Avalanche dominate Sharks with Rantanen's hat trick.
Mikko Rantanen scored his 50th goal of the season and a hat trick to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Nathan MacKinnon had a dominating performance, assisting on two of Rantanen's goals and scoring one of his own. Ben Meyers also had a standout game, breaking his 31-game goalless streak with two goals. The Avalanche will face the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.