The Sharks’ red-hot penalty kill melted on home ice Monday as the Colorado Avalanche rolled to a 6-3 victory.
Nathan MacKinnon scored twice with the man advantage as the visitors went 4-for-6 on the power play to hand San Jose a fourth straight home loss to start a pivotal five-game stand at SAP Center.
MacKinnon’s 12th goal of the season came just 20 seconds into a hooking penalty by Sharks right wing Tommy Wingels to give Colorado its second two-goal lead of the third period. San Jose took five stick-related minors in the game, including four in the opening period when Colorado struck twice on the power play.