Without a handful of veteran players, the San Jose Sharks were no match for the Colorado Avalanche, who scored four first-period goals and never looked back in a 7-3 win on Thursday at Ball Arena.

Cale Makar set an Avalanche record for most points in a game by a defenseman with six (two goals, four assists) in the win. Nathan MacKinnon had two goals and three assists. Martin Necas had a goal and an assist, and Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves.

Makar became the third defenseman in the last 30 years to have a six-point game, joining the company of Kris Letang (Dec. 27, 2023) and Sheldon Souray (Jan. 10, 2004), according to NHL Stats.