The Colorado Avalanche sent Sam Malinski back to the Colorado Eagles, possibly indicating Samuel Girard's return. Robert Thomas played a career-high 24:09, ending Nathan MacKinnon's 19-game point streak. Samuel Girard confirmed his return to the lineup after a six-week absence. The Avs defeated the Sharks 3-1, with Mikko Rantanen scoring his 50th goal in 2023. Mario Ferraro sustained an upper-body injury and did not return to the game. The Avs dominated the game, producing a barrage of shots and winning 3-1.
#SJSharks aren't practicing tomorrow, so expect an update on Ferraro on Tuesday
In three games against the Sharks, the #Avs have produced the most shot attempts in a 2023-24 NHL game (111) and tied for the second-fewest allowed (30). In those two, the combined attempts were 197-87. Goals were 4-2. Shot attempts were 67-57 in the other game. Goals: 6-2
No update from Quinn on Ferraro. Asked how the Sharks might have to adjust if Ferraro's out a while, Quinn said, "I don't want to think about that just yet. Let's find out where he is from an injury standpoint. I've got enough bad news injury-wise."
Sharks Lose Ferraro, 8th in a Row 3-1 https://t.co/D8Pq1Zos3e
Nichushkin scores on the delayed call with the assist coming from Jack Johnson and Nathan MacKinnon. Girard was the one who got the puck to MacKinnon to keep the play alive #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
come on Sharks. Want to see them beat Avs with 9 shots on goal and none in third https://t.co/c0KSd38wz4
Avs are rollin right now.... they have maintained pressure for the last couple of minutes and you can feel the goal coming #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
#Avs just shot the puck about 20 times in the past four minutes. Just a constant barrage through a 5-on-3 and back to 5-on-5. Then Nate MacKinnon just went 1-on-4, blew through everyone ... and hit the crossbar.
Calen Addison gets called fir holding the stick of Jonathan Drouin and the Avs head to the PP #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
It took almost 37 minutes of action for the Sharks to get any sustained pressure and the draw a penalty from the Avs. Hertl immediately scores to tie it #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
And just like that, we have a tie game. Sharks score 7 seconds into a PP on just their 8th shot on goal. Avs still being stuck on one goal is very strange
30 minutes into this game: Shot attempts: Sharks 12, Mikko Rantanen 10 Shots on goal: Rantanen 6, Sharks 4 Goals: Rantanen 1, Sharks 0
Shots on goal at the midway point: Mikko Rantanen: 6 San Jose Sharks: 4
Shots on goal at the midway point: Mikko Rantanen: 6 San Jose Sharks: 5
From the replay ... looked like MacKinnon just went full Rick Flair on Emberson after the hit https://t.co/sxwZLrdk71 https://t.co/WSet3xuxUS
As MacKinnon entered the zone he just leveled Ty Emberson. It took him a second to get back up.... #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Ty Emberson just tried to step up on Nathan MacKinnon at the Sharks blue line. It did not go well for him. If this was college basketball, MacKinnon would have just earned a tech for staring down Emberson after the hit.
Avs PP now 1/2. We're five minutes into the second period and the Sharks still have 3 shots
I believe the #Avs just killed 1:48 of a Sharks power play without allowing a completed pass in the defensive zone. Avs had three shot attempts while shorthanded. And drew a penalty.
Wood called for interference during the faceoff and the Sharks have their first chance on the PP. they have a 18.9% success rate #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Per the Sharks, Mario Ferraro will not return to tonight's game with an upper-body injury
Mario Ferraro won't return to the #SJSharks game with an upper-body injury
Per the Sharks, Mario Ferraro will not return to tonight's game. Upper body injury
Ferraro not on the bench to start period per @sharkvoice
Mikko Rantanen now has 50 goals in the year of our lord 2023.
Mario Ferraro hasn't returned since Nathan MacKinnon hit him midway through the first period. The other five defensemen the Sharks dressed tonight had a combined 409 NHL games played before this season, including 294 from Jan Rutta.
Haven’t seen Ferraro return since the hit by MacKinnon. Thrun and Rutta have each taken a shift filling in along side Emberson in the mean time. #SJSharks https://t.co/ws0SRpSGHD https://t.co/jma7U2eQpG
Nathan MacKinnon and Mario Ferraro just collided at full speed in the middle of the Sharks zone and that didn't really go to well for either of them, but Ferraro in particular came away in a lot of pain as he went to the bench.
They've played 8:21 at Ball Arena. The shot attempts are many for the #Avs to two for the Sharks. Home team put the work boots on before this one, but also might have brought some of whatever was wrong with the Blues' sticks the other night with them back from St. Louis.
