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  • Game Recap-Round 2: Game 7 Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap-Round 2: Game 7 Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap:

    Game 7, can’t get any better than that right? Tonight’s game between the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks would decide who will face the St. Louis Blues for the right to represent the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski would make his return after missing time from a concussion off a faceoff play in last rounds game 7 against the Golden Knights. He would participate in warm-ups and was determined to be able to play in tonight’s game. Joe Pavelski played a big role in the first period as he got the first goal of the game and set up the second goal by Tomas Hertl on a beautiful passing sequence. Mikko Rantanen would get the Avalanche within one. After the first period, San Jose would lead 2-1.

    In the second period, Jonas Donskoi would add to the Sharks lead at the 12:27 mark and score his first of the playoffs. Going into the third and final period, the San Jose Sharks would lead the game 3-1.

    Colorado in the third period would get within one goal fifty-one seconds into the period as Tyson Jost would put the puck in the back of the net on his backhand. However, Colorado wouldn’t score again and the San Jose Sharks were the victors by a final score of 3-2. The San Jose Sharks will now play the St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Finals.

     

    Line Ups:

    Colorado Avalanche

    San Jose Sharks

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:  COL-2  SJ-3

    Shots:             29        27

    Hits:               27        31

    Face Offs:     38%     62%

    Power Play:  0/3       0/3

     

    Next Up: San Jose Sharks v.s St. Louis Blues: Western Conference Finals

    Game 1- Saturday May 11th, 2019 @ 8pm EST

     

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  • Game Recap-Round 2: Game 6 Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap-Round 2: Game 6 Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap:

    Tonight is a very important game between the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks. San Jose can clinch the series while Colorado can force a winner takes all Game 7. The first period of this game future no scoring between these two teams. The Avs were able to generate more scoring chances than the Sharks, but weren’t able to capitalize on them. The first period would remain scoreless.

    The second period saw both the Avalanche & Sharks trade goals. Colorado would strike first on a Tyson Jost goal from a feed from JT Compher on a 2 on 1. Marc Edourd-Vlasic would tie the game as he came towards the net and wristed in the rebound off goalie Phillip Grubauer. JT Compher would fire one past Sharks goalie Martin Jones from inside the blue line through traffic. The lead was short lived as Brent Burns would receive a pass from Erik Karlsson and fire it in the net to tie the game. After two periods, the score would be tied 2-2.

    In the third period, Colorado and San Jose would trade goals as each team would head into overtime. San Jose would tie the game on Marc Edourd-Vlasic’s second goal of the game at the 17:32 mark. In overtime, Gabriel Landeskog would be the hero as he scored the game winner in front of the net. Colorado now forces a game 7 on Wednesday night in San Jose.

     

    Line Ups:

    Colorado Avalanche

    San Jose Sharks

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Overtime Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:  COL- 4   SJ-3

    Shots:             26          22

    Hits:               31           24

    Face Offs:     52.9       47.1

    Power Play:  0/3         0/1

     

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  • Game Recap-Round 2: Game 5 Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap-Round 2: Game 5 Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    (San Jose leads the series 3-2)

     

    Game Recap:

    Tonight’s game five matchup between the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks was very pivotal as the winner would regain control of the series. The loser would be forced to the brink of elimination. The first period featured no scoring between these two teams. Despite no scoring, San Jose got off to a very good start by dominating possession and having a 12-6 shot advantage. After the first period, The game would remain scoreless.

    In the second period, the Colorado Avalanche would get on the board first as Tyson Jost would knock in the rebound off of Sharks goalie Martin Jones. With about 20 seconds left to go in the period, the Sharks would tie the game as Tomas Hertl would tip the puck in the back of the net off a Logan Couture shot on the power play. The game would be even at 1-1 after the second period.

    Tomas Hertl would be the hero as he added his second goal of the game to give the Sharks back the lead. Hertl was parked near the goalie crease and backhanded the puck in off a Marc Edouard-Vlasic shot. The San Jose Sharks went on to win the game 2-1 and would regain the series lead. San Jose can clinch the series and a spot in the Western Conference finals on Monday evening in Colorado. The Colorado Avalanche are now in desperation mode as they now have to win on Monday in order to stay alive and force a winner takes all game seven.

