Marcus Sorensen's 2 goals lead Sharks past Avalanche

The Sharks' Timo Meier reacts after scoring on Avalanche goalie Semyon Varlamov on Friday in San Jose, Calif. (Ezra Shaw / Getty Images)

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Marcus Sorensen scored two goals in his return to the lineup from an injury and Joe Pavelski added his 36th goal of the season to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.

Sorensen missed the final two games of San Jose's road trip after taking a puck to the face last Saturday at Columbus, but thrived on a line with newly acquired Gustav Nyquist and Joe Thornton for his first multigoal game of his career. He opened the scoring early in the first and added another in the closing minute of the…