San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche

Thursday, March 31, 2022, 9:00 PM ET Ball Arena, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4–2 on Thursday, March 31, 2022 at home.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
San Jose Sharks	2	32-37-13
at Colorado Avalanche	4	56-19-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	1	1	2
Colorado Avalanche	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
San Jose Sharks	7	15	5	27
Colorado Avalanche	16	12	18	46

Three stars

M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
D. Helm, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
N. Kadri, Colorado Avalanche (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:54	Colorado Avalanche	Alex Newhook (12)	Kurtis MacDermid (3), Erik Johnson (14)	Even strength	SJS 0, COL 1
2nd	12:09	San Jose Sharks	Timo Meier (31)	Tomas Hertl (30), Alexander Barabanov (27)	Even strength	SJS 1, COL 1
3rd	03:05	Colorado Avalanche	Darren Helm (6)	Valeri Nichushkin (21)	Even strength	SJS 1, COL 2
3rd	06:29	San Jose Sharks	Brent Burns (8)	Tomas Hertl (31)	Even strength	SJS 2, COL 2
3rd	12:17	Colorado Avalanche	Mikko Rantanen (34)	Nazem Kadri (56), Cale Makar (51)	Power play	SJS 2, COL 3
3rd	15:16	Colorado Avalanche	Andre Burakovsky (19)	Erik Johnson (15), Nazem Kadri (57)	Even strength	SJS 2, COL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Stat	San Jose Sharks	Colorado Avalanche
Shots on goal	27	46
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	10	6
Hits	22	20
Blocked shots	15	9
Giveaways	5	2
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	19/51 (37.3%)	32/51 (62.7%)

Box score

San Jose Sharks

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 13 N. Bonino	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		14:03
Number 28 T. Meier	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	3	0	0	100%	19:18
Number 39 L. Couture	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	35.3%	19:14
Number 43 J. Leonard	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1	0		10:20
Number 48 T. Hertl	C	0	2	2	+2	2	2	2	0	0	52.6%	21:26
Number 54 S. Reedy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		09:49
Number 55 S. Chmelevski	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	14:13
Number 63 J. Viel	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		08:17
Number 73 N. Gregor	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	1	0		12:45
Number 83 M. Nieto	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:47
Number 92 R. Balcers	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0		11:32
Number 94 A. Barabanov	L	0	1	1	+2	2	3	0	0	0		17:30
Number 6 R. Merkley	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		16:02
Number 24 J. Megna	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4	0		22:33
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:42
Number 53 N. Meloche	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	5	0	0		17:35
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		21:27
Number 88 B. Burns	D	1	0	1	+2	0	3	2	3	0		26:28

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 K. Kahkonen	46	42	4	.913	59:51	Loss

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 A. Cogliano	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		09:09
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	0	1	1	+2	0	4	3	0	0		21:49
Number 18 A. Newhook	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	0	0	75%	12:12
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	0		09:38
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	22:38
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	57.1%	12:51
Number 43 D. Helm	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0	66.7%	08:38
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		17:59
Number 78 N. Sturm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	66.7%	10:56
Number 91 N. Kadri	C	0	2	2	+1	0	8	0	0	0	61.5%	17:40
Number 95 A. Burakovsky	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		15:46
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	1	1	1	62.5%	23:09
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		18:37
Number 6 E. Johnson	D	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	2	0		15:42
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0		27:36
Number 8 C. Makar	D	0	1	1	+1	2	6	1	2	0		26:45
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	4	1	0		15:39
Number 56 K. MacDermid	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		09:16

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 P. Francouz	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:28	San Jose Sharks	Ryan Merkley	Hooking	2
2nd	01:54	San Jose Sharks	Bench	Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor)	2
2nd	08:06	Colorado Avalanche	Devon Toews	Hooking	2
2nd	15:43	Colorado Avalanche	J.T. Compher	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	11:09	San Jose Sharks	Nicolas Meloche	Slashing	2
3rd	17:30	San Jose Sharks	Alexander Barabanov	Roughing	2
3rd	17:30	Colorado Avalanche	Cale Makar	Roughing	2
3rd	17:30	San Jose Sharks	Tomas Hertl	Roughing	2

Game information

San Jose Sharks head coach: Bob Boughner
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Ryan Daisy
San Jose Sharks scratches: Adin Hill, Lane Pederson, Jonathan Dahlen, Jonah Gadjovich, Radim Simek
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Gabriel Landeskog, Ryan Murray, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Samuel Girard, Bowen Byram

2021-2022 season series

Every San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 13, 2021
Colorado Avalanche 5 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Mar 18, 2022
San Jose Sharks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 31, 2022

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 31, 2022
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 8	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
Winnipeg Jets 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 7	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at New York Islanders 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Calgary Flames 2	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
Dallas Stars 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Mar 31, 2022

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