Colorado 4, San Jose 3
When: 9:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Where: Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Referees:
Stephen Walkom, Marcus Vinnerborg
Linesmen:
Darren Gibbs, Brad Lazarowich
Attendance:
12436
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Kevin Porter scored 2:07 into overtime as the Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 4-3 triumph over the visiting San Jose Sharks on Wednesday.
Chris Stewart collected a goal and an assist, Paul Stastny also tallied and rookie Kevin Shattenkirk netted his first career NHL goal as Colorado (10-7-1) erased a two-goal deficit in the third period in this one.
Defenseman John-Michael Liles notched a pair of assists and Peter Budaj finished with 40 saves to improve to 3-5-1 in his career against San Jose.
Trailing 3-1 in the third period, Stewart netted his 11th goal of the season at 8:38 of the session and Stastny leveled the contest just over six minutes later.
Porter then ended the game by converting a breakaway while tumbling to the ice.
Defenseman Mike Moore netted his first career NHL goal and veteran blue-liner Dan Boyle and Logan Couture also tallied for San Jose (9-5-3), which saw its three-game winning streak come to an end.
Captain Joe Thornton and Ryane Clowe notched a pair of assists apiece and Antero Niittymaki turned aside 18 shots to see his record fall to 7-1-3.
Top Game Performances
| San Jose |
|
Colorado |
|
Ryane Clowe 2 |
Points |
Chris Stewart 2 |
|
Dan Boyle 1 |
Goals |
Chris Stewart 1 |
|
Ryane Clowe 2 |
Assists |
John-Michael Liles 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Kevin Shattenkirk 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Antero Niittymaki .818 |
Save Percentage |
Peter Budaj .930 |
|
Antero Niittymaki 18 |
Saves |
Peter Budaj 40 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| San Jose
|
43 |
3 |
0-5 |
1-2 |
4 |
41 |
| Colorado
|
22 |
4 |
1-2 |
5-5 |
10 |
24 |
Upcoming Games
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Colorado will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Avalanche have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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San Jose will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Sharks have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .625 after a loss.