How to Watch Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time - 12-17-2023

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).