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Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) skates dejectedafter the Sharks defeated the Avalanche, 3-2, to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) skates dejected after the after the Sharks defeated the Avalanche, 3-2, at the SAP Center to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen (96) and Colorado Avalanche center Alexander Kerfoot (13) skate past San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton (19), bottom left, and Thornton's teammates San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) and San Jose Sharks center Melker Karlsson (68) after the Sharks defeated the Avalanche, 3-2, to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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From left to right, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov (16), Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson (65), Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Bourque (57) and San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones (31) greet each other in the traditional hand shake line after the Sharks defeated the Avalanche, 3-2, to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Reality was sinking in for Colorado Avalanche left wing J.T. Compher (37), top left, late in the third period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019. The Avalanche lost 3-2. The Sharks move on the Western Conference final against the St. Louis Blues.
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San Jose Sharks right wing Joonas Donskoi (27) scores a goal against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) in the second period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost (17) and San Jose Sharks right wing Timo Meier (28) crash the boards in the third period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) Colorado Avalanche center Derick Brassard (18)and Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) comfort Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31)after the Sharks defeated the Avalanche, 3-2, to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost (17) scores a goal against San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones (31) in the third period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche center Alexander Kerfoot (13) celebrates with Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost (17) after Jost scored against the San Jose Sharksin in the third period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) blocks a shot by San Jose Sharks right wing Timo Meier (28) in the second period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche center Tyson Jost (17) scores a goal against San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones (31) in the third period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche center Alexander Kerfoot (13) has a chance against San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones (31) late in the third period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019. San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (44) defends on the play. The Avalanche lost 3-2.
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San Jose Sharks center Gustav Nyquist (14) fires a shot on goal against pressure form Colorado Avalanche defenseman Nikita Zadorov (16) in the second period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) centers the puck across the crease in front of San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones (31) and San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (44) in the second period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) makes a stick save on a shot by San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48) in the second period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar, left, talks with linesman Derek Amell in the second period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals against the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center after a goal was called back for an offsides call on May 8, 2019.
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San Jose Sharks right wing Joonas Donskoi (27), left, celebrates his goal with San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns (88) over the Colorado Avalanche in the second period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen (96), left, celebrates his goal against San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones (31) in the first period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) grimaces in pain grabbing his right shoulder in the first period during game seven of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019. San Jose Sharks defenseman Justin Braun (61) skates past. MacKinnon came out the game, but retuned later in the first period.
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San Jose Sharks center Tomas Hertl (48), left, San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns (88), right, and San Jose Sharks left wing Evander Kane (9) celebrate with teammate San Jose Sharks center Joe Pavelski (8), second from left, after Pavelski scored a goal against Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) in the first period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) shoots on San Jose Sharks goaltender Martin Jones (31) in the period during Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019. San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic (44) defends on the play. Earlier in the game MacKinnon came out of the game because of a shoulder injury.
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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) takes the ice for warm-ups at the SAP Center before taking on the San Jose Sharks for game seven of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals May 08, 2019. Colorado Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov (1) follows.
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Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) skates past fans during warm-ups before Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinal against the San Jose Sharks at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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Colorado Avalanche goaltender Philipp Grubauer (31) and Colorado Avalanche left wing Matt Nieto (83) hard off the ice after the Sharks defeated the Avalanche, 3-2, to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
Colorado Avalanche left wing Gabriel Landeskog (92) skates dejectedafter the Sharks defeated the Avalanche, 3-2, to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Western Conference semifinals at the SAP Center on May 08, 2019.
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The Colorado Avalanche saw the end of their Stanley Cup bid with a second round loss to the San Jose Sharks in Game 7 on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. The Sharks won, 3-2, to advance.
