The Sharks and Colorado Avalanche are headed to a Game 7, thanks to Gabriel Landeskog.
The Avalanche forward scored 2:32 into overtime during Game 6 of the Stanley Cup playoff second-round series Monday, ensuring the series will shift back to San Jose for a do-or-die Game 7 at SAP Center on Wednesday. Defenseman Cale Makar kept the puck in the offensive zone after the Sharks' clearing attempt, and fired it towards Sharks goaltender Martin Jones.
Landeskog gathered the loose puck, and extended the Avalanche's season.
Landeskog wins it in OT for the Avs and there will be a game 7 pic.twitter.com/iwUoCZE0Et— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) May 7, 2019
Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic first sent the game to overtime, scoring his second of the night with 2:28 remaining in regulation. Vlasic, who scored just three goals in the regular season, capped off a dominant Sharks shift in the Avalanche end. Timo Meier brought the puck into the offensive zone on a mini-breakaway, and dished off to linemate Gustav Nyquist. Nyquist's shot went wide, but San Jose maintained possession in the offensive zone for about a minute afterward.
The Sharks capitalized on Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog's broken stick to apply pressure, and Logan Couture ultimately set up Vlasic to tie the game.
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BURNZIE 🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/8k7KfvgEag— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) May 7, 2019
San Jose overcame three separate one-goal deficits to send the game to overtime. Vlasic tied the game 1-1 with 5:24 remaining in the second period, burying a rebound after Meier overpowered Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar to create a prime scoring chance.
This game is tied 👏👏👏 pic.twitter.com/Ikmxj9V1Pi— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) May 7, 2019
Meier's strength on the puck set up the Sharks' second goal, too. The 22-year-old forward carried the puck into the neutral zone, as four Avalanche skaters descended upon him. The puck found its way on defenseman Erik Karlsson's stick, and he passed to a darting Brent Burns to even the score 2-2.
BURNZIE 🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/8k7KfvgEag— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) May 7, 2019
Now, the Sharks will return home for their second consecutive Game 7 to end a series. In Game 7 of the first round with the Vegas Golden Knights, San Jose overcame a three-goal third-period deficit by scoring four goals on a five-minute major power play. Vegas sent the game to overtime, but Sharks forward sent San Jose into the second-round with the overtime winner.
Are the Sharks in for a repeat?
