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Avalanche vs Hurricanes

Final · Sat Jan 3 · 7:00 PM ET · Lenovo Center

Colorado AvalancheAvalanche31-2-7
5
FinalJan 3, 2026
Carolina HurricanesHurricanes24-14-3
3
TVAltitude SportsFanDuel SN SouthStreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at puck drop
Moneyline
COL−148
CAR+124
Puck line
COL −1.5+164
CAR +1.5−198
Total O/U
Over 6.5−122
Under 6.5+102
  • Puck line: Avalanche −1.5 covered.
  • Total O/U: over 6.5 (8 goals).

Recap

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-3 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Jan 3, 2026 to move to 31-2-7.

The Avalanche came back from 2 goals down, trailing 3-1 in the second period. The go-ahead score came with 7:30 left in the third period: Brock Nelson Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (39), Cale Makar (35). The Avalanche have won 6 straight.

Score by period

Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes, score by period
Team123T
COL0145
CAR1203

W: Wedgewood · L: Andersen

Scoring plays

First Period

  1. CARGoal · 18:09Sebastian Aho Goal (17) Backhand, assists: Eric Robinson (4)0-1

Second Period

  1. COLGoal · 1:47Gabriel Landeskog Goal (7) Wrap-around, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (37), Martin Necas (33)1-1
  2. CARGoal · 4:47Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Taylor Hall (11), Logan Stankoven (11)1-2
  3. CARGoal · 7:50Andrei Svechnikov Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Sebastian Aho (25), K'Andre Miller (14)1-3

Third Period

  1. COLGoal · 1:09Brock Nelson Goal (17) Tip-In, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (38), Cale Makar (34)2-3
  2. COLGoal · 1:42Jack Drury Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Ross Colton (11)3-3
  3. COLGoal · 7:30Brock Nelson Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (39), Cale Makar (35)4-3
  4. COLGoal · 19:42Nathan MacKinnon Goal (35) , assists: Martin Necas (34), Artturi Lehkonen (19)5-3

Team stats

COLCAR
Shots
34
28
Power Play Goals
2
1
Faceoff Win Percent
62.9
37.1
Hits
19
18
Blocked Shots
10
15
Penalty Minutes
6
10

Top performers

Colorado AvalancheCarolina Hurricanes

Goals

Brock Nelson2
Sebastian Aho1

Assists

Nathan MacKinnon3
Sebastian Aho1

Points

Nathan MacKinnon4
Sebastian Aho2

Player stats

Avalanche · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Zakhar Bardakov C00006:5400000.02
Ross Colton C000110:42014066.70
Jack Drury C210115:20101077.80
Parker Kelly C230010:27000020.00
Gabriel Landeskog LW011018:52102062.50
Artturi Lehkonen LW120016:320140100.00
Nathan MacKinnon C120020:04132071.40
Taylor Makar LW01005:1800000.00
Martin Necas C140022:4402000.00
Brock Nelson C011-122:28207059.10
Valeri Nichushkin RW001021:0100300.00
Victor Olofsson LW100111:2600200.00

Avalanche · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Brent Burns D021118:2100200.00
Samuel Girard D100117:2500100.00
Cale Makar D010-124:3502200.00
Sam Malinski D000216:4500000.00
Josh Manson D010018:2500300.02
Devon Toews D101016:4900100.02

Avalanche · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Scott Wedgewood G32825.89360:000

Hurricanes · Forwards

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Sebastian Aho C210122:11117041.20
Jackson Blake RW100-115:4700200.02
William Carrier LW010-18:2100200.02
Nikolaj Ehlers LW100117:4210100.02
Taylor Hall LW010-114:510110100.00
Mark Jankowski C100-111:33000045.50
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C120-111:15000020.00
Jordan Martinook RW110-117:170050100.00
Eric Robinson LW010011:030100100.00
Jordan Staal C020-117:00000028.60
Logan Stankoven C210-112:49010033.30
Andrei Svechnikov LW020117:2810400.02

Hurricanes · Defense

PlayerBSHTTK+/-TOIGASSOGFO%PIM
Jalen Chatfield D000020:0800200.00
Shayne Gostisbehere D310-122:4400100.00
K'Andre Miller D021121:4601000.02
Alexander Nikishin D010-115:3000000.00
Joel Nystrom D110-112:5600000.00
Sean Walker D211023:2400300.00

Hurricanes · Goalies

PlayerGASASVSV%TOIPIM
Frederik Andersen G43430.88257:580

Three stars

  1. Brock Nelson (COL)
  2. Sebastian Aho (CAR)
  3. Nathan MacKinnon (COL)

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