Hurricanes vs. Avalanche — December 18, 2026: preview

CARCAR
15-3-2
W3 · L10: 8-1-1
W
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
SO
W
Sat, Dec 19
@
Ball Arena
COLCOL
11-6-3
OT1 · L10: 6-2-2
OT
W
W
OT
L
W
W
W
L
W
PUCKLAB EDGECAR 72%

Matchup: Carolina Hurricanes (15-3-2) at Colorado Avalanche (11-6-3). PuckLab Edge: Hurricanes, 72% (stronger 5v5 possession, better 5v5 expected goals, better special teams).

Head to Head

SEASON AVG
CARCOL
Scoring & Defense
4.10GF/GP4.05
2.30GA/GP3.15
+36Goal Diff+18
Analytics
59.15v5 CF%52.8
59.05v5 xGF%52.1
.900SV%.890
49.9FO %48.7
Special Teams & Discipline
22.7PP%23.9
85.5PK%80.3
7.9PIM / GP8.2
Record Splits
9-2-1Road / Home7-1-2

Season Series

First meeting of the season
No previous matchups this year
CAR

CAR Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Sebastian AhoC201216280.8459.8Logan StankovenC20119201.2660.9Jackson BlakeR20515201.1362.7Andrei SvechnikovR20910190.9960.5Nikolaj EhlersL20512170.8059.9
COL

COL Top Skaters

5v5Regular Season
PlayerGPGAPixG/60CF%
Nathan MacKinnonC201020300.9253.2Martin NecasC201014240.4854.0Cale MakarD19518230.4256.8Artturi LehkonenL20145191.1050.9Devon ToewsD20613190.2256.7

Team Profile

CAR
Avg Age
28.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
199 lbs
COL
Avg Age
29.8
Avg Height
6'1"
Avg Weight
194 lbs
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