16-3-2, 9-2-1 Away

12-6-3, 7-1-2 Home

Carolina Hurricanes @ Colorado Avalanche

Hurricanes

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
P. Kochetkov	12	1	0	2	1.67	.920
B. Bussi	4	2	2	0	2.96	.872

Avalanche

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
M. Blackwood	10	3	1	1	2.63	.901
S. Wedgewood	1	3	2	0	3.99	.863

Ball Arena

9:00 PM, December 18, 2026

Denver, CO

CAR

COL

Points

Sebastian AhoC #20

29PTS

12G

17A

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

30PTS

10G

20A

Goals

Sebastian AhoC #20

12G

5PPG

58S

Artturi LehkonenLW #62

14G

3PPG

43S

Assists

Sebastian AhoC #20

17A

4PPA

14+/-

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

20A

5PPA

6+/-

Colorado Avalanche

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Cale Makar D	OUT	Nov 28
Nathan MacKinnon C	OUT	Dec 12
Josh Manson D	IR-LT	Dec 27
Zachary L'Heureux LW	IR-LT	Nov 27

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
CAR	4.10	2.25	33.1	22.0	168	15	22.7	9	85.5	3	0
COL	4.05	3.10	30.4	27.4	176	16	23.9	12	80.3	1	0

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	vsSEA	W5-1
11/12/26	vsSEA	W4-1
11/7/26	vsCHI	W9-2
11/5/26	@NYI	W5-3
11/3/26	@NSH	L4-1

Avalanche Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/14/26	@MTL	W4-1
11/12/26	@OTT	L4-3 OT
11/10/26	@TOR	W6-3
11/7/26	vsDET	W4-0
11/5/26	vsNSH	L3-2 OT

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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	16	3	2	34
New Jersey	15	6	0	30
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
Washington	10	8	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Philadelphia	6	10	6	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	2	16
Columbus	7	11	0	14

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Minnesota	15	3	4	34
Nashville	11	4	5	27
Colorado	12	6	3	27
Winnipeg	10	8	3	23
Dallas	10	6	2	22
Utah	10	8	2	22
St. Louis	9	9	2	20
Chicago	5	13	2	12

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals

— Connor Hellebuyck recovered from a shaky start to make 43 saves, remaining unbeaten in net with New Jersey as the surging Devils defeated the Washington Capitals 7-4 on Saturday night.

Avalanche beat Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars MacKinnon, Makar

— Artturi Lehkonen had a goal and an assist and the short-handed Colorado Avalanche beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Saturday night without injured stars Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar.

Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Colorado Avalanche

Scoring Leaders

Sebastian AhoC #20

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Sebastian AhoC #20

Artturi LehkonenLW #62

Sebastian AhoC #20

Nathan MacKinnonC #29

Injury Report

Team Stats

Connor Hellebuyck makes 43 saves and improves to 7-0 with Devils in 7-4 win over Capitals

Avalanche beat Canadiens 4-1 without injured stars MacKinnon, Makar

Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens: Game Highlights