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COL @ FLA

Sunday, January 4, 2026 · 4:00 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
1 – 2
FINAL
Florida Panthers
40-38-4 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock closing line
Moneyline
COL -140 · FLA +120
Puck Line
COL -1.5 (+160) · FLA +1.5 (-210)
Total
O 6.5 (-110) · U (-110)

Graded: total 3 → OVER L · FLA +1.5 W

Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Game Total
Over 6.5
 COLo6.5 45%
18-22
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
43%
9-12
67%
2-1
45%
18-22
FLAo6.5 50%
20-20
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
44%
11-14
67%
2-1
58%
23-17
Puck Line
cover %
 COL-1.5 55%
22-18
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
43%
9-12
100%
3-0
+9.23u
23-17
FLA+1.5 60%
24-16
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
64%
16-9
0%
0-3
-14.84u
13-27
Moneyline
win %
 COL fav -140 78%
31-9
100%
5-0
100%
10-0
67%
14-7
100%
3-0
+7.18u
31-8
FLA dog +120 53%
21-19
40%
2-3
60%
6-4
52%
13-12
0%
0-3
+5.47u
8-3
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 2.5
 DK 1.5 o-135/u+105 FD 1.5 o-152/u+120 COL 28%
11-29
20%
1-4
30%
3-7
24%
5-16
67%
2-1
58%
23-17
 1.90 1.18 / 0.73
FLA 28%
11-29
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
28%
7-18
67%
2-1
43%
17-23
 1.75 0.83 / 0.93
2nd Period
over 2.5
 DK 2.5 o+154/u-200 FD 2.5 o+158/u-205 COL 33%
13-27
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
33%
7-14
67%
2-1
48%
19-21
 2.23 1.38 / 0.85
FLA 33%
13-27
0%
0-5
30%
3-7
28%
7-18
67%
2-1
60%
24-16
 2.00 1.03 / 0.98
3rd Period
over 2.5
 FD 2.5 o+144/u-186 COL 33%
13-27
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
43%
9-12
33%
1-2
43%
17-23
 2.00 1.48 / 0.53
FLA 40%
16-24
80%
4-1
60%
6-4
40%
10-15
33%
1-2
70%
28-12
 2.50 1.25 / 1.25
Team Comparison '25-26
COLFLA
Record (W-L-OTL)55-16-1140-38-4
Points %73.8%51.2%
Goals for / game3.683.06
Goals against / game2.483.37
Shots for / game33.728.0
Shots against / game26.126.8
Power play %17.1%19.5%
Penalty kill %84.6%81.0%
Faceoff %51.3%46.6%
1st period GF / GA1.17 / 0.740.93 / 0.90
2nd period GF / GA1.18 / 0.880.84 / 1.11
3rd period GF / GA1.24 / 0.721.20 / 1.30
Avg game total6.166.43
Starting Goalies from the box score
23 saves on 25 shots · 2 GA · L
27 saves on 28 shots · 1 GA · W
P1P2P3OTSOGPP
COL1000280/4
FLA1100250/3
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line
COLPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Nathan MacKinnon G 0.5
o-125
 60% 80% 33%1/3 0 U
Brock Nelson G 0.5
o+170
 40% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Martin Necas G 0.5
o+155
 40% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen G 0.5
o+195
 30% 30% 33%1/3 1 O
Samuel Girard G 0.5
o+1000
 12% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Jack Drury G 0.5
o+525
 15% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog G 0.5
o+210
 15% 20% 100%1/1 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin G 0.5
o+160
 22% 20% 50%1/2 0 U
Cale Makar G 0.5
o+260
 25% 20% 0%0/3 0 U
Brent Burns G 0.5
o+650
 13% 10% 25%1/4 0 U
Victor Olofsson G 0.5
o+450
 10% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Parker Kelly G 0.5
o+600
 15% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Sam Malinski G 0.5
o+1000
 8% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Josh Manson G 0.5
o+1100
 5% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Ross Colton G 0.5
o+425
 13% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Zakhar Bardakov G 0.5
o+800
 4% 0% — 0 U
Taylor Makar G 0.5
o+900
 0% — — DNP
Nathan MacKinnon PTS 1.5
o-130 / u-105
 60% 80% 33%1/3 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin PTS 0.5
o-165 / u+120
 59% 80% 100%2/2 0 U
Martin Necas PTS 0.5
o-240 / u+180
 78% 80% 50%2/4 0 U
Brock Nelson PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+125
 55% 70% 67%2/3 1 O
Gabriel Landeskog PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 45% 70% 100%1/1 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen PTS 0.5
o-125 / u-105
 63% 70% 67%2/3 1 O
Cale Makar PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+160
 80% 70% 67%2/3 0 U
Brent Burns PTS 0.5
o+150 / u-200
 50% 50% 50%2/4 0 U
Nathan MacKinnon A 0.5
o-220 / u+160
 63% 80% 100%3/3 0 U
Valeri Nichushkin A 0.5
o+145 / u-200
