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By THE TAMPA TRIBUNE | Tbo.com
Published: October 08, 2007

AVALANCHE 6, SHARKS 2

San Jose011-2Colorado204-6 First Period-1, Colorado, Sakic 1 (Stastny, Liles), 15:18 (pp). 2, Colorado, Hejduk 1 (Sakic, Stastny), 17:53 (pp). Penalties-Hejduk, Col, double minor (high-sticking), 1:12; Pavelski, SJ (slashing), 7:15; Vlasic, SJ (hooking), 14:55; Roenick, SJ (interference), 14:55; Thornton, SJ (holding), 17:39.

Second Period-3, San Jose, Clowe 1 (Pavelski, Ehrhoff), 7:47. Penalties-Vlasic, SJ (cross-checking), 1:56; Liles, Col (interference), 2:29; San Jose bench, served by Roenick (too many men),4:21; Leopold, Col (slashing), 11:14.

Third Period-4, Colorado, Stastny 4 (Hejduk, Leopold), :51. 5, Colorado, Hejduk 2 (Smyth, Stastny), 2:47. 6, Colorado, Svatos 1 (Finger, Arnason), 7:48. 7, Colorado, Smyth 1 (Stastny), 8:06. 8, San Jose, Clowe 2 (Bernier, Carle), 17:53 (pp). Penalties-Laperriere, Col, major (fighting); Murray, SJ, major (fighting), 4:08; Smith, Col (high-sticking), 9:03; Smyth, Col (hooking), 11:04; Finger, Col (roughing); Rivet, SJ (unsportsmanlike conduct); Michalek, SJ (roughing), 13:48; Svatos, Col (hooking), 16:05.

Shots on Goal-San Jose 7-12-7-26. Colorado 11-3-11-25.

Power-play opportunities-San Jose 1 of 7; Colorado 2 of 7.

Goalies-San Jose, Nabokov 1-1-1 (23 shots-17 saves), Patzold (8:06 Third, 2-2). Colorado, Budaj 2-1-0 (26-24).

A-15,876 (18,007). T-2:25.

Referees-Steve Kozari, Kelly Sutherland. Linesmen-Dan Schachte, Jay Sharrers.

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