Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks
· National Hockey LeagueColton scores twice, Annunen makes 25 saves to help Avalanche beat winless Sharks 4-1
Cale Makar had an empty-net goal and two assists, and Joel Kiviranta also scored for Colorado. William Eklund scored for San Jose.
Colton has five goals in his last three games, also scoring twice Friday night in Anaheim in Colorado’s first victory of the season. He gave Colorado a 2-0 lead in the first period, connecting on a power play at 6:23 and at even strength with 3:23 left.
Makar has 10 assists through six games, and has points in each one.
Eklund cut it to 2-1 late in the first. Joel Kiviranta gave Colorado a 3-1 lead midway through the third, and Makar added the empty-netter.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 18 shots for San Jose.
Sharks: San Jose, which did not win its first game last year until November, is one of two teams (Nashville) still without a victory.
Sharks: At Anaheim on Tuesday night.
Regular Season SeriesCOL leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 6:23 | Ross Colton Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (8), Cale Makar (9) | |
Goal | 1st Period 16:37 | Ross Colton Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (7), Cale Makar (10) | |
Goal | 1st Period 18:25 | William Eklund Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikael Granlund (6), Tyler Toffoli (3) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 9:57 | Joel Kiviranta Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Josh Manson (3), John Ludvig (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 18:23 | Cale Makar Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (9), Samuel Girard (3) |
Statistics
COL | SJ | |
---|---|---|
18 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
19 | Hits | 26 |
0 | Takeaways | 0 |
22 | Shots | 26 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 20.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
32 | Faceoffs Won | 31 |
50.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 49.2 |
19 | Giveaways | 16 |
7 | Total Penalties | 6 |
17 | Penalty Minutes | 15 |
Game Information
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 14,125 | Capacity:
Location: San Jose, CA
Attendance: 14,125 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 15 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Dallas | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Colorado | 9 | 8 | 18 | 0 |
Utah | 7 | 6 | 17 | 3 |
St. Louis | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Nashville | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Pacific Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Vegas | 10 | 4 | 22 | 2 |
Los Angeles | 9 | 6 | 21 | 3 |
Vancouver | 8 | 3 | 19 | 3 |
Calgary | 8 | 6 | 19 | 3 |
Edmonton | 8 | 7 | 17 | 1 |
Seattle | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
San Jose | 5 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
Anaheim | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 |