Avalanche 6, Sharks 2

San Jose 0 1 1 — 2 Colorado 3 1 2 — 6

First Period: 1, Colorado, Nichushkin 13 (MacKinnon, Drouin), 7:18 (pp). 2, Colorado, Rantanen 15 (Toews, MacKinnon), 12:15 (pp). 3, Colorado, Wood 6 (Drouin, Colton), 18:20. Penalties: San Jose bench, served by Labanc (Boarding), 2:47. MacDonald, SJ (Misconduct), 2:47. Ferraro, SJ (Roughing), 10:37. San Jose bench, served by Labanc (Roughing), 10:37. MacDermid, COL (Roughing), 10:37. Wood, COL (Tripping), 13:53. Addison, SJ (High Sticking), 15:20.

Second Period: 4, Colorado, MacKinnon 13, 3:44. 5, San Jose, Hertl 10 (Barabanov, Granlund), 9:01 (pp). Penalties: Wood, COL (High Sticking), 8:13. Jones, COL (Tripping), 17:47.

Third Period: 6, Colorado, Johansen 10 (Jones, Cogliano), 9:01. 7, San Jose, Hertl 11 (Eklund, Granlund), 10:45 (pp). 8, Colorado, MacKinnon 14, 15:11 (en). Penalties: MacKinnon, COL (Slashing), 10:38. Johnson, COL (Misconduct), 19:33. Johansen, COL (Misconduct), 19:33. Okhotiuk, SJ (Misconduct), 19:33.

Shots on goal: San Jose 7-7-14: 28. Colorado 15-6-7: 28.

Power-play opportunities: San Jose 2 of 4. Colorado 2 of 4.

Goalies: San Jose, Blackwood 4-12-2 (27 shots-22 saves). Colorado, Georgiev 15-7-1 (29-27).

A: 18,093 (18,007). T: 2:29.

Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Frederick L’Ecuyer. Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Trent Knorr.