David Schlemko scored his second goal of the season 1:18 into overtime to give the Sharks a hard-earned 3-2 win over Colorado at SAP Center on Saturday night.
Schlemko crashed the net during 3-on-3 sudden death to punch home a rebound of Logan Couture’s second shot of the overtime period.
San Jose won their fourth straight game and sixth in eight tries. The Sharks and last-place Avalanche play again on Monday in Denver.
The Avalanche outshot the Sharks 33-27 during regulation.
Colorado tied the game 10:24 into the third period when defenseman Francois Beauchemin stepped into a one-timer from the top of the left circle to score his second goal of the season with a blast that sailed over the right blocker of Sharks goalie Martin Jones.