Colorado Avalanche 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3: final score and stats
Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes, Colorado Avalanche 5 to Carolina Hurricanes 3, on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Carolina Hurricanes vs Colorado Avalanche.
NHLSaturday, January 3, 2026
DateJan 3, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueLenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
TVESPN+
Attendance18,351
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Avalanche | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Colorado AvalancheCarolina Hurricanes
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
31-2-7Record24-14-3
3rd in Central DivisionStanding1st in Metropolitan Division
4-5Road record / home record6-2
WWLLWLast 5WWLWW
W2StreakW2
Team stats
Colorado AvalancheCarolina Hurricanes
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Colorado Avalanche
Josh Manson D · Ankle
Injured ReserveZachary L'Heureux LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
Colorado Avalanche Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zakhar Bardakov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:54 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 6:52 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ross Colton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:42 | 2:17 | 0:00 | 8:25 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Drury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:20 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 12:29 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 77.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Kelly | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10:27 | 0:03 | 3:15 | 7:09 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:52 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 16:03 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artturi Lehkonen | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 | 3:06 | 0:25 | 13:01 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan MacKinnon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:04 | 5:36 | 0:00 | 14:28 | 24 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Makar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Necas | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22:44 | 5:31 | 0:00 | 17:13 | 23 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Nelson | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 22:28 | 5:52 | 2:36 | 14:00 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 59.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:01 | 5:28 | 2:37 | 12:56 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Olofsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:26 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 9:19 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Burns | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18:21 | 0:00 | 2:38 | 15:43 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Girard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:25 | 0:17 | 1:00 | 16:08 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cale Makar | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 24:35 | 6:03 | 2:45 | 15:47 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Malinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:45 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 16:15 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Manson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 0:00 | 2:28 | 15:57 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Devon Toews | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16:49 | 2:14 | 2:23 | 12:12 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Colorado Avalanche Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Wedgewood | 3 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .893 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:11 | 3:41 | 3:03 | 15:27 | 25 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 41.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:47 | 3:42 | 0:00 | 12:05 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| William Carrier | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:21 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:42 | 4:09 | 0:00 | 13:33 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Taylor Hall | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:51 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 12:14 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:33 | 0:00 | 1:07 | 10:26 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:15 | 1:13 | 0:01 | 10:01 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:17 | 0:00 | 5:13 | 12:04 | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 7:57 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:00 | 0:29 | 4:06 | 12:25 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 28.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:49 | 2:09 | 0:00 | 10:40 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 3:17 | 0:00 | 14:11 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:08 | 0:00 | 3:25 | 16:43 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:44 | 3:42 | 0:02 | 19:00 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:46 | 0:00 | 4:37 | 17:09 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alexander Nikishin | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:30 | 2:12 | 2:05 | 11:13 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Nystrom | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:56 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 11:25 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23:24 | 2:09 | 4:52 | 16:23 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Carolina Hurricanes Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederik Andersen | 4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 30 | .882 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 57:58 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Jan 3, 2026COL 5, CAR 3
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Colorado Avalanche vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Colorado Avalanche won, 5-3, on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
What was the final score of Colorado Avalanche vs Carolina Hurricanes?
Colorado Avalanche 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3.
Who were the top performers?
Colorado Avalanche: Brock Nelson (2 goals). Carolina Hurricanes: Sebastian Aho (1 goals).
Where is Colorado Avalanche vs Carolina Hurricanes played?
Lenovo Center, Raleigh, NC.
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