US EditionSharks Get Needed Break, but Are Playoff Hopes Already Cooked?
Colorado Avalanche secured a 4-2 victory despite losing a two-goal lead early in the third period, maintaining a 32-0-0 record when leading by two or more goals, NHL stats show.
- Wednesday night at Ball Arena, the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in their final game before the Olympic break, with Josh Manson's one-timer late in the third securing the win.
- After a 2-0 loss on Monday, Jared Bednar said the Avs sought better starts and improved effort after going 5-7-2 since Jan. 4.
- Artturi Lehkonen opened the second period with a goal, scoring twice to make it 2-0 before San Jose rallied early in the third with goals from Timothy Liljegren and Philipp Kurashev; Valeri Nichushkin recorded three assists and Brock Nelson added an empty-net goal.
- The San Jose Sharks finished their five-game road trip 1-3-1, falling from a playoff spot, while MacKinnon reached 700 assists, joining Sakic in franchise history, as Colorado leads the league with 83 points.
- Colorado will not play again until Feb. 25, beginning a 27-games-in-51-days stretch before hosting the Minnesota Wild on Feb. 26, with eight players heading to Milan for the Olympics.
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Sharks get needed break, but are playoff hopes already cooked?
DENVER – The San Jose Sharks, the NHL’s last-place team the two previous years, opened a lot of eyes in the first four months of the regular season by joining and then staying in the race for a playoff spot. But at this point, the Sharks are in agreement that it’s time for a break from the NHL’s daily grind. As the Olympic Break begins, some Sharks will soon board flights to Italy to represent their countries, and several others are heading back…
SF Examiner
Lehkonen scores 2 goals and MacKinnon reaches 700 assists as Avalanche sink Sharks, 4-2
DENVER (AP) — Josh Manson scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 in their final game before the Olympic break Wednesday night.
Santa Cruz Sentinel
The ReporterAskarov has ‘growth moment,’ but Sharks’ road trip still ends with loss
DENVER – Yaroslav Askarov did all he could to try to help the San Jose Sharks finish a five-game road trip on a positive note. Askarov was unquestionably the Sharks’ best player through the first two periods of their game against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night, as he gave his teammates a chance to recover from a slow start. Trailing by two after two periods, the Sharks (27-24-4) then got third-period goals from Timothy Liljegren and P…
The Mercury news
Askarov shines, but late goal dooms Sharks in loss to Avalanche
Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson scores winning goal with 7:16 left in regulation time
Denver Post
Avalanche shake off blown lead, reach Olympic break with 4-2 win against Sharks
This Colorado Avalanche team with a multi-goal lead remains the safest bet in sports, but this one didn’t come easy. The Avs coughed up a two-goal advantage early in the third period, but still defeated the San Jose Sharks, 4-2, Wednesday night at Ball Arena. Colorado reaches the NHL’s break for the 2026 Winter Olympics atop the league standings with 83 points. The 37-9-9 record includes a 32-0-0 mark when leading a game by two or more goals at …
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