Grubauer slams door as Avalanche blank Sharks 3-0 in Game 4 Globe_Sports
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon celebrates hiseventual game-winning goal. The Avs beat the Sharks 3-0 in Game 4 on May 2, 2019.Nathan MacKinnon kept up his scoring spree with a second-period goal, Philipp Grubauer stopped 32 shots for his first career playoff shutout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the San Jose Sharks 3-0 Thursday night to tie the Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.
Colin Wilson gave Colorado a two-goal cushion with a power-play goal early in the third period. Wilson’s score was set up by a no-look, between-the-legs pass from Mikko Rantanen, who registered two assists. Erik Johnson added an empty-netter with 1:09 remaining.The chants of “Gruuuu” by the crowd only grew louder with every save Grubauer made. He turned back nine shots in the final period.
Still, he found ways to shake free, including in the second period when the puck bounced off the body of Martin Jones and into the air. MacKinnon was on the spot, taking one whack at it and then another to send it past Jones. It was his sixth goal in this post-season. He also has 13 points. Grubauer and the Avs defence found a way to corral Logan Couture, the leading goal scorer in the post-season who was coming off a hat trick in Game 3.
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