Kahkonen will defend the blue paint during Thursday's road game versus Colorado, Curtis Pashelka of The San Jose Mercury News reports.
Kahkonen was a little shaky in his San Jose debut Thursday against the Oilers, surrendering four goals on 40 shots en route to a 5-2 defeat. He'll try to pick up his first win as a Shark in a rough road matchup with an Avalanche team that's 26-4-3 at home this season.