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Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes

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Avalanche take win streak into matchup with the Hurricanes

Colorado Avalanche (30-2-7, in the Central Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (24-13-3, in the Metropolitan Division)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche visit the Carolina Hurricanes looking to continue a nine-game win streak.

Carolina is 24-13-3 overall and 13-7-1 at home. The Hurricanes have an 8-2-1 record in one-goal games.

Colorado is 13-2-5 on the road and 30-2-7 overall. The Avalanche are 17-0-4 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.

The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. The Hurricanes won 5-4 in a shootout in the previous meeting.

TOP PERFORMERS: Andrei Svechnikov has 11 goals and 19 assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has seven goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.

Nathan MacKinnon has 34 goals and 36 assists for the Avalanche. Brock Nelson has scored six goals and added five assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.6 assists, three penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.

Avalanche: 9-0-1, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.9 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.

Avalanche: None listed.

Regular Season Series

CAR leads series 1-0

Statistics

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2.15 Goals Against Average 3.00
26.7 Shots Against per Game 24.6
85.7 Penalty Kill Percentage 79.8
16 Power Play Goals Against 22
0 Short Handed Goals Against 0
4.05 Goals For per Game 3.28
34.7 Shots per Game 32.3
21 Power Play Goals 23
15.9 Power Play Percentage 19.0
1 Short Handed Goals 4
275 Penalty Minutes 299
Carolina Hurricanes Carolina Hurricanes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Shayne Gostisbehere, D Day-To-Day Jan 2
Seth Jarvis, C Injured Reserve Jan 1
Pyotr Kochetkov, G Injured Reserve Dec 29
Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Joel Kiviranta, LW Day-To-Day Jan 1
Gavin Brindley, C Day-To-Day Jan 1

Game Information

Lenovo Center

Location: Raleigh, NC
Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 30 2 67 7
Dallas 25 9 57 7
Minnesota 24 10 55 7
Utah 19 19 41 3
Nashville 18 18 40 4
St. Louis 15 18 38 8
Chicago 15 18 37 7
Winnipeg 15 20 34 4

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 24 13 51 3
NY Islanders 22 15 48 4
Philadelphia 20 12 47 7
Washington 21 15 47 5
Pittsburgh 18 12 45 9
New Jersey 21 17 44 2
NY Rangers 19 18 43 5
Columbus 17 16 40 6
Full Standings
Avalanche Last 5
Date OPP Result
@ MIN W 5-1
vs UTA W 1-0
@ VGK W 6-5 SO
vs LA W 5-2
vs STL W 6-1
Hurricanes Last 5
Date OPP Result
vs FLA L 5-2
vs DET W 5-2
vs NYR W 3-2 OT
@ PIT L 5-1
vs MTL L 7-5