     

    Lineups:

    Colorado Avalanche

    San Jose Sharks

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:  COL 1      SJ 2

    Shots:             22           39

    Hits:               22           18

    Face Offs:   39.2%    60.8%

    Power Play: 0/3         1/5

     

    Next Up:

    Game 6 Monday May 6th, 2019 @ 10:00pm

     

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  • Game Recap-Round 2-Game 4: Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap-Round 2-Game 4: Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap:

    The San Jose Sharks and Colorado Avalanche resume their best of seven series tonight in Game 4. San Jose took control in the series in game 3 as they won by a 4-2 score. The first. featured each team trading scoring chances primarily at even strength. Each team also did a great job of staying out of the penalty box as there were no power plays in first period. After the first period, the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks would be tied as the period ended scoreless.

    In the second period, Colorado would get on the board first as Nathan MacKinnon would keep his amazing playoff scoring prowess going. After two periods, the Avalanche would take a 1-0 lead over the Sharks.

    The Colorado Avalanche in the third period would hold on and finish off the victory as they would shut out the San Jose harks 3-0. The Avalanche would add goals from Colin Wilson and an empty netter from Erik Johnson. Philipp Grubauer made 32 saves as his spectacular play in goal led his team to victory and the shutout. Colorado now evens the series 2-2 going into a pivotal game 5 on Saturday night in San Jose.

     

    Lineups:

    Colorado Avalanche

     

    San Jose Sharks

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:   COL-3    SJ-0

    Shots:              28         32

    Hits:                33         25

    FaceOffs:     48.1%   51.9%

    Power Play:   1/5       0/2

     

    Next Up:

    Game 5 Saturday May 4th, 2019 @ 10pm EST in San Jose

     

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  • Game Recap-Rnd. 2-Game 3: Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap-Rnd. 2-Game 3: Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap:

    Line Ups:

    Colorado Avalanche

    San Jose Sharks

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

     

    Final Stats:    COL 2   –   SJ 4

    Shots:                 27           31

    Hits:                   41           20

    Face Offs:          28           28

    Power Play:     0/4           0/4

     

    Next Up:

    Game 4 – San Jose Leads 2-1

  • Game Recap- Round 2 – Game 2: Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap- Round 2 – Game 2: Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap:

    Tonight resumes play of this best of 7 series between the Colorado Avalanche & San Jose Sharks. The Sharks previously won game one on Friday night by a score of 5-2 to take an early 1-0 series lead. In the first. San Jose would get on the scoreboard first as Evander Kane would put in the rebound off a Brent Burns shot from the point in front of the net. That would be the only goal for the first period. San Jose Sharks will take a 1-0 lead after the first period.

    In the second period, the Avalanche score twice to take the lead. The Avs first goal came off of a deflection by Gabriel Landeskog on a shot from the point by Tyson Barrie. Colorado’s second goal came from Tyson Barrie as he skated towards the right circle and blasted it past Sharks Goalie Martin Jones. At the end of two periods, the Colorado Avalanche would take a 2-1 leading going into the third period.

    Colorado would add onto their lead in the third period. Matt Nieto added his third goal of the playoffs. Nieto put the puck in the back of the net on his backhand on a very gritty type of effort. However, San Jose would get back to within one goal as Brent Burns lifted the puck over Avalanche goalie Phillip Grubauer’s glove hand. The Avalanche would add an empty net goal by Nathan MacKinnon. Except, San Jose got back within one on a Power Play goal by Brent Burns with ten seconds left in the game. Unfortunately, it was too late for the Sharks to tie the game up. Colorado would go onto win 4-3. The Avalanche evened up the series with the Sharks at one game a piece going into game three.

    Line Ups:

    Colorado Avalanche

    San Jose Sharks

    First Period Highlights:

    Second Period Highlights:

    Third Period Highlights:

    Final Stats:

    COL- 4    SJ-3

    Shot:            32          32

    Hits:             28          25

    Face Offs:  48.4%   51.6%

    Power Play: 0/2       1/3

    Next Up:

    Game 3: Tuesday April 30th, 2019 @ 10pm EST

    Make sure to follow TXHT’s extensive Playoffs coverage on our 2019 NHL Playoffs page.

  • Game Recap-Round 2-Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Game Recap-Round 2-Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

     

    Tonight began Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals between the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks. Each team come off of recent emotional playoffs series victories in Round one over their respective opponents. In the first period the Colorado Avalanche got on the board first on a goal by Gabriel Bourque as he put in the rebound from a Cale Makar shot from the point. About a little over twelve minutes later, San Jose would tie the game on a Gustav Nyquist goal as he put in the loose puck in the back of the net. After the first period, the game would be tied 1-1.

