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Carolina Hurricanes vs Colorado Avalanche

Regular season · Friday, December 18, 2026 · Ball Arena

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CARNHL · HHN · ALT

Game preview

The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena on Friday, December 18, 2026, with puck drop at 9:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, HHN and ALT.

This is the first of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Hurricanes

Game 3 of a road trip: Columbus and Utah, now Colorado.

  1. 82026-12-08: vs NYR
  2. 92026-12-09: no game
  3. 102026-12-10: no game
  4. 112026-12-11: vs NYI
  5. 122026-12-12: no game
  6. 132026-12-13: vs BOS
  7. 142026-12-14: no game
  8. 152026-12-15: at CBJ
  9. 162026-12-16: no game
  10. 172026-12-17: at UTA
  11. 182026-12-18: at COL, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~370 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,256 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
−2 h
body clock vs home

Avalanche

Another game at home.

  1. 82026-12-08: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 92026-12-09: no game
  3. 102026-12-10: no game
  4. 112026-12-11: no game
  5. 122026-12-12: vs WSH
  6. 132026-12-13: no game
  7. 142026-12-14: vs UTA
  8. 152026-12-15: no game
  9. 162026-12-16: vs NYI
  10. 172026-12-17: no game
  11. 182026-12-18: vs CAR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58
Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

CARCOL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

CAR 71% (11th most settled)COL 58% (6th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)COL 48.4s (16th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

CAR 28% (11th least often)COL 24% (4th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series