The San Jose Sharks drew first blood against the Colorado Avalanche, earning a 5-2 win at SAP Center in San Jose on Friday in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
The Sharks broke the game open in the second period.
Colorado briefly led 2-1 thanks to a goal by Colin Wilson 3:56 into the period. San Jose responded with three unanswered goals from Joe Thornton, Kevin Labanc and Brent Burns to go ahead 4-2 heading into the final frame. All three goals came in the final 10 minutes of the period as well.