San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 6–2 on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| San Jose Sharks |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| San Jose Sharks |
7 |
7 |
13 |
27 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
15 |
6 |
8 |
29 |
Three stars
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals, 2 assists)
- J. Drouin, Colorado Avalanche (2 assists)
- T. Hertl, San Jose Sharks (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:18 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (13) |
Jonathan Drouin (7), Nathan MacKinnon (32) |
Power play |
SJS 0, COL 1 |
| 1st |
12:15 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen (15) |
Nathan MacKinnon (33), Devon Toews (12) |
Power play |
SJS 0, COL 2 |
| 1st |
18:20 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Miles Wood (6) |
Ross Colton (7), Jonathan Drouin (8) |
Even strength |
SJS 0, COL 3 |
| 2nd |
03:44 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (13) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
SJS 0, COL 4 |
| 2nd |
09:01 |
San Jose Sharks |
Tomas Hertl (10) |
Mikael Granlund (17), Alexander Barabanov (4) |
Power play |
SJS 1, COL 4 |
| 3rd |
09:01 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Ryan Johansen (10) |
Andrew Cogliano (6), Caleb Jones (3) |
Even strength |
SJS 1, COL 5 |
| 3rd |
10:45 |
San Jose Sharks |
Tomas Hertl (11) |
William Eklund (8), Mikael Granlund (18) |
Power play |
SJS 2, COL 5 |
| 3rd |
15:11 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (14) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
SJS 2, COL 6 |
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 |
29 |
| Power play |
2 of 4 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
31 |
30 |
| Hits |
29 |
20 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
5 |
| Faceoffs won |
21/55 (38.2%) |
34/55 (61.8%) |
Box score
San Jose Sharks
San Jose Sharks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 L. Kunin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
14:41 |
| Number 16 J. Studnicka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
25% |
12:18 |
| Number 18 F. Zadina |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
12:50 |
| Number 20 F. Zetterlund |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
63.6% |
18:40 |
| Number 62 K. Labanc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:14 |
| Number 64 M. Granlund |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
26.7% |
20:08 |
| Number 68 M. Hoffman |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:41 |
| Number 72 W. Eklund |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
20:21 |
| Number 90 J. Bailey |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:40 |
| Number 94 A. Barabanov |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:18 |
| Number 3 H. Thrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:55 |
| Number 4 K. Burroughs |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:52 |
| Number 9 J. MacDonald |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
00:43 |
| Number 33 C. Addison |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:46 |
| Number 38 M. Ferraro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:35 |
| Number 83 N. Okhotiuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:29 |
| Number 84 J. Rutta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
San Jose Sharks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Blackwood |
28 |
23 |
5 |
.821 |
59:41 |
Loss |
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 A. Cogliano |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
11:52 |
| Number 12 R. Johansen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
10 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
12:36 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:52 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
13:47 |
| Number 22 F. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
11:21 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
12:44 |
| Number 27 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:18 |
| Number 28 M. Wood |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
2 |
2 |
4 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:07 |
| Number 94 J. Kiviranta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:53 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
71.4% |
22:52 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:21 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:02 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:42 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:39 |
| Number 56 K. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:09 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
16:41 |
| Number 82 C. Jones |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Georgiev |
27 |
25 |
2 |
.926 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
02:47 |
San Jose Sharks |
Jacob MacDonald |
Boarding (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
02:47 |
San Jose Sharks |
Jacob MacDonald |
Game misconduct (game misconduct) |
10 |
| 1st |
10:37 |
San Jose Sharks |
Mario Ferraro |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
10:37 |
San Jose Sharks |
Mario Ferraro |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
10:37 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Kurtis MacDermid |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
13:53 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Miles Wood |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
15:20 |
San Jose Sharks |
Calen Addison |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:13 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Miles Wood |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:47 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Caleb Jones |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:38 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon |
Slashing |
2 |
| 3rd |
19:33 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jack Johnson |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
19:33 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Ryan Johansen |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
19:33 |
San Jose Sharks |
Nikita Okhotiuk |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- San Jose Sharks head coach
- David Quinn
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Frederick L'Ecuyer, Tom Chmielewski
- Linesmen
- Brandon Gawryletz, Trent Knorr
- San Jose Sharks scratches
- Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Anthony Duclair, Givani Smith
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Cale Makar, Ben Meyers
Other NHL games on Dec 17
Other NHL games on Sunday, December 17, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Vancouver Canucks
4
 at Chicago Blackhawks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Dec 17, 2023
|
 Washington Capitals
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Dec 17, 2023
|
 Anaheim Ducks
5
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Dec 17, 2023
|
 Ottawa Senators
3
 at Vegas Golden Knights
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Dec 17, 2023
|
Sources and further reading
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