San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
· Ball Arena, Denver · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 3–1 on Sunday, December 31, 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 |
0 |
1 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
| Colorado Avalanche |
10 |
11 |
12 |
33 |
Three stars
- V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
- M. Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal)
- N. MacKinnon, 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 |
| 1st |
06:58 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Mikko Rantanen (19) |
Nathan MacKinnon (38), Valeri Nichushkin (19) |
Power play |
SJS 0, COL 1 |
| 2nd |
16:53 |
San Jose Sharks |
Tomas Hertl (13) |
Mikael Granlund (20), Calen Addison (11) |
Power play |
SJS 1, COL 1 |
| 3rd |
16:31 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (17) |
Jack Johnson (5), Nathan MacKinnon (39) |
Even strength |
SJS 1, COL 2 |
| 3rd |
18:53 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Josh Manson (4) |
Devon Toews (16), Ryan Johansen (4) |
Shorthanded, Empty net |
SJS 1, COL 3 |
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 |
11 |
33 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
1 of 6 |
| Penalty minutes |
24 |
8 |
| Hits |
21 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
28 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
0 |
4 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/60 (55%) |
27/60 (45%) |
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 10 A. Duclair |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:21 |
| Number 11 L. Kunin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:04 |
| Number 16 J. Studnicka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
10:59 |
| Number 18 F. Zadina |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:33 |
| Number 20 F. Zetterlund |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
100% |
17:40 |
| Number 22 R. Carpenter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
16.7% |
12:06 |
| Number 48 T. Hertl |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
64% |
18:25 |
| Number 64 M. Granlund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
66.7% |
20:53 |
| Number 68 M. Hoffman |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:06 |
| Number 72 W. Eklund |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:54 |
| Number 90 J. Bailey |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:37 |
| Number 94 A. Barabanov |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:35 |
| Number 3 H. Thrun |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
25:07 |
| Number 6 T. Emberson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:21 |
| Number 33 C. Addison |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
18:11 |
| Number 38 M. Ferraro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:09 |
| Number 83 N. Okhotiuk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 84 J. Rutta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:10 |
San Jose Sharks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 36 K. Kahkonen |
32 |
30 |
2 |
.938 |
58:55 |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:51 |
| Number 12 R. Johansen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
52.9% |
14:12 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:59 |
| Number 22 F. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
05:09 |
| Number 25 L. O'Connor |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:26 |
| Number 27 J. Drouin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:52 |
| Number 28 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:48 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
31.3% |
25:50 |
| Number 59 B. Meyers |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
75% |
13:51 |
| Number 94 J. Kiviranta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:56 |
| Number 96 M. Rantanen |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
28.6% |
24:49 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:50 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:15 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:12 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:25 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 56 K. MacDermid |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
04:23 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Georgiev |
11 |
10 |
1 |
.909 |
59:48 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
05:55 |
San Jose Sharks |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:51 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Miles Wood |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:40 |
San Jose Sharks |
Anthony Duclair |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:28 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Josh Manson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:28 |
San Jose Sharks |
Luke Kunin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:10 |
San Jose Sharks |
Fabian Zetterlund |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:45 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jonathan Drouin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:07 |
San Jose Sharks |
Calen Addison |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:21 |
San Jose Sharks |
Mikael Granlund |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:44 |
San Jose Sharks |
Anthony Duclair |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:58 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Cale Makar |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:53 |
San Jose Sharks |
Tomas Hertl |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- San Jose Sharks head coach
- David Quinn
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Referees
- Mitch Dunning, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Julien Fournier, Michel Cormier
- San Jose Sharks scratches
- Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Kyle Burroughs, Kevin Labanc
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Caleb Jones, Ross Colton
Other NHL games on Dec 31
Other NHL games on Sunday, December 31, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Winnipeg Jets
3
 at Minnesota Wild
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Boston Bruins
5
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Buffalo Sabres
1
 at Ottawa Senators
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 New York Islanders
1
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 Edmonton Oilers
7
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
3
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Calgary Flames, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
1
 at Dallas Stars
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Sun, Dec 31, 2023
|
Sources and further reading
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