The Sharks won the draw cleanly and Mario Ferraro tried to skate to the otherside of the net to dump instead of firing it right away. The Avs kept the puck in and make it 1-0
Rantanen sneaks one through the crease to Rantanen for a PP goal. 1-0 #Avs
The first time that Girard touched the puck the crowd went nuts #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
the first time that Girard touched the puck the crown went nuts #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
Samuel Girard is on the ice for pregame skate #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado
🚨ICYMI 🚨 Cal Burke starts to heat up as the Eagles sweep the Wild over the weekend. Malinski shows he has more confidence, that and more in the quick hits! #AHL #Avs #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo #CauseChaos #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/s35U7Dvikw
Cal Burke, who had 2 goals and 1 assist in the Eagles' win, was named the 3rd star of the night. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/nc8Rey2pPO
Burke heats up in victory over Wild From @brennan_vogt @TheRinkOfficial #AHL #Avs #COLvsIA #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo #HockeyLivesHere #IAvsCOL #HockeyTwitter #Rinkrats https://t.co/jktgDD4cqd
Cal Burke starts to heat up as the Eagles sweep the Wild over the weekend. Malinski shows he has more confidence, that and more in the quick hits! #AHL #Avs #EaglesCountry #GoAvsGo #CauseChaos #HockeyTwitter @TheRinkOfficial https://t.co/s35U7DuKuY
Wyatt Aamodt just ended his night with a 2 minute cross checking penalty and a 10 minute misconduct for abuse of the officials #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Bad moment for the Bruins as Charlie McAvoy crashes into Linus Ullmark speeding down to try and defend a Devils rush and looks like he injured his left leg. Can't put any weight on it as he gingerly skates off the ice after being down for a while
Spencer Smallman with his second of the night with the feeds from Olausson and Ahcan. Solid effort from Malinski to get the play going. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/Blc3b6T5F0
Nic Petan takes advantage of a screen in front of Annunen and the Wild are back within one #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Iowa gets on the board with a shot from Carson Lambos on the blue line that finds its way through Annunen. Game tied at 1 #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
14:23 left in the 2nd and the Eagles have killed a penalty and now will head to the PP themselves for the third time tonight #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Robert Thomas converts with 25 seconds remaining on the Blues power play. That's his team-leading 15th goal of the season.
Robert Thomas stays hot. #stlblues tie it 1-1.
It is just a shooting gallery tonight with 9 minutes left in the 1st, shots are 11-9 Eagles #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Sam Malinski was out for the first PK unit, already noticing that he is a lot more aggressive towards the play. He has a lot more confidence. #Avs #GoAvsGo📷 #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Cedric Pare will draw the first whistle of the game with a tripping call and send the Eagles to the PK less than three minutes into the game #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado
Annunen gets the crease again for the third gam in a row. Malinski was able to make the trip in time from STL to Des Moines to play his 2nd game in 22 hours. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/CWk3eKgP8W
Samuel Girard is ready to return to the #Avs lineup after nearly six weeks away. "I am a new person. I found myself again. I feel more light, instead of having a lot of stuff in my head and my body as well. It just feels good." https://t.co/qUHZ7cOh8p
This will be Girard's first game back since November 18th against Dallas #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/KdXx7VDGGU
Samuel Girard meets with local Avs media ahead of his return at Ball Arena on Sunday. 🎥 via @runwriteAarif https://t.co/DvgiXM6dNU
#Avs defenseman Samuel Girard said he feels like he got the help he needed. He also expects tomorrow to be just like a regular game for him. “I feel like a new person.”
#Avs defenseman Samuel Girard said he will return to the lineup Sunday.
Sam Girard putting on a PP2 jersey, so it appears likely he returns tomorrow.
Sam Malinski has seen 14 games of NHL action so far. He has 1 goal and 4 assists and averages just over 14 mins of ice time a game. He only saw the penalty box twice. Sam Girard could be making his comeback on Sun. #Avs #GoAvsGo #EaglesCountry @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/TDDyPVJI71
Robert Thomas played a regular-season career-high 24:09 tonight, scored shorthanded and helped end MacKinnon's 19-game point streak and was 58 percent on face-offs. #stlblues
#Avs have sent Sam Malinski back to the Eagles. Could be a sign that Samuel Girard is a possibility to return Sunday against the Sharks.
Sam Malinski reassigned to the Eagles. A Sam Girard return may be near.
We have reassigned D Sam Malinski to the Colorado Eagles. https://t.co/zuPWAoc8nf
The Blues ended MacKinnon's incredible point-streak at 19 games (13G, 23A) tonight. The Avs' line of Nichushkin-MacKinnon-Ratanen was on the ice for 8:16 tonight at 5v5 and had just 3 shots for. #stlblues