SAN JOSE – Philipp Kurashev scored at the 1:48 mark of overtime to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday at SAP Center.

Kurashev took pass from Alexander Wennberg, went in and beat Avalanche goalie Mackenzie Blackwood with a shot to the glove side as the Sharks improved to 4-2-0 their last six games after a 0-4-2 start. They now play the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday in the second of back-to-back games on home ice.

Goalie Yaroslav Askarov had a bounce-back game against the Avalanche with 36 saves, after he allowed four goals on 14 shots in a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. After Avalanche forward Martin Necas scored 30 seconds into the game, Askarov finished the first period with 14 saves and had 28 saves after 40 minutes.

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