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11/26 22:51 CST Avalanche win 10th straight, shut out Sharks 6-0
Avalanche win 10th straight, shut out Sharks 6-0
By CRAIG MEYER
Associated Press
DENVER (AP) --- Nathan MacKinnon scored his NHL-leading 18th goal, Mackenzie
Blackwood stopped all 26 shots he faced and the red-hot Colorado Avalanche
rolled past the San Jose Sharks 6-0 on Wednesday night for their 10th
consecutive victory.
The Avalanche's win streak is the longest by an NHL team this season and is
tied for the second-longest in franchise history. They also extended their
point streak to an NHL-high 14 games, with a 12-0-2 record in that time.
Artturi Lehkonen, Ross Colton, Sam Malinski, Josh Manson and Joel Kiviranta
also scored for Colorado, which had three goals in 76 seconds in the second
period to stretch its lead to 5-0.
The Avalanche recorded a shutout for the third-consecutive game, the first time
they've done so since the 2001-02 season. They've gone 189 minutes and 17
seconds without allowing a goal. It was the second shutout in as many starts
for Blackwood, who had given up 10 goals in his previous three appearances this
season.
MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Martin Necas were among the nine Colorado players
with an assist. Makar's assist was his 21st of the season, the second-most in
the NHL.
The Sharks were the last team the Avalanche had failed to beat, losing 3-2 in
overtime against San Jose on Nov. 1.
Yaroslav Askarov was pulled from the game in the second period after giving up
four goals on 19 shots. Nine seconds later, his replacement, Alex Nedeljkovic,
allowed a goal on the first shot he faced.
In the shutout loss, Macklin Celebrini's five-game point streak was snapped.
Up next Avalanche: At Minnesota on Friday. Sharks: Host Vancouver on Friday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
Up next Avalanche: At Minnesota on Friday. Sharks: Host Vancouver on Friday. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
