SAN JOSE, Calif. — Good effort, tough loss for the Avalanche late Thursday night in San Jose, where the Sharks emerged 4-2 winners at SAP Center. The game story includes the Avs’ playoff fate — which will be determined in their regular-season final Saturday against St. Louis at the Pepsi Center.
The Avs will remain in San Jose until Friday morning, choosing to get a full night’s sleep instead of traveling and returning to Denver around 3:30 a.m. They will not practice Friday but have a morning skate Saturday.
THREE STARS
- Martin Jones.