nhl Game Recap< BACK

San Jose Sharks vs Colorado Avalanche Recap - Avalanche Win 4-2

The Avalanche earned a 4-2 victory over the Sharks on Thursday at Ball Arena.

Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -320 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.

Colorado got goals from Darren Helm, Andre Burakovsky, Mikko Rantanen, and Alex Newhook in the victory. Newhook opened the scoring at 1:54 of the second period.

Pavel Francouz stopped 25 of 27 San Jose shots in the victory.

Timo Meier, and Brent Burns scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Pavel Francouz.

San Jose got a 42-stop effort from Kaapo Kahkonen in the loss.

Colorado scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while San Jose went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Colorado outshot San Jose 46-27 in the game.

Colorado heads into a battle against the Penguins. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against Dallas.