4-1-1, 3-0-0 Away

3-2-0, 2-1-0 Home

Carolina Hurricanes @ Colorado Avalanche

Hurricanes

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
B. Bussi	2	1	1	0	3.25	.871
P. Kochetkov	2	0	0	0	1.95	.895

Avalanche

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
M. Blackwood	2	2	0	0	2.68	.867
S. Wedgewood	1	0	0	0	3.00	.897

Ball Arena

9:00 PM, December 18, 2026

Denver, CO

CAR

COL

Points

Sebastian AhoC #20

9PTS

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

10PTS

Goals

Sebastian AhoC #20

3PPG

22S

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

1PPG

23S

Assists

Jackson BlakeRW #53

4PPA

2+/-

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

0PPA

1+/-

Carolina Hurricanes

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Alexander Nikishin D	OUT	Nov 1
Seth Jarvis C	IR-NR	Oct 24

Colorado Avalanche

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Logan O'Connor RW	IR	Oct 13
Georgii Merkulov C	IR-NR	Oct 16

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CAR	3.60	2.80	31.0	21.0	69	7	29.2	2	91.3	1	0
COL	5.75	2.75	32.3	26.3	30	4	30.8	0	100.0	0	0

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/10/26	@CHI	W5-2
10/8/26	vsVAN	W7-2
10/6/26	@MTL	W6-4
10/3/26	@PHI	W3-2 OT
10/2/26	vsWSH	L5-2

Avalanche Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
10/10/26	vsTOR	L6-3
10/8/26	@CGY	W7-3
10/7/26	@WPG	L3-2
10/3/26	vsSTL	W6-1
9/30/26	vsLA	W8-4

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Regular Season Series

Series starts 12/18

Hurricanes
Avalanche

Game 1

12/18

Avalanche
Hurricanes

Game 2

2/9

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Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	4	1	1	9
NY Rangers	4	2	0	8
Pittsburgh	3	2	1	7
Washington	3	1	0	6
New Jersey	2	2	0	4
Columbus	2	2	0	4
NY Islanders	2	3	0	4
Philadelphia	0	4	2	2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Utah	4	2	0	8
Minnesota	3	1	1	7
Winnipeg	3	1	1	7
Colorado	3	2	0	6
Nashville	2	1	2	6
Dallas	2	2	1	5
St. Louis	2	2	1	5
Chicago	1	5	0	2

Ducks beat the winless Flames 4-2 in Calgary to start a home-and-home series

— Ryan Poehling broke a tie with a short-handed goal at 5:35 of the third period, but was injured on the play in the Anaheim Ducks' 4-2 victory over the winless Calgary Flames on Saturday night to start a home-and-home series.

Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Marner scores on OT power play to lift the Golden Knights past the Kings, 2-1

— Mitch Marner scored a power-play goal from the high slot at 2:41 of overtime to give Vegas a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday on a night in which the Golden Knights paid tribute to their past.

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Colorado Avalanche

Scoring Leaders

Sebastian AhoC #20

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Sebastian AhoC #20

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Jackson BlakeRW #53

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Injury Report

Team Stats

Ducks beat the winless Flames 4-2 in Calgary to start a home-and-home series

Los Angeles Kings vs. Vegas Golden Knights: Game Highlights

Marner scores on OT power play to lift the Golden Knights past the Kings, 2-1