Twitter: Joe Thornton scores his 420th goal as the Sharks lead 1-0 in the first period

Joonas Donskoi scores the deciding goal to give the Avalanche the 4-3 win over the Sharks

Pavel Francouz made his 10th start in the past 11 games and stopped 22 shark shots

Snap: Number 420 for number 19

Logan Couture leaves the game after getting hit in the face by a deflected puck 11 minutes in the game

4-3 win for the red hot Avalanche

Instagram: (pre game)San Jose enters the Shark Cage to face off against the hot Avalanche

Number 420 for San Jose’s Joe Thornton means he’s now tied with Bill Barber at 84th on the all time goal list

(Pre game) A second round rematch from the playoffs last year between San Jose and Colorado is set to drop the puck in San Jose at 10pm est.

FaceBook: Captain of the sharks goes down with a deflected puck to the face in the first period

What’s next for Joe Thornton

A look for the rest of the west division for the rest of the season

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