Askarov shines, but late goal dooms Sharks in loss to Avalanche

DENVER – Yaroslav Askarov was unquestionably the San Jose Sharks’ best player through the first two periods of their game against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night.

That gave his teammates a chance to come back.

Trailing by two after two periods, the Sharks got third-period goals from Timothy Liljegren and Philipp Kurashev 2:51 apart to tie the game.

But a goal by Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson with 7:16 left in regulation time proved to be the difference, as Colorado...