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Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks

Regular season · Thursday, December 19, 2024 · SAP Center at San Jose

Colorado AvalancheColoradoAvalancheAway

4–2

Final

SOG 31–34

San Jose SharksSan JoseSharksHome

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at SAP Center at San Jose. The Sharks outshot the Avalanche 34-31.

Joel Kiviranta scored twice. Valeri Nichushkin, Carl Grundstrom, William Eklund and Mikko Rantanen also scored.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves on 34 shots for the win; Alexandar Georgiev stopped 27 of 31.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Colorado AvalancheCOL103431
San Jose SharksSJS020234

Three stars

  1. ★1st starJoel KivirantaCOL · 2G 0A
  2. ★2nd starLuke KuninSJS · 0G 2A
  3. ★3rd starWilliam EklundSJS · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:32

1–2 · 2nd 9:29 · Eklund. MacKinnon was 1:32 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCOL on iceSJS on ice

1–0 COL

1st 3:40 · PP · Nichushkin

Ceci 0:52

1–1 SJS

2nd 4:26 · Grundstrom

Long shift: Nichushkin 1:08

1–2 SJS

2nd 9:29 · Eklund

Stuck out there: MacKinnon 1:32

2–2 COL

3rd 8:26 · PP · Rantanen

Ferraro 0:36

3–2 COL

3rd 13:06 · Kiviranta

Eklund 0:34

4–2 COL

3rd 15:58 · Kiviranta

Celebrini 0:47

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).
4.2%
5.7%
5.9%
6.9%
6.6%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

COLSJS
31Shots on goal34
52%Faceoff %48%
2/4Power play0/4
10Penalty minutes10
10Hits11
13Blocked shots16
9Giveaways10
3Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 1st 03:07Carl Grundstrom · high sticking2 min
  • 1st 19:35Jake Walman · roughing2 min
  • 1st 19:35Mikko Rantanen · roughing2 min
  • 1st 19:35Jake Walman · roughing2 min
  • 2nd 09:29Bench · delaying game unsuccessful challenge2 min
  • 2nd 15:10Macklin Celebrini · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 05:33Parker Kelly · holding the stick2 min
  • 3rd 07:59Barclay Goodrow · holding2 min
  • 3rd 08:49Artturi Lehkonen · holding2 min
  • 3rd 10:54Valeri Nichushkin · tripping2 min

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