Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks

The Colorado Avalanche take on the San Jose Sharks at Ball Arena on Saturday, November 28, with puck drop at 7 PM. It's a standard regular-season matchup, the kind of game that sits right in the middle of the schedule when the early-season nerves have worn off and the standings are starting to take some real shape.

For anyone who follows the league, the Avalanche are the home team here, playing in their own building in Denver. The Sharks are coming in from San Jose, so it's a cross-conference game—Western Conference versus Western Conference. That means the two teams don't see each other as often as they do the teams in their own division, which usually makes these matchups a bit more of a curiosity than the grind of a divisional rivalry. If you've been keeping up with the season, you'll have a good sense of where both teams stand heading into late November.

If you're planning to go, it's a Saturday night game, so you've got the whole weekend to work around it. The 7 PM start gives you plenty of time to get downtown and find a spot for dinner before heading into the arena. Ball Arena is right in the heart of Denver, so you're close to plenty of options if you want to make a full evening of it rather than just the game itself.

Tickets are available through the usual channels, and since it's a Saturday night, it's worth grabbing yours sooner rather than later. The game is on Saturday, November 28, at 7 PM at Ball Arena.