Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks NHL Live Stream on 10:30 pm EST Tue Mar 1, 2011. Sharks are 9 for 21 with the man advantage in their last six home games. Although Sacco was pleased with the effort, the Avalanche, who were tied for seventh in the West before losing 13 of 14, still dropped to 0-25-3 when scoring fewer than three goals. That doesn’t bode well for Colorado if Niemi is between the pipes. Niemi, who has started the past 18 games, is 10-2-0 with a 1.72 goals-against average and three shutouts in the last 12. Where to Watch Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks NHL Live. In addition to its offensive woes, Colorado’s penalty-killing unit is also struggling. The Avalanche have allowed at least one power-play goal in a season-high eight straight games, killing just 23 of 34 penalties.
Colorado’s loss in San Jose two weeks ago marked its 10th straight defeat. The Avalanche bounced back with a 4-3 win in St. Louis three days later but have since dropped their last three. San Jose, winner of six straight and 15 of 18, is in third place in the West but only seven points ahead of 11th-place Anaheim. Clowe had the other goal and Antti Niemi made 25 saves as San Jose moved to 8-1-2 against the Avalanche since the 2008-09 season. The Sharks, winners of five straight home games, have outscored Colorado 15-5 in winning the last five meetings in San Jose since a 3-1 defeat Feb. 6, 2008. Colorado Avalanche vs San Jose Sharks NHL Live, Recap, Highlights. Despite playing all but three of its 13 February games on the road, San Jose still went a Western Conference-best 11-2-0 last month. The Sharks, who decided not to make any moves at Monday’s trade deadline, completed the daunting portion of their schedule with a 4-3 shootout win in Calgary on Friday.
