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COL @ CAR

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Colorado Avalanche
55-16-11 · Away
5 – 3
FINAL
Carolina Hurricanes
53-22-7 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
COL -140 · CAR +120
Puck Line
COL -1.5 (+160) · CAR +1.5 (-210)
Total
O 6.5 (-120) · U (+100)

Graded: total 8 → OVER W · CAR +1.5 L

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 COLo6.5 44%
17-22
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
40%
8-12
100%
3-0
44%
17-22
CARo6.5 50%
20-20
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
57%
12-9
100%
3-0
53%
21-19
Puck Line
cover %
 COL-1.5 54%
21-18
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
40%
8-12
33%
1-2
+7.63u
22-17
CAR+1.5 73%
29-11
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
67%
14-7
67%
2-1
-10.60u
14-26
Moneyline
win %
 COL fav -140 77%
30-9
100%
5-0
90%
9-1
65%
13-7
33%
1-2
+6.46u
30-8
CAR dog +120 60%
24-16
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
62%
13-8
67%
2-1
-1.80u
1-3
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown (closing)
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 1.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 1.5 o-145/u+114 FD 1.5 o-164/u+128 COL 59%
23-16
20%
1-4
50%
5-5
45%
9-11
67%
2-1
59%
23-16
 1.92 1.21 / 0.72
CAR 58%
23-17
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
57%
12-9
67%
2-1
58%
23-17
 2.05 1.10 / 0.95
2nd Period
over 2.5 (DraftKings)
 DK 2.5 o+150/u-195 FD 2.5 o+148/u-190 COL 31%
12-27
40%
2-3
40%
4-6
30%
6-14
33%
1-2
46%
18-21
 2.21 1.38 / 0.82
CAR 20%
8-32
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
19%
4-17
33%
1-2
45%
18-22
 1.68 0.88 / 0.80
3rd Period
over 2.5 (FanDuel)
 FD 2.5 o+142/u-182 COL 31%
12-27
60%
3-2
40%
4-6
40%
8-12
33%
1-2
41%
16-23
 1.95 1.41 / 0.54
CAR 40%
16-24
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
52%
11-10
33%
1-2
48%
19-21
 2.40 1.18 / 1.23
Team Comparison '25-26
COLCAR
Record (W-L-OTL)55-16-1153-22-7
Points %73.8%68.9%
Goals for / game3.683.61
Goals against / game2.482.93
Shots for / game33.732.2
Shots against / game26.123.9
Power play %17.1%24.9%
Penalty kill %84.6%80.5%
Faceoff %51.3%50.3%
1st period GF / GA1.17 / 0.741.18 / 0.78
2nd period GF / GA1.18 / 0.880.98 / 0.98
3rd period GF / GA1.24 / 0.721.28 / 1.09
Avg game total6.166.54
Starting Goalies from the box score
25 saves on 28 shots · 3 GA · W
30 saves on 34 shots · 4 GA · L
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
COL0140342/5
CAR1200281/3
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
COLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Nathan MacKinnon G 0.5
o-120
 59% 70% 33%1/3 1 O
Brock Nelson G 0.5
o+180
 39% 60% 25%1/4 2 O
Artturi Lehkonen G 0.5
o+180
 31% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Martin Necas G 0.5
o+180
 41% 40% 100%1/1 0 U
Samuel Girard G 0.5
o+1100
 13% 30% 0%0/2 0 U
Cale Makar G 0.5
o+275
 26% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin G 0.5
o+170
 23% 20% 100%2/2 0 U
Jack Drury G 0.5
o+550
 13% 20% 0%0/1 1 O
Brent Burns G 0.5
o+700
 13% 10% 0%0/1 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog G 0.5
o+220
 13% 10% 0%0/1 1 O
Victor Olofsson G 0.5
o+450
 10% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Parker Kelly G 0.5
o+575
 15% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Sam Malinski G 0.5
o+1100
 8% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Josh Manson G 0.5
o+1200
 5% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Devon Toews G 0.5
o+650
 3% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Ross Colton G 0.5
o+475
 13% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Zakhar Bardakov G 0.5
o+900
 4% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Taylor Makar G 0.5
o+850
 0% — — 0 U
Nathan MacKinnon PTS 1.5
o-125 / u-105
 59% 80% 33%1/3 4 O
Valeri Nichushkin PTS 0.5
o-155 / u+115
 61% 80% 100%2/2 0 U
Martin Necas PTS 0.5
o-195 / u+145
 77% 80% 100%1/1 2 O
Brock Nelson PTS 0.5
o-160 / u+120
 54% 70% 25%1/4 2 O
Artturi Lehkonen PTS 0.5
o-130 / u+100
 62% 70% 100%3/3 1 O
Cale Makar PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+160
 80% 70% 100%3/3 2 O
Brent Burns PTS 0.5
o+165 / u-225
 51% 60% 0%0/1 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-110
 44% 60% 0%0/1 1 O
Devon Toews PTS 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 28% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Nathan MacKinnon A 0.5
o-210 / u+160
 62% 80% 100%3/3 3 O
Valeri Nichushkin A 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 39% 60% 0%0/2 0 U
Brent Burns A 0.5
o+220 / u-300
 39% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog A 0.5
o+170 / u-230
 33% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Cale Makar A 0.5
