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Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche

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Carolina Hurricanes
6-1-0
Final
5 - 4
Colorado Avalanche
5-0-3

Jarvis has short-hander, lone shootout score in Hurricanes' 5-4 victory over Avalanche

Valeri Nichushkin scores on the power play for Colorado Avalanche

As part of a heritage night celebrating the Avalanche's 30th anniversary in Denver, the old World Hockey Association rivals wore throwback uniforms, with the Avalanche dressed as the Quebec Nordiques, and the Hurricanes the Hartford Whalers.

Frederik Andersen made 44 saves for Carolina, which was playing the fifth game of a six-game trip. Eric Robinson, Sebastian Aho and Logan Stankoven also scored as the Hurricanes built a 4-1 lead.

Valeri Nichushkin scored twice for Colorado, tying it at 4 on a power play with 5:11 left regulation. Parker Kelly and Martin Necas also scored.

Scott Wedgwood allowed four goals on 11 shots in the first 13:40 for Colorado. Trent Miner rook over, making 20 saves without allowing a goal.

Both teams killed penalties in overtime.

Up next Hurricanes: At Dallas on Saturday night.

Avalanche: At Boston on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

CAR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:07 Eric Robinson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (2), Mike Reilly (3)
Goal 1st Period 4:04 Valeri Nichushkin Goal (3) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 7:17 Seth Jarvis Goal (7) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 12:41 Sebastian Aho Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (2), Seth Jarvis (4)
Goal 1st Period 13:40 Logan Stankoven Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (4), Taylor Hall (3)
Goal 2nd Period 4:46 Parker Kelly Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Sam Malinski (3), Ross Colton (2)
Goal 3rd Period 4:45 Martin Necas Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Artturi Lehkonen (6), Nathan MacKinnon (5)
Goal 3rd Period 14:09 Valeri Nichushkin Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Olofsson (4), Cale Makar (6)
Goal 5 0:00 Seth Jarvis Goal Wrist Shot

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 12
19 Hits 28
4 Takeaways 5
31 Shots 48
0 Power Play Goals 1
5 Power Play Opportunities 8
0.0 Power Play Percentage 12.5
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 40
45.2 Faceoff Win Percent 54.8
12 Giveaways 10
10 Total Penalties 7
20 Penalty Minutes 14
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Logan O'Connor, RW Injured Reserve Dec 12
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Ball Arena

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,092 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 20 9 42 2
NY Islanders 19 11 41 3
Washington 18 10 40 4
Philadelphia 16 9 37 5
New Jersey 18 13 37 1
Pittsburgh 14 8 36 8
NY Rangers 16 13 36 4
Columbus 13 13 32 6

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 23 2 53 7
Dallas 21 7 47 5
Minnesota 18 9 41 5
Utah 15 15 33 3
Chicago 13 13 32 6
Winnipeg 15 15 31 1
St. Louis 12 14 31 7
Nashville 12 15 28 4
Full Standings