The Sharks trailed for all but seven minutes and three seconds in a 5-3 loss to the Avalanche on Thursday. In those seven minutes and three seconds, the game was scoreless.
The Sharks, though, briefly made it a game. Colorado jumped out to a 4-0 lead, but San Jose scored three unanswered in a span of 15:37 across the second and third periods.
Timo Meier, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, and Joe Thornton got the Sharks back in the game, but Avalanche goalie Jonathan Bernier made 45 saves, and prevented San Jose from getting any closer than a goal. Nathan Mackinnon continued his torrid Hart Trophy push and scored two goals, while Carl Soderberg, Mikko Rantanen, and ex-Shark Matt Nieto added insurance for Colorado.