The Colorado Avalanche (18-10-2) host the San Jose Sharks (9-18-3) at Ball Arena on Sunday, December 17 at 8:00 PM ET on ALT, NBCS-CA, and ESPN+, with each team heading into the game following a loss. The Avalanche fell to the Winnipeg Jets 6-2 in their last outing, while the Sharks are coming off a 1-0 loss to the Arizona Coyotes.
Avalanche vs. Sharks Game Info
- Game Day: Sunday, December 17, 2023
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
- TV: Altitude Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Avalanche and Sharks Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Avalanche Insights
- The Avalanche’s 106 total goals (3.5 per game) rank third in the league.
- Defensively, the Avalanche are giving up 93 total goals (3.1 per game) to rank 16th in NHL action.
- They have the league’s seventh-best goal differential at +13.
- The 22 power-play goals the Avalanche have scored this season rank 11th in the NHL (on 113 power-play chances).
- The Avalanche’s 19.47% power-play conversion rate ranks 18th in the league.
- The Avalanche have capitalized with five shorthanded goals this season (seventh among NHL squads).
- The Avalanche have the league’s seventh-best penalty-kill percentage (85.15%).
- The Avalanche win 48.2% of their faceoffs (24th in the NHL)
- The Avalanche make 11.0% of their shots (seventh in the league).
- The Avalanche have earned one shutout this season. Their skaters average 15.4 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.
Avalanche Key Players
- With 12 goals and 31 assists this season, Nathan MacKinnon is one of Colorado’s leading contributors (43 points).
- Having scored 14 goals and adding 24 assists, Mikko Rantanen is excelling for Colorado through 30 games.
- With 37 points through 27 games (eight goals and 29 assists), Cale Makar has been an important part of Colorado’s offense this season.
- In 10 games played this season, Ivan Prosvetov (4-3-1) has given up 22 goals.
Avalanche Injuries
Artturi Lehkonen: Neck (Out),
Samuel Girard: Personal (Out),
Joel Kiviranta: Illness (Questionable),
Gabriel Landeskog: Knee (Out),
Chris Wagner: Achilles (Out),
Pavel Francouz: Groin (Out For Season)
Sharks Insights
- With 64 goals (2.1 per game), the Sharks have the league’s 32nd-ranked offense.
- The Sharks have conceded 115 total goals this season (3.8 per game), 31st in the league.
- They have the 32nd-ranked goal differential in the league at -51.
- The Sharks have 15 power-play goals (24th in NHL) on 78 chances.
- The Sharks score on 19.23% of their power plays, No. 19 in the league.
- The Sharks have two shorthanded goals (17th in league).
- The Sharks’ have the 28th-ranked penalty kill percentage (74.29%).
- The Sharks are 10th in faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.2%).
- The 8.3% shooting percentage of the Sharks is 32nd in the league.
- This season, the Sharks have not shut out an opponent.
Sharks Key Players
- Tomas Hertl has totaled 24 points (0.8 per game) for San Jose, with nine goals and 15 assists in 29 games (playing 20:34 per game).
- Mikael Granlund has racked up 19 points this season, with three goals and 16 assists.
- San Jose’s William Eklund is among the leaders on the team with 14 total points (seven goals and seven assists).
- Kaapo Kahkonen is 5-7-1 on the season, allowing 43 goals (3.7 goals against average) and amassing 376 saves with an .897 save percentage (42nd in the league).
Sharks Injuries
Ryan Carpenter: Mid-Body (Out),
Matt Benning: Lower Body (Out),
Logan Couture: Lower Body (Out),
Mitchell Russell: Undisclosed (Out),
Oskar Lindblom: Lower Body (Out),
Ty Emberson: Lower Body (Out),
Nico Sturm: Mid-Body (Out)
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