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Colorado Avalanche: 4 Keys to Beating the Sharks in Round 2

By Nadia Archuleta

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 06: Tyson Jost #17 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on April 06, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 06: Tyson Jost #17 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates scoring a goal against the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center on April 06, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – JANUARY 2: Nathan MacKinnon #29 of the Colorado Avalanche skates against the San Jose Sharks at the Pepsi Center on January 2, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. The Sharks defeated the Avalanche 5-4. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Continued Dominance of Top Players

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The other major X-Factor for the Colorado Avalanche is the fact that their top players have been on fire. Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen have combined for 17 points in their five games. Rantanen has 9 points (5 goals, 4 assists), while MacKinnon has 8 points (3 goals, 5 assists).

Meanwhile, rover Tyson Barrie is third on the team for scoring with 5 points (0 goals, 5 assists). And our newest Avalanche, Cale Makar, recorded his first goal and first assist in the series against Calgary.

San Jose’s top points man, Erik Karlsson, also has no goals — all nine of his points are assists. However, Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl are tied for second place with 8 points each (6 goals, 2 assists).

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