Sharks at Avalanche game 24: Lines, game thread and how to watch

"The San Jose Sharks visit the best team in the NHL in a measuring stick game that will show how well San Jose stacks up against the Colorado Avalanche. San Jose has already done something that only a few teams in the National Hockey League have done to date and that's beat the Avs, who have a 16-1-5 record and an .841 points percentage. The Sharks won 3-2 in overtime on Nov. 1."

"The Avalanche has outscored opponents by 38 goals in the first 22 games of the season. Colorado is also on a nine-game win streak. The team's top scorer is Nathan MacKinnon, who also leads the league in scoring. MacKinnon has 37 points, three more than the next guy on the list, Macklin Celebrini. MacKinnon also leads the league in goals scored with 17. Celebrini is third on the list with 14."

"On the backend for the Avs, it's Cale Makar leading the way. Makar leads all NHL defensemen with 9 goals and 20 assists for 29 points. In the net, there's the one-two punch of Blackwood and Scott Wedgewood. Blackwood has a 3-0-1 record with a .911 save percentage and 2.47 goals against average. Wedgewood was holding down the fort while Blackwood was recovering from his offseason surgery."

The Colorado Avalanche have a 16-1-5 record and an .841 points percentage, outscoring opponents by 38 goals in 22 games and riding a nine-game win streak. Nathan MacKinnon leads the league with 37 points and 17 goals, while Macklin Celebrini has 34 points and ranks third in goals with 14. Cale Makar leads NHL defensemen with 9 goals and 20 assists for 29 points. Goaltenders Mackenzie Blackwood (.911 SV%, 2.47 GAA) and Scott Wedgewood (.918 SV%, 2.09 GAA during Blackwood's absence) form a strong tandem. San Jose previously beat Colorado 3-2 in overtime on Nov. 1. Sharks project Yaroslav Askarov in net and list potential lineup changes depending on Tyler Toffoli's availability.

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