Fabian Zetterlund, Macklin Celebrini and William Eklund scored for the Sharks, who wrapped up a seven-game trip 2-3-2.
The Avalanche scored seven goals on Thursday while the front office was in the process of adding another offensive piece. In the midst of a 7-3 thrashing against the last-place Sharks, Colorado pulled off a whopper of a trade with the New York Islanders,
Cale Makar uses traffic in front of the net to pad the Avalanche's lead on the Sharks.
Makar scored twice on three shots, added four assists and went plus-3 in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Sharks.
The Avs hope Valeri Nichushkin could play as soon as Wednesday, the first game of the homestand, against New Jersey. That would be the healthiest the team has been all year, with just defenseman Josh Manson missing from a Landeskog-less optimal lineup.