San Jose and Colorado meet in Western Conference action

Colorado Avalanche (18-15, in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (11-18-5, in Pacific Division)

San Jose, California; Thursday at 10:30 PM EST

BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks host the Colorado Avalanche in Western Conference play.

San Jose is 6-8-1 at home and 11-18-5 overall. The Sharks are fifth in the league with 131 total penalties (an average of 3.9 per game).

Colorado is 18-15 overall and 10-7-0 in road games. Avalanche are 8-1-0 in games decided by one goal.

Thursday’s game is the second time these teams have battled this season. The Avalanche won the last matchup 4-1. Ross Colton scored two goals in the win.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mikael Granlund has 11 goals and 21 assists for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini has five goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

Cale Makar has nine goals and 29 assists for the Avalanche. Artturi Lehkonen has seven goals and one assist over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 4-6-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, 3.9 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.

Avalanche: 5-5-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Sharks: None listed.

Avalanche: None on the list.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Write and data from Sports radar.

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