Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks

Thu, Dec 19, 2024 · SAP Center at San Jose · 2024–25 Regular Season

Colorado Avalanche

4 – 2

Final

San Jose Sharks

The Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 4–2 on Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at SAP Center at San Jose. Joel Kiviranta scored twice. Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 31–34.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
COL	1	0	3	4	31
SJS	0	2	0	2	34

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	03:40	COL	PP	Valeri Nichushkin (9) · backhand	Cale Makar (30), Nathan MacKinnon (38)	1–0
2nd	04:26	SJS	EV	Carl Grundstrom (1) · wrist	Jan Rutta (4), Luke Kunin (5)	1–1
2nd	09:29	SJS	EV	William Eklund (6) · wrist	Cody Ceci (8), Luke Kunin (6)	1–2
3rd	08:26	COL	PP	Mikko Rantanen (19) · slap	Nathan MacKinnon (39), Cale Makar (31)	2–2
3rd	13:06	COL	EV	Joel Kiviranta (6) · wrist	Logan O'Connor (4)	3–2
3rd	15:58	COL	EV	Joel Kiviranta (7) · slap	Artturi Lehkonen (6), Casey Mittelstadt (16)	4–2

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	03:07	SJS	Carl Grundstrom	high sticking	2
1st	19:35	SJS	Jake Walman	roughing	2
1st	19:35	COL	Mikko Rantanen	roughing	2
1st	19:35	SJS	Jake Walman	roughing	2
2nd	09:29	COL	Bench	delaying game unsuccessful challenge	2
2nd	15:10	SJS	Macklin Celebrini	hooking	2
3rd	05:33	COL	Parker Kelly	holding the stick	2
3rd	07:59	SJS	Barclay Goodrow	holding	2
3rd	08:49	COL	Artturi Lehkonen	holding	2
3rd	10:54	COL	Valeri Nichushkin	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: COL 3.44 · SJS 2.75 · xG% COL 55.6

Colorado Avalanche

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
8	Cale Makar	D	0	2	2	-2	0	3	0	2		30:57	28
29	Nathan MacKinnon	C	0	2	2	-1	0	3	0	3	61.9	23:18	24
94	Joel Kiviranta	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	2	0	100.0	13:37	22
13	Valeri Nichushkin	R	1	0	1	0	2	5	1	3		23:14	27
62	Artturi Lehkonen	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1		22:33	24
96	Mikko Rantanen	R	1	0	1	-1	2	3	0	0	60.0	18:01	20
25	Logan O'Connor	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		15:26	21
37	Casey Mittelstadt	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	42.9	15:01	18
7	Devon Toews	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	3		26:41	25
49	Samuel Girard	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		22:02	26
20	Ross Colton	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	50.0	15:23	20
70	Sam Malinski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		15:15	18
17	Parker Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	40.0	13:52	21
44	Calvin de Haan	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		11:59	15
67	Keaton Middleton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0		9:06	12
82	Ivan Ivan	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		5:59	9
14	Chris Wagner	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	75.0	5:06	10
55	Givani Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		4:47	6

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
39	Mackenzie Blackwood	W	34	32	2	.941	59:43

San Jose Sharks

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
11	Luke Kunin	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	100.0	10:39	14
72	William Eklund	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	50.0	20:50	23
4	Cody Ceci	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	3		19:25	22
84	Jan Rutta	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	3		16:19	22
91	Carl Grundstrom	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0		7:56	10
64	Mikael Granlund	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1	46.7	25:39	23
96	Jake Walman	D	0	0	0	0	4	3	3	1		22:54	21
71	Macklin Celebrini	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	1	53.3	22:19	19
20	Fabian Zetterlund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3		20:40	20
73	Tyler Toffoli	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		19:38	17
21	Alexander Wennberg	C	0	0	0	+1	0	4	1	0	33.3	19:06	18
38	Mario Ferraro	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		17:31	23
3	Henry Thrun	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		15:03	19
85	Shakir Mukhamadullin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		14:14	19
15	Nikolai Kovalenko	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		13:56	19
23	Barclay Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	66.7	12:41	15
2	Will Smith	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		11:34	15
7	Nico Sturm	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62.5	7:39	12

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
40	Alexandar Georgiev	L	31	27	4	.871	56:57