NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 12/19/2024

Colorado Avalanche (18-15-0, 36 pts) at San Jose Sharks (11-18-5, 27 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Thursday, December 19
Time: 10:30 ET
TV: ESPN+ / ALT / NBCSCA
Radio:
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Colorado: -1.5 ML -265
San Jose: +1.5 ML +215
O/U 6.5

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche dropped their last game on Monday 3-1 to the Vancouver Canucks and fell to a tie with the Calgary Flames for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Colorado is 5-5-0 in their last ten games.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks have lost two straight after they suffered a loss on Tuesday to the Winnipeg Jets 4-3. They are 4-6-0 in their last ten games.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines: 

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Rantanen
Colton-Mittelstadt-Nichushkin
Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor
Felhaber-Ivan-Wagner
Toews-Makar
Girard-Malinski
Middleton-De Haan

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Goodrow-Granlund- Zetterlund
Kovalenko-Celebrini-Toffoli
Eklund-Wennberg-Smith
Grundstrom-Sturm-Kunin
Walman-Ceci
Ferraro-Liljegren
Mukhamadullini-Rutta

Vanecek
Georgiev

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Ross Colton this season has 11 points on ten goals and an assist. In his career against the Sharks he has seven points in seven games on six goals and an assist; earlier this season when the Avalanche beat the Sharks 4-1 Colton had two goals. 

San Jose Sharks

William Eklund this season has 25 points on five goals and 20 assists. He’s faced the Avalanche five times in his career recording two points on a goal and an assist; the goal came in the previous matchup this season.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

F Gabriel Landeskog – IR
F Jonathan Drouin – Out
D Tucker Poolman – IR
D Josh Manson – IR

San Jose Sharks

C Klim Kostin – IR
D Marc-Edouard Vlasic – IR (Non Roster)
C Logan Couture – LTIR – Month To Month
G Vitek Vanecek – Out

Next Game:

Colorado Avalanche – December 20 @ Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks – December 21 @ Edmonton Oilers

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5. ITR 43: It's Winning Time 39:10