SAN JOSE, Calif. — Tomas Hertl scored his second goal of the game at 6:26 of the third period and the San Jose Sharks beat the Colorado Avalanche 2-1 in Game 5 on Saturday night to take a 3-2 lead in their Western Conference semifinal series. Martin Jones made 21 saves as San Jose held Colorado star Nathan MacKinnon to one shot on goal and ended his points streak at eight games. The Sharks will look to clinch the series in Game 6 on Monday night in Colorado. Tyson Jost scored the lone goal for the Avalanche, who were on their heels for most of the night. Seth Jones, Ryan Dzingel and Dean Kukan scored for the Blue Jackets.

Source: National Post May 05, 2019 04:41 UTC