DENVER (AP) — It was an All-Star night for Joe Pavelski

DENVER (AP) — It was an All-Star night for Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns.Pavelski and Burns each had a goal and three assists Gabriel Gagne Jersey Womens , Martin Jones made 31 saves and the San Jose Sharks held off the slumping Colorado Avalanche 5-4 on Wednesday.The four-point games by the San Jose stars came hours after they were chosen for the Pacific Division squad in the All-Star Game to be played at the Sharks’ arena on Jan. 26.“It’ll be different in our hometown,” Pavelski said. “Just excited to be a part of it.”Pavelski is an All-Star for the third time in his career, and this is the fifth time for Burns. They will be joined by teammate Erik Karlsson, who is making his sixth appearance and first since coming to San Jose in an offseason trade.“It’s always special to play in them. Being at home, in front of our own fans, represent the team and the city makes it extra special,” Burns said.Evander Kane, Joonas Donskoi and Lukas Radil also scored for the Sharks, who extended Colorado’s recent slide after a 9-0-2 stretch lifted the Avalanche into first place in the Central Division in early December. They are 3-8-3 since Dec. 4.“We’ve got to find a way to stop the bleeding here and make sure we talk about it,” captain Gabriel Landeskog said. “We try to come out with the lead and things just for whatever reason don’t go our way. Instead of stopping the bleeding at one or two goals James Van Riemsdyk Jersey Womens , we let them get five tonight. That’s tough.”Tyson Jost had two goals and Matt Calvert and Tyson Barrie both scored for Colorado, which has dropped six in a row, two in overtime.But the Sharks didn’t need extra time to win their third in four games.San Jose led 2-1 after the first period on power-play goals by Pavelski and Burns.Burns’ goal on a 5-on-3 advantage gave the Sharks a lead they quickly expanded in the second.Kane scored his 12th of the season 4:15 into the period when he stole the puck from Barrie and beat goalie Philipp Grubauer high. Donskoi made it 4-1 when he stuffed the puck inside the post on a wraparound 2:15 after Kane’s goal.Pavel Francouz took over for Grubauer, who finished with 10 saves. Francouz made 12.Radil scored on Francouz to make it 5-1 at 16:33 of the second. Jost answered 16 seconds later to get Colorado back within three. Barrie made it a two-goal game with his fifth at 12:12 of the third, and Jost’s redirect at 16:36 got the Avalanche within a goal.Colorado pulled Francouz for an extra skater at 18:16 but couldn’t get one past Jones despite a flurry of chances.The Sharks were down a defenseman after Justin Braun hurt his knee in the first period and then lost another blueliner when Marc-Edouard Vlasic didn’t play for the last 10 minutes of the third.“We were down to five for most of the game, we got down to four and we got down to three in the last 10 minutes. That’s probably an explanation why it looked like it did a little bit in the third,” San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said. “Pickles (Vlasic) didn’t finish, and Justin Braun didn’t finish and we had Brenden Dillon in the penalty box.”Braun played one shift in the second period but sat the rest of the night. He was walking on his own after the game.“Hopefully it’s just a couple-day thing. I’m walking,” Braun said. “I didn’t think I would be useful out there. Thought I’d do more harm than good.”NOTES: Avalanche G Semyon Varlamov was out with a lower-body injury. … Barrie’s goal was the 275th point of his career, tying John-Michael Liles for most by an Avalanche defenseman. … This is the first time since 2010 the Sharks have had multiple players get four points in one game. … Colorado RW Mikko Rantanen was selected an All-Star. … Kane has three goals in his last three games against Grubauer.UP NEXTSharks: Home against Tampa Bay on Saturday.Avalanche: Host the New York Rangers on Friday night. NEWARK Matt Cullen Jersey Womens , N.J. (AP) Minnesota Wild coach Bruce Boudreau wasn’t patting himself on the back after putting Mike Reilly, Chris Stewart and backup goaltender Alex Stalock into the lineup against the New Jersey Devils.The three deserved a chance to play after sitting out a while. They made the most of it.Joel Eriksson Ek and Stewart scored in a 39-second span during Minnesota’s three-goal second period that Reilly ignited, and Stalock made 38 saves as the Wild rallied from two down to beat the Devils 4-2 on Thursday night.”We have a lot of guys playing the same way,” Boudreau said about his moves. ”There is no reason why some guy sits out for another guy because you are a team of 22. We are playing as a team right now, so that is what happened.”The win was the 11th in 17 games for the Wild (11-3-3) and it moved them into third place in the Central Division.Eric Staal iced the game with an empty-net goal, his 900th NHL point.”I still feel like I have a lot of hockey left in my career, but nonetheless it’s a nice even number,” Stall said of the milestone, which came on his team-high 27th goal. ”It’s been a lot of fun. A ton of credit to the guys I’ve played with over my career so far and I’m hoping for a lot more the rest of my time playing.”Taylor Hall and Stefan Noesen scored for the Devils, who have lost two in a row after a four-game winning streak. Eddie Lack made 21 saves.Hall’s 13-game point streak is the longest in NHL this season Derek Grant Jersey Womens , one more than David Pastrnak of Boston.”A couple of miscues, a couple of errors on our part … giving up odd-man rushes, giving up easy tap-ins backdoor,” Hall said. ”That’s something we review and you’ve got to take care of. ”Reilly, who had sat out the last four games, got Minnesota on the board with a little luck. His shot from the point was stopped by Lack, but the rebound ricocheted off defenseman John Moore into the net at 7:28 of the second period. It came six seconds after a Minnesota power play ended.Eriksson Ek, who snapped a 50-game goal drought on Tuesday, poked a great, one-handed Erik Karlsson Jersey Womens , cross-ice pass by Daniel Winnik past Lack at 12:25 to tie the game.Stewart, who had played in only one of the last seven games, capped the outburst with a shot from the left circle that Lack probably should have stopped. It was Stewart’s first goal since Dec. 19.”We were in control for most of the game,” Lack said. ”Guys played well enough in front of me. It’s unfortunate that Stalock outplayed me. But you know what? I’ve got to have that third one. He found the five-hole. It was a good move by him but I’ve got to be better there.”Stalock made the lead stand up in the final period, stopping 16 shots – including excellent saves on Hall, Nico Hischier and Kyle Palmieri.The Devils seemed to be in control early in the second period when Noesen scored in close to make it 2-0.Hall had given New Jersey the lead midway through the first with a power-play goal on a shot from the right circle. He has scored in three straight games and has 26 goals this season.NOTES: After the game, the Devils acquired speedy forward Michael Grabner from the Rangers in the first trade between the cross-river rivals. New Jersey sent a 2018 second-round draft pick and 20-year-old defensive prospect Yegor Rykov to New York. … One of the biggest cheers of the night was for the United States women’s hockey team. Highlights of the gold-medal win over Canada were shown in the first period. … Devils forward Miles Wood was back in the lineup after serving a two-game suspension for boarding. … Minnesota’s bus ride from New York City in the rain – roughly 13 miles – took 90 minutes. … Patrik Elias, whose jersey will be retired Saturday by the Devils, dropped the puck for a ceremonial opening faceoff.Wild: Finish a New York City-area swing at the Rangers on Friday night.Devils: Host the New York Islanders on Saturday night.—