o-140 / u+105
 67% 50% 67%2/3 2 O
Brock Nelson A 0.5
o+135 / u-185
 31% 40% 0%0/4 0 U
Martin Necas A 0.5
o+105 / u-140
 46% 40% 0%0/1 2 O
Artturi Lehkonen A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 39% 30% 67%2/3 1 O
Devon Toews A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 26% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 77% 80% 100%3/3 4 O
Martin Necas SOG 1.5
o-180 / u+135
 69% 80% 100%1/1 0 U
Brock Nelson SOG 1.5
o-150 / u+110
 56% 70% 25%1/4 7 O
Gabriel Landeskog SOG 1.5
o-200 / u+145
 64% 70% 0%0/1 2 O
Devon Toews SOG 1.5
o+125 / u-165
 56% 70% 100%3/3 1 U
Ross Colton SOG 1.5
o+110 / u-145
 59% 70% 0%0/1 4 O
Nathan MacKinnon SOG 3.5
o-140 / u+105
 72% 60% 67%2/3 2 U
Brent Burns SOG 1.5
o-115 / u-115
 67% 50% 100%1/1 2 O
Valeri Nichushkin SOG 2.5
o+120 / u-155
 42% 50% 50%1/2 3 O
Cale Makar SOG 2.5
o+100 / u-135
 46% 30% 100%3/3 2 U
Scott Wedgewood SV 25.5
o-125 / u-110
 42% 50% 50%1/2 25 U
CARPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Sebastian Aho G 0.5
o+160
 33% 40% 33%1/3 1 O
Andrei Svechnikov G 0.5
o+175
 25% 40% 33%1/3 1 O
Jackson Blake G 0.5
o+240
 25% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Jordan Martinook G 0.5
o+500
 16% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Eric Robinson G 0.5
o+500
 27% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Nikolaj Ehlers G 0.5
o+230
 23% 20% 20%1/5 1 O
Alexander Nikishin G 0.5
o+900
 13% 20% 0%0/1 0 U
Jordan Staal G 0.5
o+350
 22% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Taylor Hall G 0.5
o+400
 18% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Mark Jankowski G 0.5
o+575
 7% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Shayne Gostisbehere G 0.5
o+500
 14% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
William Carrier G 0.5
o+650
 9% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Jalen Chatfield G 0.5
o+1100
 0% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Sean Walker G 0.5
o+750
 10% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
K'Andre Miller G 0.5
o+750
 3% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Jesperi Kotkaniemi G 0.5
o+575
 8% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Logan Stankoven G 0.5
o+325
 15% 0% 50%1/2 0 U
Joel Nystrom G 0.5
o+1300
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Andrei Svechnikov PTS 0.5
o-150 / u+110
 45% 70% 67%2/3 1 O
Shayne Gostisbehere PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-130
 68% 60% 50%1/2 0 U
Sebastian Aho PTS 0.5
o-180 / u+135
 65% 60% 100%3/3 2 O
Nikolaj Ehlers PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-110
 55% 50% 40%2/5 1 O
Jackson Blake PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 48% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Jordan Staal PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 38% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Taylor Hall PTS 0.5
o+175 / u-240
 38% 20% 33%1/3 1 O
Logan Stankoven PTS 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 30% 20% 50%1/2 1 O
Shayne Gostisbehere A 0.5
o+130 / u-175
 61% 60% 50%1/2 0 U
Sebastian Aho A 0.5
o+130 / u-170
 48% 50% 67%2/3 1 O
Andrei Svechnikov A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 33% 50% 67%2/3 0 U
Nikolaj Ehlers A 0.5
o+160 / u-220
 40% 40% 20%1/5 0 U
Jordan Staal A 0.5
o+300 / u-450
 16% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Logan Stankoven A 0.5
o+325 / u-475
 23% 20% 0%0/2 1 O
Jackson Blake A 0.5
o+210 / u-300
 30% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Taylor Hall A 0.5
o+325 / u-475
 25% 10% 33%1/3 1 O
Sean Walker SOG 1.5
o-175 / u+115
 70% 80% 33%1/3 3 O
Logan Stankoven SOG 1.5
o-150 / u+110
 75% 70% 0%0/2 0 U
Andrei Svechnikov SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
 53% 60% 33%1/3 4 O
Taylor Hall SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-130
 53% 40% 67%2/3 1 U
Jackson Blake SOG 1.5
o-150 / u+110
 53% 40% 33%1/3 2 O
Shayne Gostisbehere SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-125
 39% 30% 0%0/2 1 U
Sebastian Aho SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-170
 43% 30% 33%1/3 7 O
Nikolaj Ehlers SOG 2.5
o+125 / u-165
 33% 0% 40%2/5 1 U
Frederik Andersen SV 24.5
o+100 / u-130
 13% 0% 100%1/1 30 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Oct 23, 2025 at COL CAR 5–4 SO 4–10–10–2 9 5.5 O CAR
Dec 5, 2024 at CAR CAR 5–3 1–12–02–2 8 6.5 O CAR
Nov 9, 2024 at COL CAR 4–6 1–02–51–1 10 6.5 O COL
Feb 8, 2024 at CAR CAR 5–2 3–21–01–0 7 — CAR
Oct 21, 2023 at COL CAR 4–6 1–12–51–0 10 — COL
Nov 17, 2022 at CAR CAR 2–3 OT 0–11–11–0 5 — COL
Nov 12, 2022 at COL CAR 1–4 0–21–00–2 5 — COL
Apr 16, 2022 at COL CAR 4–7 0–23–31–2 11 — COL
Mar 10, 2022 at CAR CAR 2–0 0–00–02–0 2 — CAR
Feb 28, 2020 at CAR CAR 2–3 0–10–12–1 5 — COL