    Colorado would start off the scoring in the second period as Colin Wilson deflected in yet another goal on a set play pass from Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon on the Power Play. However, San Jose would go on to take over the rest of the game. San Jose would get goals from Joe Thornton, Kevin LeBlanc, Brett Burns, & would add an empty net goal in the third period by Timo Meier. San Jose would win Game 1 by a final score of 5-2 and take the early series advantage of 1-0. These two teams face off again Sunday night at 7:30 pm eastern standard time!

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:  COL-2  SJ-5

    Shots:              28       27

    Hits:                28        26

    Face Offs:      50%     50%

    Power Play:  1/3       0/1

     

    Next Up:

    San Jose leads the series 1-0

    *Game 2: Sunday April 28th, 2019 @ 7:30pm EST

     

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  • Playoff Preview-Round 2: Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Playoff Preview-Round 2: Colorado Avalanche v.s San Jose Sharks

    Tonight begins round 2 for the Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks. Each team recently came off satisfying and emotional series wins over their respective opponents. Let’s see how each team got here.

     

    COLORADO AVALANCHE:

     

    The Avalanche are coming off a huge upset over former number one seeded Calgary Flames. Colorado won the series in five games over Calgary. The Avalanche won four straight after losing game 1 to win the series. The Avalanche defeated the Flames in Game 5 in a dominate fashion by winning 5-1. Stars of the series for the Avs featured Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen, & especially goaltender Phillip Grubauer shined as his play in between the pipes carried them onto round 2.

     

    SAN JOSE SHARKS:

     

    The San Jose Sharks are coming off a long and emotional seven game series between them and the Vegas Golden Knights. The Sharks won the series in a very dramatic fashion. The Golden Knights has a 3-0 lead until a controversial 5 minute major cross checking was called against the Knight. San Jose would covert on the major penalty four times to take a 4-3 lead. However, Vegas ties the game with under a minute to go to force overtime in a game 7. The Sharks however won the series on a goal by Barclay Goodrow as he drove towards the net.

     

    Prediction:

    San Jose in 7 games: this series WILL go the distance and I envision another dramatic series win for the Sharks. Destiny seems to be on the side of the Sharks this postseason after many playoff failures past. Colorado will push the limits but, the playoff tested Sharks’ experience will shine as they advance to the Western Conference Finals.

     

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  • Game Recap-Rd.1 Gm 5: Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap-Rd.1 Gm 5: Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap:

    Tonight’s Game 5 match up between the Colorado Avalanche & Calgary Flames was a very important game for both teams. The Avalanche have a chance to close out the series and advance to round 2. On the other side, the Flames have a chance to stay alive and force a Game 6. In the first period saw Colorado strike twice as they got goals from their Captain Gabriel Landeskog & Mikko Rantanen. Calgary would get on the board late in the period on a wrist shot at the right faceoff circle from TJ Brodie. After the first period, the Avalanche would take a 2-1 lead going into the second period.

     

    The second period saw the Avalanche imposing their will on the Flames as they put two more goals in the back of the net from Colin Wilson, hist first goals of the playoffs. Wilson’s first goal came off an offensive zone turnover on a give and go pass from Mikko Rantanen. His second goal of the game was a deflection off a Nathan MacKinnon shot on the Power Play. Colorado would take a 4-1 lead going into the third period.

     

    To begin the third period, the Colorado Avalanche would add another goal on the Power Play early by Mikko Rantanen. This would seal the deal for the Avalanche as they would get the 5-1 victory and move onto the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. It is the first time since 2008 that the Colorado Avalanche have advanced past the first round. This officially ends the #1 seeded Calgary Flames hopes of winning a Stanley Cup. The Colorado Avalanche await the winner of the Vegas Golden Knights and San Jose Sharks series to see who their opponent will be in round two.

