Hertl deflected Granlund’s shot from the blue line on a power play to make it 4-1 at 9:01.
“I think there were things we could have done better throughout the game,” Sharks defenseman Mario Ferraro said. “It wasn’t the best performance, but our competition and effort was good. It’s disappointing how it went and how it started, but it is what it is and we have to move forward and try to improve.”
Johansen found the rebound of Caleb Jones’ point shot and slotted it into the open net to extend the lead to 5-1 at 9:01 of the third period.
“The second line mix is [the] “The Johansen Line hasn’t gotten to where I wanted it to go,” Bednar said. “I just wanted to take some workers with him. [Andrew] Cogliano [Logan] O’Connor, maybe we can get more than that. I thought “Joe” had his best match in a while. ”
Hertl scored his second power-play goal at 10:45 with a backhand off his own rebound over Georgiev’s legs to make it 5-2.
McKinnon stole the puck at his own blue line and fired a shot from center ice into an empty net at 15:11, making it 6-2.
Note: MacKinnon (806 points) passed Milan Hejduk (805 points) for fourth-most points in Avalanche/Quebec Nordiques history. Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews assisted on his 200th NHL point (44 goals, 156 assists). …Georgiev (40-15-4) won his 40th game in 2023, the most of any goaltender. He also passed Patrick Roy (age 39 in 2000) for the most in a calendar year in Avalanche/Nordiques history.
