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San Jose Falls 2-1 to Avalanche - Recap
Colorado needed a shootout to earn a 2-1 victory over San Jose on Saturday in NHL action at SAP Center at San Jose.
Bettors who backed the Avalanche were rewarded as -290 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.5.
Cale Makar scored for the Avalanche in the victory. Makar opened the scoring for Colorado.
Alexandar Georgiev turned in a 20-save effort for the Avalanche.
Thomas Bordeleau scored for the Sharks, finding the net behind Alexandar Georgiev.
MacKenzie Blackwood stopped 51 of 52 shots for the Sharks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Colorado went 0-for-5, while the Sharks were 0-for-4 with the man advantage.
San Jose lost the shots on goal battle to Colorado by a margin of 52-21.
Colorado heads into a battle against the Kraken. San Jose, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.