It had been 18 days since the Colorado Avalanche played a game at home in Ball Arena and even that was a quick stop on the second night of a back-to-back after a four game road trip. Faced with eight games against non-playoff bound opponents to close out the regular season the Avalanche needed to re-establish their brand of hockey and they did just that getting back on track with a 3-0 shutout win against the San Jose Sharks. All was not positive, however, as both Ryan Graves and Sam Girard both exited the game and did not return.
Colorado Avalanche blank the San Jose Sharks 3-0, but both Ryan Graves and Sam Girard suffer injuries