 38% 60% 100%2/2 0 U
Cale Makar A 0.5
o-135 / u+105
 68% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog A 0.5
o+170 / u-240
 33% 50% 0%0/1 0 U
Brent Burns A 0.5
o+195 / u-275
 38% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Brock Nelson A 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 30% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Artturi Lehkonen A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 40% 40% 33%1/3 0 U
Martin Necas A 0.5
o-115 / u-115
 48% 40% 25%1/4 0 U
Artturi Lehkonen SOG 1.5
o-195 / u+145
 78% 80% 33%1/3 2 O
Brock Nelson SOG 1.5
o-190 / u+140
 58% 70% 100%3/3 4 O
Ross Colton SOG 1.5
o-105 / u-125
 60% 70% 50%1/2 0 U
Brent Burns SOG 1.5
o-140 / u+105
 68% 60% 75%3/4 2 O
Valeri Nichushkin SOG 2.5
o+105 / u-135
 44% 60% 50%1/2 3 O
Martin Necas SOG 2.5
o+130 / u-175
 53% 60% 50%2/4 0 U
Gabriel Landeskog SOG 2.5
o+135 / u-180
 25% 50% 0%0/1 1 U
Nathan MacKinnon SOG 3.5
o-150 / u+110
 70% 50% 33%1/3 5 O
Cale Makar SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
 45% 20% 67%2/3 2 U
Scott Wedgewood SV 25.5
o-105 / u-125
 40% 40% 100%1/1 23 U
FLAPropLineSeasonL10H2HActual
Brad Marchand G 0.5
o+145
 51% 60% 0%0/3 0 U
Sam Reinhart G 0.5
o+135
 50% 60% 33%1/3 0 U
Anton Lundell G 0.5
o+240
 33% 50% 33%1/3 0 U
Sam Bennett G 0.5
o+160
 30% 40% 0%0/3 1 O
Carter Verhaeghe G 0.5
o+250
 26% 20% 67%2/3 0 U
Aaron Ekblad G 0.5
o+550
 5% 10% 0%0/2 1 O
A.J. Greer G 0.5
o+525
 15% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Niko Mikkola G 0.5
o+1100
 3% 10% 0%0/2 0 U
Luke Kunin G 0.5
o+800
 7% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Eetu Luostarinen G 0.5
o+375
 13% 10% 0%0/3 0 U
Mackie Samoskevich G 0.5
o+300
 11% 10% 33%1/3 0 U
Jeff Petry G 0.5
o+1400
 0% 0% 0%0/2 0 U
Gustav Forsling G 0.5
o+1000
 3% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Evan Rodrigues G 0.5
o+300
 20% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Jesper Boqvist G 0.5
o+700
 8% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Jack Studnicka G 0.5
o+900
 0% 0% 0%0/1 0 U
Donovan Sebrango G 0.5
o+1750
 0% 0% — 0 U
Uvis Balinskis G 0.5
o+1300
 3% 0% 0%0/3 0 U
Brad Marchand PTS 0.5
o-210 / u+150
 80% 100% 67%2/3 0 U
Sam Reinhart PTS 0.5
o-220 / u+160
 70% 90% 33%1/3 0 U
Sam Bennett PTS 0.5
o-170 / u+130
 55% 90% 0%0/3 1 O
Anton Lundell PTS 0.5
o-110 / u-120
 63% 60% 67%2/3 0 U
Eetu Luostarinen PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 47% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
Carter Verhaeghe PTS 0.5
o+100 / u-135
 51% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Aaron Ekblad PTS 0.5
o+115 / u-155
 28% 40% 50%1/2 1 O
Mackie Samoskevich PTS 0.5
o+135 / u-180
 40% 40% 67%2/3 0 U
Evan Rodrigues PTS 0.5
o+125 / u-170
 40% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Brad Marchand A 0.5
o+115 / u-150
 46% 70% 67%2/3 0 U
Sam Bennett A 0.5
o+140 / u-185
 35% 60% 0%0/3 0 U
Sam Reinhart A 0.5
o+110 / u-150
 35% 50% 0%0/3 0 U
Aaron Ekblad A 0.5
o+155 / u-210
 28% 40% 50%1/2 0 U
Eetu Luostarinen A 0.5
o+210 / u-275
 38% 40% 0%0/3 0 U
Carter Verhaeghe A 0.5
o+200 / u-275
 39% 30% 0%0/3 0 U
Anton Lundell A 0.5
o+180 / u-250
 40% 30% 67%2/3 0 U
Mackie Samoskevich A 0.5
o+260 / u-400
 32% 30% 33%1/3 0 U
Evan Rodrigues A 0.5
o+240 / u-350
 25% 20% 33%1/3 0 U
Evan Rodrigues SOG 1.5
o-200 / u+145
 65% 80% 67%2/3 2 O
Mackie Samoskevich SOG 1.5
o-125 / u-105
 61% 70% 33%1/3 6 O
Sam Reinhart SOG 2.5
o-105 / u-125
 45% 60% 67%2/3 1 U
Anton Lundell SOG 1.5
o-160 / u+120
 60% 60% 67%2/3 2 O
Brad Marchand SOG 2.5
o-110 / u-120
 49% 50% 0%0/3 4 O
Sam Bennett SOG 2.5
o-125 / u-105
 45% 50% 33%1/3 3 O
Carter Verhaeghe SOG 2.5
o+145 / u-195
 46% 30% 100%3/3 0 U
Aaron Ekblad SOG 1.5
o-110 / u-125
 39% 30% 50%1/2 2 O
Daniil Tarasov SV 25.5
o-110 / u-120
 67% 70% 100%2/2 27 O
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Dec 11, 2025 at COL FLA 2–6 1–20–31–1 8 6.5 O COL
Jan 6, 2025 at COL FLA 1–3 1–00–10–2 4 6 U COL
Nov 23, 2024 at FLA FLA 4–7 2–11–41–2 11 6 O COL
Feb 10, 2024 at FLA FLA 4–0 2–01–01–0 4 — FLA
Jan 6, 2024 at COL FLA 8–4 3–01–34–1 12 — FLA
Feb 11, 2023 at FLA FLA 3–5 0–22–21–1 8 — COL
Jan 10, 2023 at COL FLA 5–4 3–11–01–3 9 — FLA
Dec 12, 2021 at COL FLA 2–3 0–00–12–2 5 — COL
Oct 21, 2021 at FLA FLA 4–1 1–12–01–0 5 — FLA
Oct 30, 2019 at COL FLA 4–3 OT 1–20–02–1 7 — FLA