Colorado Avalanche (1-4, in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (0-3-2, in the Pacific Division)
San Jose, California; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks head into a matchup against the Colorado Avalanche after losing five in a row.
San Jose has a 0-1-1 record in home games and a 0-3-2 record overall. The Sharks rank ninth in league play serving 10.4 penalty minutes per game.
Colorado is 0-1-0 in road games and 1-4 overall. The Avalanche have scored seven power-play goals, which ranks first in the Western Conference.
The teams meet Sunday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Tyler Toffoli has four goals and two assists for the Sharks. Will Smith has scored goals over the last 10 games.
Cale Makar has one goal and eight assists for the Avalanche. Sam Malinski has over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 0-3-2, averaging 1.1 goals, 1.7 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.2 penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
Avalanche: 1-4-0, averaging 1.7 goals, 3.2 assists, 1.7 penalties and 4.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Sharks: None listed.
Avalanche: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
