Avalanche Bury Sharks 6-0 for 10th straight win – Hockey Writers – Colorado Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche hosted the San Jose Sharks thanks to Eva, as they were looking for their 10th straight win. They are 16-1-5 on the season and appear to be full steam ahead for Jared Bendnar’s staff. The 11-9-3 Chargers were looking for their second straight win after defeating the Boston Bruins in their last game. After the final horn sounded, the Avalanche shut out the Sharks 6-0.
Game clarity
The first time we saw the goals, both from the avalanche. Ross Colton made it 1-0 just three and a half minutes into the game. His fifth of the season was a no-brainer, but one he liked to get as he unleashed an avalanche earlier against Yaroslav Askarov. The second goal of the period came from Nathan MacKinnon with a minute left in the first period.
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His 18th of that time started on the power play following some great passes from Cale Mazar and Gabriel Landeskog. Mackinnon’s goal made it 2-0 as the Avalanche looked to be in control for the first 20 minutes of the game. They outshot the Sharks 15-5 in the first period and then came up big.
The second time we saw the goals killed him from the Avalanche. It took them 1:16 to get three points, two of them from Askarov and one from Alex Nedeljkovic. The first of the goals came from Sam Malinski as he snapped a top corner shot over the right shoulder of Askarov. His second of the season was hard to stop as he continued his good start.
The second goal came from Josh Manson, as his monster shot past Askarov made it 4-0. His second of the season was hard to stop again, following some great passes from Victor Olofsson and Parker Kelly. Just nine seconds later, it was Joel Kiviranta for his first game back to make it 5-0 for the Avalanche. He received a nice pass from Ivan Ivan to Nedeljkovic, who saw the first shot he faced of the game from Askarov. How to receive Kiviranta.
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The third period saw only one goal, from Arturi Lehkonen. His ninth of the season came on a layup after a big pass from Mackinnon to make it a 6-0 game. Macckonzie Blackwood picked up his second straight save, making 26 of 26 stops.
That’s 10 straight wins for the Avalanche, giving them a 14-game point streak going into the playoffs. They have points in 22 of 23 games, and are 9-0-2 at home. The Sharks fall to 11-10-3 on the season. Not the game they want after beating the bruins in their previous game. Their next game is Friday, November 28, against the Vancouver Canucks.
