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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
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Eric Robinson, LW Day-To-Day Feb 6
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Dec 29

Game Information

Ball Arena

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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 36 15 78 6
Pittsburgh 29 15 70 12
NY Islanders 32 21 69 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 29 23 65 7
Philadelphia 25 20 61 11
New Jersey 28 27 58 2
NY Rangers 22 29 50 6

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 37 9 83 9
Minnesota 34 14 78 10
Dallas 34 14 77 9
Utah 30 23 64 4
Nashville 26 24 59 7
Chicago 22 26 53 9
Winnipeg 22 26 52 8
St. Louis 20 28 49 9
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