Let’s dive into the frosty challenge awaiting us today at the Lenovo Center, folks! That’s
30-2-7 - W9
Colorado Avalanche
24-13-3 - L2
Carolina Hurricanes
Raleigh - Lenovo Center
January 3, 2026 at 12:00 AM - PREGAME
Central / Metropolitan
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
COL
1
C
Nathan MacKinnon
34G - 36A
(70P)
2
C
Martin Necas
19G - 32A
(51P)
3
D
Cale Makar
12G - 33A
(45P)
4
L
Artturi Lehkonen
14G - 18A
(32P)
5
C
Brock Nelson
16G - 14A
(30P)
COL Injuries
Brindley, Gavin
Lower Body
Day to Day
Brindley (lower body) is day-to-day, and he'll travel with the Colorado Avalanche to Carolina ahead of Saturday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post.
Jan 3, 2026
Kiviranta, Joel
Lower Body
Day to Day
Kiviranta (lower body) will join the Colorado Avalanche on their upcoming road trip, which begins Saturday in Carolina, per Corey Masisak of The Denver Post.
Jan 3, 2026
O'Connor, Logan
Hip
Day to Day
O'Connor (hip) is still at least a week or two from returning to the lineup, though it could be longer, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post reports Friday.
Jan 4, 2026
Blackwood, MacKenzie
Lower Body
Day to Day
Blackwood was placed on injured reserve Friday because of a lower-body injury, per Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.
Jan 8, 2026
MacDonald, Jacob
Hip
Week to Week
MacDonald was designated for non-roster, injured reserve Monday.
Feb 4, 2026
Trades
Central
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CAR
1
C
Sebastian Aho
16G - 24A
(40P)
2
R
Andrei Svechnikov
11G - 19A
(30P)
3
D
Shayne Gostisbehere
4G - 25A
(29P)
4
L
Nikolaj Ehlers
9G - 20A
(29P)
5
C
Seth Jarvis
19G - 10A
(29P)
CAR Injuries
Gostisbehere, Shayne
Groin
Day to Day
Gostisbehere (groin) didn't participate in practice, per Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site, which indicates that he's not ready to return Thursday versus Montreal.
Jan 3, 2026
Jarvis, Seth
Upper Body
Day to Day
Jarvis (upper body) returned to practice Thursday, Walt Ruff of the Carolina Hurricanes' official site reports.
Jan 6, 2026
Slavin, Jaccob
Upper Body
Day to Day
The Hurricanes announced Monday that Slavin is considered week-to-week due to an upper-body injury.
Jan 6, 2026
Legault, Charles-Alexis
Hand
Month to Month
Legault was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after having a procedure Monday to repair several torn extensor tendons on his right hand.
Mar 2, 2026
Kochetkov, Pyotr
Hip
Season
Kochetkov (undisclosed) was put on injured reserve Monday.
Sep 15, 2026
Trades
Metropolitan
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Goaltending
COL
17-1-4
2.13 GAA
91.9% SV
CAR
5-9-2
3.38 GAA
86.5% SV
COL
13-1-1
2.07 GAA
92.4% SV
CAR
13-2-1
2.33 GAA
90.1% SV
COL
0-0-2
2.12 GAA
90.9% SV
CAR
6-2-0
2.33 GAA
89.9% SV
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CAR
2-1-0
4.30 GAA
83.8% SV
Goaltenders
COL
30-2-7
GAA: 2.15
SV%: 0.919
vs
CAR
24-13-3
GAA: 3.00
SV%: 0.878