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).

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)