Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes

Sat, Jan 3, 2026 · Lenovo Center · 2025–26 Regular Season

Colorado Avalanche

5 – 3

Final

Carolina Hurricanes

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 on Sat, Jan 3, 2026 at Lenovo Center. Brock Nelson scored twice. Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 34–28.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
COL	0	1	4	5	34
CAR	1	2	0	3	28

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	18:09	CAR	SH	Sebastian Aho (17) · backhand	Eric Robinson (4)	0–1
2nd	01:47	COL	EV	Gabriel Landeskog (7) · wrap-around	Nathan MacKinnon (37), Martin Necas (33)	1–1
2nd	04:47	CAR	PP	Nikolaj Ehlers (10) · snap	Taylor Hall (11), Logan Stankoven (11)	1–2
2nd	07:50	CAR	EV	Andrei Svechnikov (12) · backhand	Sebastian Aho (25), K'Andre Miller (14)	1–3
3rd	01:09	COL	PP	Brock Nelson (17) · tip-in	Nathan MacKinnon (38), Cale Makar (34)	2–3
3rd	01:42	COL	EV	Jack Drury (7) · snap	Ross Colton (11)	3–3
3rd	07:30	COL	PP	Brock Nelson (18) · snap	Nathan MacKinnon (39), Cale Makar (35)	4–3
3rd	19:42	COL	SH EN	Nathan MacKinnon (35)	Martin Necas (34), Artturi Lehkonen (19)	5–3

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	03:36	COL	Devon Toews	interference	2
1st	11:58	COL	Josh Manson	interference	2
1st	16:33	CAR	William Carrier	interference	2
2nd	02:55	COL	Zakhar Bardakov	interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	09:52	CAR	K'Andre Miller	slashing	2
2nd	15:47	CAR	Jackson Blake	holding the stick	2
3rd	00:11	CAR	Andrei Svechnikov	tripping	2
3rd	06:11	CAR	Nikolaj Ehlers	tripping	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: COL 6.11 · CAR 4.20 · xG% COL 59.2

Colorado Avalanche

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
29	Nathan MacKinnon	C	1	3	4	0	0	2	2	1	71.4	20:04	24
8	Cale Makar	D	0	2	2	-1	0	2	1	0		24:35	23
11	Brock Nelson	C	2	0	2	-1	0	7	1	0	59.1	22:28	25
88	Martin Necas	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1		22:44	23
92	Gabriel Landeskog	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	62.5	18:52	24
18	Jack Drury	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2	77.8	15:20	21
20	Ross Colton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	0	66.7	10:42	19
13	Valeri Nichushkin	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		21:01	24
42	Josh Manson	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		18:25	28
84	Brent Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	0		18:21	27
49	Samuel Girard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		17:25	21
7	Devon Toews	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		16:49	22
70	Sam Malinski	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	0		16:45	19
62	Artturi Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	100.0	16:32	20
95	Victor Olofsson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		11:26	19
17	Parker Kelly	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	20.0	10:27	13
93	Zakhar Bardakov	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		6:54	9
16	Taylor Makar	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		5:18	8

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41	Scott Wedgewood	W	28	25	3	.893	60:00

Carolina Hurricanes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
20	Sebastian Aho	C	1	1	2	+1	0	7	1	2	41.2	22:11	25
19	K'Andre Miller	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0		21:46	29
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	1		17:42	20
37	Andrei Svechnikov	R	1	0	1	+1	2	4	2	0		17:28	22
71	Taylor Hall	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	100.0	14:51	19
22	Logan Stankoven	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	2	33.3	12:49	16
50	Eric Robinson	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	100.0	11:03	18
26	Sean Walker	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		23:24	30
4	Shayne Gostisbehere	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	3		22:44	26
5	Jalen Chatfield	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		20:08	30
48	Jordan Martinook	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	1	100.0	17:17	22
11	Jordan Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	28.6	17:00	22
53	Jackson Blake	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1		15:47	18
21	Alexander Nikishin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		15:30	23
64	Joel Nystrom	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		12:56	21
77	Mark Jankowski	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	45.5	11:33	16
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	20.0	11:15	16
28	William Carrier	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0		8:21	16

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31	Frederik Andersen	L	34	30	4	.882	57:58