Fabian Zetterlund, Macklin Celebrini and William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who wrapped up a seven-game trip 2-3-2.

Defenseman has 6, forward gets 5 to push home streak to 18 DENVER -- Cale Makar had two goals and four assists, and Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and three assists in the Colorado Avalanche’s 7-3 win against the San Jose Sharks at Ball Arena on Thursday.

Jonathan Drouin, Joel Kiviranta and Martin Necas added goals as the Avalanche improved to 4-0 on their six-game homestand.

Cale Makar produced two goals and four assists for the first six-point game of his career, Nathan MacKinnon scored two goals and added three assists, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 7-3 in Denver on Thursday.

Necas scored 40 seconds into the second period, and just three seconds after a San Jose penalty. MacKinnon won the faceoff back to Makar, and then Necas blasted a one-timer from him into the net for his fifth goal with the Avs and 21st of the season.

After a commanding 7-3 victory over the San Jose Sharks, Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar delivers a strong message to his NHL team. Discover what he said as the Avalanche gear up for the playoff race.

Eklund leads the Sharks in points (46) and assists (33) while being third in goals (13). Toffoli leads the Sharks in goals (24) and third in points (43). Celebrini is second on the Sharks in points (45) and goals (19) while being tied for second in assists (26).

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