San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche

· National Hockey League

San Jose Sharks

17-38-9

Final
3 - 7

Colorado Avalanche

37-24-2

Makar and MacKinnon lead scoring spree in 7-3 win as Avalanche beat Sharks for a 12th straight time

San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado Avalanche: Game Highlights

MacKinnon moved three points away from joining Joe Sakic and Peter Stastny as the only skaters in franchise history to reach 1,000 points.

Jonathan Drouin, Joel Kiviranta and Martin Necas added goals as the Avalanche improved to 4-0 on their six-game homestand. They have won 12 straight against the Sharks, roughing up former Colorado goaltender Alexandar Georgiev in the rout.

In the middle of the game, Colorado added even more offense by trading with the New York Islanders for forward Brock Nelson.

Fabian Zetterlund, Macklin Celebrini and William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who wrapped up a seven-game trip 2-3-2. On Thursday morning, San Jose Nico Sturm to Florida.

Both teams faced their former goaltender following a Dec. 9 trade that landed Mackenzie Blackwood with Colorado and Georgiev in San Jose.

Blackwood made 31 saves, while Georgiev stopped 25 shots.

Late in the game, official Kilian McNamara skated off after taking a puck to the head.

Takeaways Sharks: San Jose hasn't beaten the Avalanche since May 5, 2021.

Avalanche: Forward Jimmy Vesey made his debut with the Avalanche after being acquired from the New York Rangers last weekend.

Key moment Kiviranta ignited the scoring spree with a short-handed goal 4:19 into the game.

Key stat Makar scored his 39th career power-play goal to tie Sandis Ozolinsh for the most by an Avalanche/Nordiques defenseman.

Up next Both teams take the ice Saturday, with Colorado hosting Toronto and San Jose at home against the New York Islanders.

Regular Season Series

COL wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 4:19	Joel Kiviranta Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Cale Makar (47)
Goal	1st Period 6:43	Cale Makar Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (19), Nathan MacKinnon (71)
Goal	1st Period 10:08	Fabian Zetterlund Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Collin Graf (5)
Goal	1st Period 19:57	Jonathan Drouin Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (49), Artturi Lehkonen (12)
Goal	2nd Period 0:40	Martin Necas Goal (21) Slap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (48), Nathan MacKinnon (72)
Goal	2nd Period 10:54	Nathan MacKinnon Goal (24) Snap Shot, assists: Cale Makar (49), Josh Manson (13)
Goal	3rd Period 5:21	Nathan MacKinnon Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (13), Cale Makar (50)
Goal	3rd Period 8:10	Macklin Celebrini Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (20), William Eklund (34)
Goal	3rd Period 9:00	Cale Makar Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (73), Devon Toews (23)
Goal	3rd Period 17:24	William Eklund Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (19), Alexander Wennberg (21)

Statistics

SJ		COL
13	Blocked Shots	9
20	Hits	11
3	Takeaways	5
34	Shots	32
2	Power Play Goals	3
5	Power Play Opportunities	4
40.0	Power Play Percentage	75.0
0	Short Handed Goals	1
0	Shootout Goals	0
31	Faceoffs Won	37
45.6	Faceoff Win Percent	54.4
17	Giveaways	14
4	Total Penalties	5
8	Penalty Minutes	10