Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes
· Lenovo Center, Raleigh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 on Saturday, January 3, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
15 |
9 |
10 |
34 |
| Carolina Hurricanes |
10 |
8 |
10 |
28 |
Three stars
- B. Nelson, Colorado Avalanche (2 goals)
- S. Aho, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 3 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
18:09 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Sebastian Aho (17) |
Eric Robinson (4) |
Shorthanded |
COL 0, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
01:47 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Gabriel Landeskog (7) |
Nathan MacKinnon (37), Martin Necas (33) |
Even strength |
COL 1, CAR 1 |
| 2nd |
04:47 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Nikolaj Ehlers (10) |
Taylor Hall (11), Logan Stankoven (11) |
Power play |
COL 1, CAR 2 |
| 2nd |
07:50 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov (12) |
Sebastian Aho (25), K'Andre Miller (14) |
Even strength |
COL 1, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
01:09 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson (17) |
Nathan MacKinnon (38), Cale Makar (34) |
Power play |
COL 2, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
01:42 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jack Drury (7) |
Ross Colton (11) |
Even strength |
COL 3, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
07:30 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson (18) |
Nathan MacKinnon (39), Cale Makar (35) |
Power play |
COL 4, CAR 3 |
| 3rd |
19:42 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nathan MacKinnon (35) |
Martin Necas (34), Artturi Lehkonen (19) |
Even strength |
COL 5, CAR 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes
| Stat |
Colorado Avalanche |
Carolina Hurricanes |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
28 |
| Power play |
2 of 5 |
1 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
10 |
| Hits |
19 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
15 |
| Giveaways |
13 |
16 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
39/62 (62.9%) |
23/62 (37.1%) |
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Nelson |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
59.1% |
22:28 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 16 T. Makar |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:18 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
20% |
10:27 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
77.8% |
15:20 |
| Number 20 R. Colton |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
10:42 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
1 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
71.4% |
20:04 |
| Number 62 A. Lehkonen |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:32 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:44 |
| Number 92 G. Landeskog |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
18:52 |
| Number 93 Z. Bardakov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:54 |
| Number 95 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:26 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:49 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:35 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:25 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:25 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:45 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:21 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 41 S. Wedgewood |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
60:00 |
Win |
Carolina Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
17:00 |
| Number 20 S. Aho |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
41.2% |
22:11 |
| Number 22 L. Stankoven |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
33.3% |
12:49 |
| Number 27 N. Ehlers |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:42 |
| Number 28 W. Carrier |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:21 |
| Number 37 A. Svechnikov |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:28 |
| Number 48 J. Martinook |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
17:17 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
11:03 |
| Number 53 J. Blake |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:47 |
| Number 71 T. Hall |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:51 |
| Number 77 M. Jankowski |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
45.5% |
11:33 |
| Number 82 J. Kotkaniemi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20% |
11:15 |
| Number 4 S. Gostisbehere |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:44 |
| Number 5 J. Chatfield |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:08 |
| Number 19 K. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:46 |
| Number 21 A. Nikishin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:30 |
| Number 26 S. Walker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:24 |
| Number 64 J. Nystrom |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:56 |
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 F. Andersen |
34 |
30 |
4 |
.882 |
57:58 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:36 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Devon Toews |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
11:58 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Josh Manson |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
16:33 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
William Carrier |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:55 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Zakhar Bardakov |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:52 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
K'Andre Miller |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:47 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Jackson Blake |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:11 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Andrei Svechnikov |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:11 |
Carolina Hurricanes |
Nikolaj Ehlers |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Carolina Hurricanes head coach
- Rod Brind'Amour
- Referees
- Frederick L'Ecuyer, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Jesse Marquis, Tyson Baker
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Joel Kiviranta, Ilya Solovyov, Gavin Brindley
- Carolina Hurricanes scratches
- Mike Reilly, Noah Philp
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Status |
Details |
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4
 at Detroit Red Wings
1
|
Final
|
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|
 Utah Mammoth
1
 at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Buffalo Sabres
1
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Philadelphia Flyers
5
 at Edmonton Oilers
2
|
Final
|
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|
 Montreal Canadiens
0
 at St. Louis Blues
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Jan 3, 2026
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
7
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Jan 3, 2026
|
 Winnipeg Jets
2
 at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Jan 3, 2026
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at New York Islanders
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Sat, Jan 3, 2026
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
3
 at Washington Capitals
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Washington Capitals, Sat, Jan 3, 2026
|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at Calgary Flames
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Minnesota Wild
4
 at Los Angeles Kings
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Jan 3, 2026
|
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Vancouver Canucks
2
|
Final/OT
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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