Recap: Avs rout the Sharks in fourth straight win at home
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Colorado remains perfect on the homestand so far! Talk about a hectic night. Colorado is officially halfway through their current homestand and are perfect throughout this stretch, as they won against the San Jose Sharks by a final score of 7-3. The Avs also made a huge splash while the game was still going on and acquired Brock Nelson from the New York Islanders.
For now, though, let’s take a look back at all the action from tonight’s game!
First Period
Joel Kiviranta would start the scoring in this game with a short-handed goal, as he managed to break the puck out of Colorado’s zone and created a two-on-one back the other way. He would be the one to take the shot on the odd-man rush ultimately, and made it 1-0 Avs with a great shot.
Special teams doing special things. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/kPX1mKAZXP— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 7, 2025
Cale Makar would tack on another goal after that on the powerplay. There’s not much to talk about on this play, as Makar just let a slapshot go from the top of the circles, and managed to beat Georgiev.
Cale Makar doing Cale Makar things (scoring goals!)#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/LOLrSS6pao— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 7, 2025
San Jose would get one back, however, as Fabian Zetterlund planted himself right in front of Mackenzie Blackwood and tip home a puck to make it 2-1.
That connection No. 51 ➡️ No. 20 pic.twitter.com/LP9KmIT4nk— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 7, 2025
The Avs weren’t done in this period, though, and Jonathan Drouin would make it 3-1 in Colorado’s favor with just two seconds left in the period. Martin Necas made a phenomenal pass to set up Drouin, who made no mistake and buried the puck.
Just how we Drou it up ✍️#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/2FT2Hfa0Ly— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 7, 2025
Second Period
Colorado would pick up right where they left off at the start of the second period, as Martin Necas would convert on the powerplay for Colorado to give the Avs a 4-1 lead.
Signature shot. #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/fOu5O5g6qA— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 7, 2025
Nathan MacKinnon would make it 5-1 Colorado after that, after managing to put home a rebound.
Third point of the night for the Dogg!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/Ko7SR8HY9g— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 7, 2025
Third Period
MacKinnon would add on his second goal of the night as he was able to tuck home another rebound, making it 6-1 Colorado.
Cleaning up #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/mGDJA3jjJm— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 7, 2025
Macklin Celebrini, Cale Makar, and William Eklund would all three add goals for their respective teams in the remainder of this period, giving us our final score of 7-3 Colorado.
Goal 2️⃣0️⃣ for the rookie! pic.twitter.com/aQD8HhCEH5— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 7, 2025
Sixth point of the night for Cale Makar! #GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/JzDDNF2jtu— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) March 7, 2025
Point for William Eklund‼️ pic.twitter.com/70QlXePotM— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 7, 2025
Takeaways
Obviously the big news of the night here while this game was going on was the Brock Nelson trade, but in relation to this game alone, this game went exactly how you wanted it to if you’re Colorado. The team was really firing on all cylinders here tonight, and they continue to build momentum and pick up points when it matters down the stretch. You’ll obviously need to continue picking up those points throughout the remainder of this homestand, but you have to be happy with the effort put forth thus far and the wins that they’ve managed to string together.
Upcoming
The Colorado Avalanche continue their current homestand as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, March 8th. Puck drop is at 5:00 p.m. MT....
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