     

    Line Ups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Forwards:

    92 Gabriel Landeskog – 29 Nathan MacKinnon – 13 Alexander Kerfoot

    22 Colin Wilson – 34 Carl Soderberg – 96 Mikko Rantanen

    83 Matt Nieto – 37 J.T. Compher – 11 Matt Calvert

    57 Gabriel Bourque – 17 Tyson Jost – 10 Sven Andrighetto

    Defenseman:

    28 Ian Cole – 6 Erik Johnson

    16 Nikita Zadorov – 4 Tyson Barrie

    12 Patrik Nemeth – 8 Cale Makar

    Goalies:

    Starter-31 Phillip Grubauer

    Backup-1 Semyon Varlamov

    Scratches:27 Ryan Graves, 44 Mark Barberio

    Injuries: 18 Derick Brassard (illness), 49 Samuel Girard (upper body), 91 Vladislav Kamenev(shoulder)

     

    Calgary Flames:

    Forwards:

    13 Johnny Gaudreau – 23 Sean Monahan – 93 Sam Bennett

    93 Matthew Tkachuk – 11 Mikael Backlund – 28 Elias Lindholm

    67 Michael Frolik – 77 Mark Jankowski – 27 Austin Czarnik

    88 Andrew Mangiapane – 10 Derek Ryan – 21 Garnet Hathaway

    Defensemen:

    5 Mark Giordano – 7 TJ Brodie

    55 Noah Hanifin – 24 Travis Hamonic

    8 Juuso Valimaki – 4 Rasmus Andersson

    Goalies:

    Starter-41 Mike Smith

    Backup: 33 David Rittich

    Scratches: 18 James Neal, 29 Dillon Dube, 3 Oscar Fantanberg, 89 Alan Quine, 58 Oliver Kylington, 6 Dalton Prout

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:

                     COL- 5       CGY- 1

    Shots:         32              29

    Hits:           11              44

    Face Offs: 41.4%      58.6%

    Power Play: 2/5         0/3

     

    Colorado Avalanche win the series 4-1

     

    Next Up:

    Colorado Avalanche wins the series 4-1

    *Colorado Avalanche v.s. either San Jose Sharks or Vegas Golden Knights

  • Game Recap-1st Rd. Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Game Recap-1st Rd. Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

    Colorado Avalanche v.s Calgary Flames

     

    Game Recap:

    Tonight‘s game four between the Colorado Avalanche & Calgary Flames was a pivotal game for both teams. The Avalanche with a win would lead the series 3-1 while the Flames could even the series 2-2. The first period featured no scoring between either teams. Each team had some chances but neither could convert.

     

    In the second period, the Flames would strike first on a goal from Elias Lindholm. After two periods, the Flames would take a 1-0 lead.

     

    The third period became very exciting between these two teams. Calgary would tack on a second goal by Derek Ryan. However, it was an enough to hold back the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche would tie the game 2-2 as they got goals from JT Compher & Mikko Ranten late in the game at the 17:10 mark.

     

    In Overtime, Mikko Rantanen would be the hero as he tipped in a shot past Flames goalie Mike Smith. The Avalanche as a result now lead the series 3-1 with a chance to take out the top-seeded western conference Flames on Friday night in Calgary.

     

    Lineups:

    Colorado Avalanche:

    Forwards:

    Gabriel Landeskog-Nathan MacKinnon- Alexander Kerfoot

    Mikko Rantanen-Carl Soderberg-Colin Wilson

    Matt Nieto- Derek Brassard- JT Compher

    Matt Calvert- Tyson Jost- Gabriel Bourque

    Defenseman

    Ian Cole – Erik Jonson

    Nikita Zadarov – Tyson Barrie

    Cale Makar – Patrik Nemeth

    Goalies:

    Starter- Phillip Grubauer

    Backup- Semyon Varlamov

    Scratches: Andrew Agozzino, Sven Andrighetto, Vladislav Kamenev, Mark Babeiro, Ryan Graves, Sam Girardhttps

     

    Calgary Flames:

    Forwards:

    Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan- Elias Lindholm

    Matthew Tkachuk – Mikael Backlund – Michal Frolik

    Sam Bennett – Mark Jankowski – James Neal

    Andrew Mangiapane – Derek Ryan -Garnet Hathaway

    Defenseman:

    Mark Giordano – TJ Brodie

    Noah Hanafin – Travis Hamonic

    Jusso Valimaki – Rasmus Andersson

    Goalies:

    Starter- Mike Smith

    Backup- David Rittich

    Scratches: Austin Czarnik, Dillon Dube, Oscar Fantanberg, Alan Quine, Oliver Kylington, Dalton Prout

     

    First Period Highlights:

     

    Second Period Highlights:

     

    Third Period Highlights:

     

    Overtime Highlights:

     

    Final Stats:

                     COL-3         CGY-2

    Shots:        52                 37

    Faceoffs:  38/75          36/74

    Hits:          46                 34

    PP:            1/3                1/4

     

    Next Up:

    Game 5: Colorado Avalanche @ Calgary Flames

    Colorado lead the series 3-1