valeri Nichushkin · 1st 07:18 · 0–1 Mikko Rantanen · 1st 12:15 · 0–2 Miles Wood · 1st 18:20 · 0–3 Nathan MacKinnon · 2nd 03:44 · 0–4 Tomas Hertl · 2nd 09:01 · 1–4 Ryan Johansen · 3rd 09:01 · 1–5 Tomas Hertl · 3rd 10:45 · 2–5 Nathan MacKinnon · 3rd 15:11 · 2–6
SJS COL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Avalanche
Avalanche: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 1–4
Sharks
Sharks — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Avalanche
Avalanche — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Avalanche lead the season series 2–0
Oct 142023 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 2–1 SO Apr 62023 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 6–2 Apr 42023 🏔️COL @ 🦈SJS 4–3 OT Mar 72023 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 0–6 Mar 312022 🦈SJS @ 🏔️COL 2–4
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Who won Sharks vs Avalanche on December 17, 2023?

Avalanche won 6–2. The final score was Sharks 2, Avalanche 6.

Who scored for Sharks?

Tomas Hertl (2).

Who scored for Avalanche?

Nathan MacKinnon (2), Mikko Rantanen, Miles Wood, Ryan Johansen, Valeri Nichushkin.

How did the Sharks goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

How did the Avalanche goalie play?

Alexandar Georgiev made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 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 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🦈 Sharks
BeforeDec 15 🦈SJS @ 🌵ARI 0–1 AfterDec 19 👑LAK @ 🦈SJS 4–1
🏔️ Avalanche
BeforeDec 16 🏔️COL @ ✈️WPG 2–6 AfterDec 19 🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI 2–3
Also on December 17
🐋VAN 4–3 🪶CHI 🦅WSH 2–1 🌪️CAR 🦆ANA 5–1 😈NJD 🏛️OTT 3–6 🎰VGK
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