The Colorado Avalanche (14-12-0) travel to face off against the Carolina Hurricanes (16-8-1) on Thursday, December 5th. This game will be played at Lenovo Center in Raleigh and televised on ESPN+. The Hurricanes are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Avalanche are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Predators. Puck drop is set for 7:00 ET.

Avalanche vs Hurricanes

The Colorado Avalanche Look To Bounce Back From A Loss

With a 5-2 loss to the Predators, the Avalanche now sit at 14-12-0 this season. Colorado’s defense faltered in the third period, allowing three unanswered goals, including two empty-netters.

The total for the game was set at 6.5 goals, and the combined 7 goals surpassed that mark. The Avalanche were underdogs on the puck line, so they didn’t cover. Colorado initially took the lead in the second period, but Nashville responded with five straight goals.

The Carolina Hurricanes Are Coming Off A Win

Carolina improved to 16-8-1 with a 4-2 win over the Capitals. The Hurricanes covered the puck line as -1.5 goal favorites, and the total of 6 goals was a push.

The Hurricanes scored first, but the Capitals responded with two goals in the first period. Carolina then scored three unanswered goals, including an empty-netter, to secure the win.

Colorado Offense Breakdown

In their 5-2 loss to Nashville, the Avalanche took 30 shots on goal but only scored twice. Cale Makar netted his 5th goal of the season on a power play, while Nathan MacKinnon added his 6th goal, scoring with 2:17 left in the third period.

Makar also picked up his 16th assist on MacKinnon’s goal. Earlier, Nathan MacKinnon earned his 14th assist on Makar’s power play goal in the second period, which put the Avalanche up 1-0 at the time.

Hurricanes Offense Breakdown

Carolina took 45 shots on goal in their 4-2 win over Washington, with Dmitry Orlov scoring twice. Orlov’s 3rd goal of the season came at 14:34 in the second period. Martin Necas, who now has 6 goals this season, also scored, while Andrei Svechnikov added an empty-netter, his 6th goal of the year.

Necas also picked up his 12th assist on Orlov’s first goal. The Hurricanes had 14 giveaways and didn’t convert on any power play opportunities.

Colorado Team Defense

Colorado’s defense gave up the first goal at 11:29 of the 2nd period and allowed two more in the 3rd. The final two goals were empty-netters by Nashville. Goalie Justus Annunen made 21 saves with an 87.5% save percentage.

Carolina Team Defense

Carolina’s defense gave up two late goals in the first period, but they shut the door after that, leading to a 4-2 win over Washington. Pyotr Kochetkov finished with a 90.5% save percentage on 21 shots, and the Hurricanes’ defense recorded 7 takeaways and 10 hits.

Avalanche vs Hurricanes Trends

• Although Colorado has a straight up record of 6-4 in their last ten road games, they have not held up as well vs the puck line going 3-7. The team averaged 3 goals per game in these games.
• Across their five previous home games, Carolina has an puck line mark of 2-3. Their straight up record in these matchups was 3-2 while averaging 3 goals per game.
• In their last ten games as the betting underdog, the Hurricanes have a straight up record of 5-5 and an puck line mark of 6-4.
• Against the spread, the Avalanche have put together of 0-5 in their last five games as the betting favorite. In these same games, they went 4-1 straight up.

Avalanche vs Hurricanes Prediction

When it comes to a moneyline wager, I’m going with the Hurricanes to defeat the Avalanche while playing at home. Given the current moneyline odds at -157, I’m placing a wager on the Hurricanes to win outright.

When making a puck line pick, we’re backing the Hurricanes to win and cover. Watch for the Hurricanes to win this game by multiple goals over the Avalanche.

When considering the over/under line, which is currently at 6.5 goals, we believe that this game will remain below that figure, and we recommend wagering on the under.

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