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Colorado Avalanche vs Carolina Hurricanes prediction

Colorado Avalanche7–5–1 · Home Carolina Hurricanes10–2–2 · Away09:00 PMDec 18

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Colorado Avalanche

Last game: Oct 28

1st line

9:50 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
62	Artturi Lehkonen LW	15:22	10	5	15
88	Martin Nečas C	17:26	6	10	16
29	Nathan MacKinnon RW	16:30	8	14	22

53 points this season

FS9SvechkovLW

17KellyC

25O'ConnorRW

2nd line

9:03 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
9	Fedor Svechkov LW	11:32	2	5	7
17	Parker Kelly C	11:56	2	4	6
25	Logan O'Connor RW	11:46	0	0	0

13 points this season

92LandeskogLW

11NelsonC

10RoyRW

3rd line

8:04 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
92	Gabriel Landeskog LW	10:53	5	2	7
11	Brock Nelson C	14:07	3	5	8
10	Nicolas Roy RW	9:47	2	3	5

20 points this season

71SchwartzLW

91KadriC

13HughesRW

4th line

7:58 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
71	Jaden Schwartz LW	9:27	4	5	9
91	Nazem Kadri C	13:33	2	8	10
13	T.J. Hughes RW	11:45	2	2	4

23 points this season

8MakarD

7ToewsD

1st pair

9:17 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
8	Cale Makar D	22:30	3	8	11
7	Devon Toews D	20:57	4	6	10

21 points this season

27KulakD

84BurnsD

2nd pair

6:11 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
27	Brett Kulak D	19:12	0	4	4
84	Brent Burns D	14:44	0	5	5

9 points this season

3rd pair: No such unit in that game.

Power play unit 1

2:24 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
88	Martin Nečas F	17:26	6	10	16
29	Nathan MacKinnon F	16:30	8	14	22
91	Nazem Kadri F	13:33	2	8	10
13	T.J. Hughes F	11:45	2	2	4
8	Cale Makar D	22:30	3	8	11

63 points this season

Power play unit 2

0:47 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
62	Artturi Lehkonen F	15:22	10	5	15
11	Brock Nelson F	14:07	3	5	8
92	Gabriel Landeskog F	10:53	5	2	7
71	Jaden Schwartz F	9:27	4	5	9
7	Devon Toews D	20:57	4	6	10

49 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

0:53 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
62	Artturi Lehkonen F	15:22	10	5	15
11	Brock Nelson F	14:07	3	5	8
8	Cale Makar D	22:30	3	8	11
7	Devon Toews D	20:57	4	6	10

44 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:30 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Parker Kelly F	11:56	2	4	6
10	Nicolas Roy F	9:47	2	3	5
27	Brett Kulak D	19:12	0	4	4
84	Brent Burns D	14:44	0	5	5

20 points this season

Goalies: Mackenzie Blackwood #39 (Projected) · Scott Wedgewood #41 (Backup)

Carolina Hurricanes

Last game: Oct 29

1st line

9:00 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Mark Jankowski LW	15:26	7	1	8
48	Jordan Martinook C	14:53	2	5	7
24	Seth Jarvis RW	14:40	1	4	5

20 points this season

28CarrierLW

20AhoC

37SvechnikovRW

2nd line

8:57 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
28	William Carrier LW	10:39	0	8	8
20	Sebastian Aho C	14:28	8	10	18
37	Andrei Svechnikov RW	17:26	6	7	13

39 points this season

27EhlersLW

22StankovenC JB53BlakeRW

3rd line

8:47 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
27	Nikolaj Ehlers LW	12:30	4	9	13
22	Logan Stankoven C	13:59	9	3	12
53	Jackson Blake RW	13:38	3	10	13

38 points this season

50RobinsonLW

82KotkaniemiC

44DeslauriersRW

4th line

6:05 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
50	Eric Robinson LW	10:25	2	4	6
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi C	7:53	3	3	6
44	Nicolas Deslauriers RW	7:25	2	1	3

15 points this season

74SlavinD

5ChatfieldD

1st pair

15:23 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
74	Jaccob Slavin D	18:42	0	4	4
5	Jalen Chatfield D	18:10	1	3	4

8 points this season

19MillerD

26WalkerD

2nd pair

12:48 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
19	K'Andre Miller D	18:47	1	3	4
26	Sean Walker D	16:41	1	6	7

11 points this season

4GostisbehereD

8ValimakiD

3rd pair

10:24 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
4	Shayne Gostisbehere D	14:31	2	7	9
8	Juuso Valimaki D	11:20	1	1	2

11 points this season

Power play unit 1

2:08 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
37	Andrei Svechnikov F	17:26	6	7	13
20	Sebastian Aho F	14:28	8	10	18
53	Jackson Blake F	13:38	3	10	13
27	Nikolaj Ehlers F	12:30	4	9	13
4	Shayne Gostisbehere D	14:31	2	7	9

66 points this season

Power play unit 2

0:39 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Mark Jankowski F	15:26	7	1	8
24	Seth Jarvis F	14:40	1	4	5
22	Logan Stankoven F	13:59	9	3	12
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi F	7:53	3	3	6
8	Juuso Valimaki D	11:20	1	1	2

33 points this season

Penalty kill unit 1

1:23 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
77	Mark Jankowski F	15:26	7	1	8
48	Jordan Martinook F	14:53	2	5	7
19	K'Andre Miller D	18:47	1	3	4
26	Sean Walker D	16:41	1	6	7

26 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Goalies: Brandon Bussi #32 (Projected) · Pyotr Kochetkov #52 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (36)

Artturi Lehkonen · All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0
Martin Nečas · OISV, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nathan MacKinnon · 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
Parker Kelly · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Logan O'Connor · Tim Piper, CC BY 2.0
Gabriel Landeskog · 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brock Nelson · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Nicolas Roy · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jaden Schwartz · Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Nazem Kadri · Logan34can, CC BY-SA 4.0
T.J. Hughes · SecretName101, CC BY 4.0
Cale Makar · Quintin Soloviev, CC BY-SA 4.0
Devon Toews · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Brett Kulak · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Brent Burns · mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mackenzie Blackwood · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Scott Wedgewood · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mark Jankowski · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jordan Martinook · U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Hensle, Public domain
Seth Jarvis · Bruisedfruity, CC BY-SA 4.0
William Carrier · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sebastian Aho · Don Bigileone, CC BY 2.0
Andrei Svechnikov · Benjamin Reed, CC0
Nikolaj Ehlers · 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
Logan Stankoven · Kaiser matias, CC BY-SA 4.0
Eric Robinson · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jesperi Kotkaniemi · Veikkaus, CC BY 3.0
Nicolas Deslauriers · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Jaccob Slavin · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jalen Chatfield · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
K'Andre Miller · Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sean Walker · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Shayne Gostisbehere · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Juuso Valimaki · CloutsnChara Sports Cards, CC BY 3.0
Pyotr Kochetkov · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Brandon Bussi · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Mackenzie Blackwood COL

.894 save percentage

2.81 GAA · 6–3–0 · 9 starts

Brandon Bussi CAR

.865 save percentage

3.27 GAA · 2–2–2 · 6 starts

Back-up expected: second night of a back-to-back

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)