If we can get another score, the Avs can go the distance and win the Stanley Cup. Kiz: With Cale Makar, Devon Toews and Sam Girard as the lone truly reliable defensemen at the disposal of coach Jared Bednar,
Fabian Zetterlund, Macklin Celebrini and William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who wrapped up a seven-game trip 2-3-2.
Jonathan Drouin, Joel Kiviranta and Martin Necas added goals as the Avalanche improved to 4-0 on their six-game homestand.
The Colorado Avalanche stumbled through a pair of road games against inferior competition to start the post-4 Nations Face-Off stretch run. Now the team has a season-high six-game homestand coming up,
Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar (8) in the second period of an NHL hockey game Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, in Denver. (AP Photo/)
Cale Makar set an Avalanche record for most points in a game by a defenseman with six (two goals, four assists) in the win. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and three assists. Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves.