FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 7, 2019

SHARKS, AVALANCHE VIE FOR WESTERN CONFERENCE FINAL BERTH IN GAME 7 WEDNESDAY

NEW YORK (May 7, 2019) -- The and Colorado Avalanche will cap a dramatic Second Round of the 2019 Playoffs when they contest Game 7 on Wednesday, May 8, at SAP Center at San Jose (9 p.m., ET, NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS). The winner will advance to the Western Conference Final and face the winner of tonight's Game 7 between the St. Louis Blues and .

The Sharks will contest multiple Game 7s in a postseason for the second time in franchise history and first since the 1994 . In the decisive game of their First Round series, the Sharks became the second team in NHL history to overcome a three-, third-period deficit to win a Game 7, a 5-4 overtime decision against the .

Sharks forward Kevin Labanc (1-3—4) factored on all four Sharks goals in the third period to become the first player in League history to record four points in a period during a Game 7. He also matched the NHL record for most points in any playoff period. San Jose's overtime hero was forward Barclay Goodrow, who joined Ray Whitney (2OT in 1995 CQF at Calgary) as the second player in Sharks history to score in overtime of a Game 7.

The Avalanche will be appearing in a Game 7 for the first time since the First Round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Minnesota Wild. The Avalanche led on four occasions (1-0, 2-1, 3-2, 4-3) but ultimately dropped a 5-4 overtime decision to the Wild, who became the first team in NHL history to record four score-tying goals in a Game 7. Five members of that Avalanche team remain with the club: Tyson Barrie (DNP in Game 7), Erik Johnson, Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Semyon Varlamov.

Colorado and San Jose will require Game 7 for the second time in five all-time head- to-head series. During the 2002 Conference Semifinals, Peter Forsberg – who potted the overtime winner in Game 6 – scored the only goal in Game 7 to power the Avalanche to a 1-0 regulation victory over the Sharks.

Overall, the Avalanche own an all-time record of 6-7 in their 13 previous Game 7s, including a 2-4 mark as the visiting team. The Sharks are 7-4 in their 11 all-time Game 7s, including a 4-1 clip on home ice.

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Individual Game 7 Statistics

San Jose GP W-L G A Pts. Colorado GP W-L G A Pts. Justin Braun 4 2-2 0 0 0 Derick Brassard 6 4-2 0 3 3 4 2-2 0 1 1 Ian Cole 3 3-0 0 0 0 5 3-2 4 2 6 Erik Johnson 1 0-1 1 0 1 Brenden Dillon 2 2-0 0 0 0 Gabriel Landeskog 1 0-1 0 0 0 1 1-0 0 0 0 Nathan MacKinnon 1 0-1 0 0 0 Barclay Goodrow 1 1-0 1 0 1 Matt Nieto 1 0-1 0 0 0 Tomas Hertl 3 2-1 1 2 3 Carl Soderberg 1 0-1 0 0 0 Evander Kane 1 1-0 0 0 0 Colin Wilson 2 1-1 1 0 1 Erik Karlsson 3 1-2 0 4 4 Melker Karlsson 2 2-0 0 1 1 Kevin Labanc 1 1-0 1 3 4 Timo Meier 1 1-0 0 1 1 Gustav Nyquist 4 2-2 0 1 1 Joe Pavelski 6 4-2 2 1 3 Lukas Radil 1 1-0 0 0 0 Joakim Ryan 1 1-0 0 0 0 Marcus Sorensen 1 1-0 0 1 1 7 4-3 2 2 4 Marc-Edouard Vlasic 5 4-1 0 2 2

GP W-L GAA SV% GP W-L GAA SV% Martin Jones 2 2-0 1.74 .926 Semyon Varlamov 4 1-3 3.51 .833

Date Score Dec. Shots Date Score Dec. Shots 4/23/19 VGK 4 at SJS 5 (OT) Win 38 4/30/14 MIN 5 at COL 4 (OT) Loss 35 5/12/16 NSH 0 at SJS 5 Win 20 5/13/09 PIT 6 at WSH 2 Loss 18 4/28/10 MTL 2 at WSH 1 Loss 16 4/28/09 NYR 1 at WSH 2 Win 15

San Jose Colorado Head Coach

Peter DeBoer (3-0) (0-0)

Date Score Dec. 4/23/19 VGK 4 at SJS 5 (OT) Win 5/12/16 NSH 0 at SJS 5 Win 4/26/12 NJD 3 at FLA 2 (2OT) Win

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Team Game 7 Results

San Jose Sharks (7-4)

4/23/19, Western Conference First Round vs. Vegas (VGK 4 at SJS 5, OT) 5/12/16, Western Conference Second Round vs. Nashville (NSH 0 at SJS 5) 4/30/14, Western Conference First Round vs. Los Angeles (LAK 5 at SJS 1) 5/28/13, Western Conference SF vs. Los Angeles (SJS 1 at LAK 2) 5/12/11, Western Conference SF vs. Detroit (DET 2 at SJS 3) 4/22/08, Western Conference QF vs. Calgary (CGY 3 at SJS 5) 5/15/02, Western Conference SF vs. Colorado (SJS 0 at COL 1) 4/25/00, Western Conference QF vs. St. Louis (SJS 3 at STL 1) 5/19/95, Western Conference QF vs. Calgary (SJS 5 at CGY 4, 2OT) 5/14/94, Western Conference SF vs. (SJS 2 at TOR 4) 4/30/94, Western Conference QF vs. Detroit (SJS 3 at DET 2)

Colorado Avalanche (6-7)

4/30/14, Western Conference First Round vs. Minnesota (MIN 5 at COL 4, OT) 4/22/03, Western Conference QF vs. Minnesota (MIN 3 at COL 2, OT) 5/31/02, Western Conference Final vs. Detroit (COL 0 at DET 7) 5/15/02, Western Conference SF vs. San Jose (SJS 0 at COL 1) 4/29/02, Western Conference QF vs. Los Angeles (LAK 0 at COL 4) 6/9/01, Stanley Cup Final vs. New Jersey (NJD 1 at COL 3) 5/9/01, Western Conference SF vs. Los Angeles (LAK 1 at COL 5) 5/27/00, Western Conference Final vs. Dallas (COL 2 at DAL 3) 6/4/99, Western Conference Final vs. Dallas (COL 1 at DAL 4) 5/4/98, Western Conference QF vs. Edmonton (EDM 4 at COL 0) 5/2/87, Adams Division Final vs. Montreal (QUE 3 at MTL 5) 5/2/85, Adams Division Final vs. Montreal (QUE 3 at MTL 2, OT) 4/25/82, Adams Division Final vs. Boston (QUE 2 at BOS 1)

* includes Quebec Nordiques (1979-1995)

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