Avalanche to Face Sharks in Round 2

The Colorado Avalanche will face the San Jose Sharks in the second round of the 2019 Stanley Cup Playoffs, following San Jose's 5-4 overtime win in Game 7 against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday.
The Avs and Sharks have met four times in the postseason, with Colorado winning the first two matchups (1999, 4-2; 2002, 4-3) and San Jose taking the last two (2004, 4-2; 2010, 4-2). Game 1 will take place at SAP Center on Friday.

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The Avs advanced to Round 2 after they defeated the Calgary Flames 4-1 in the best-of-seven, first-round set. Colin Wilson (two goals, one assist), Mikko Rantanen (two goals, one assist), Tyson Barrie (three assists) and Nathan MacKinnon (three assists) each had three points in the series-clinching Game 5 at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday.
Rantanen led Colorado with nine points (five goals, four assists) in the five outings against Calgary, followed by Nathan MacKinnon with eight points (three goals, five assists). Philipp Grubauer was in net for all five games and posted a 1.90 goals-against average and .939 save percentage.
The dates of the Avalanche-Sharks games in Round 2 are below and the full schedule with times will be announced in the near future.

Avalanche Second-Round Playoff Schedule

| Date | Time (MT) | P2 San Jose vs. WC2 Colorado | TV Networks | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Friday, April 26 | TBD | Colorado at San Jose | TBD | | Sunday, April 28 | TBD | Colorado at San Jose | TBD | | Tuesday, April 30 | TBD | San Jose at Colorado | TBD | | Thursday, May 2 | TBD | San Jose at Colorado | TBD | | \Saturday, May 4 | TBD | Colorado at San Jose | TBD | | \Monday, May 6 | TBD | San Jose at Colorado | TBD | | \Wednesday, May 8 | TBD | Colorado at San Jose | TBD |
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