Away team
Carolina Hurricanes
48.8%
Fair American
+105
Fair decimal
2.05
Carolina Hurricanes vs Colorado Avalanche prediction, odds, win probability, and matchup analysis for December 18, 2026
NHL matchup
Carolina Hurricanes at Colorado Avalanche
View the PlayerWON Model V2 prediction, fair odds, market comparison, team performance, and recent head-to-head history for December 18, 2026.
December 18, 2026
· 8:00 PM CST
Model V2 pick:
Colorado Avalanche at 51.2%
Prediction
Model V2 versus market
Compare PlayerWON win probabilities with fair odds and available market data.
Home team
Colorado Avalanche
51.2%
Fair American
-105
Fair decimal
1.95
Simulated betting results
Team performance leading into this game
Model V2 · One-unit bets backing each team before Dec 18, 2026.
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 12
- Record
- 9-3
- Net units
- 2.25
- ROI
- 18.7%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 2
- Record
- 1-1
- Net units
- -0.35
- ROI
- -17.3%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 14
- Record
- 10-4
- Net units
- 1.55
- ROI
- 11.1%
All Model Picks
- Bets
- 12
- Record
- 7-5
- Net units
- -0.77
- ROI
- -6.4%
Value Picks
- Bets
- 3
- Record
- 2-1
- Net units
- 0.68
- ROI
- 22.8%
Market Favourite
- Bets
- 12
- Record
- 7-5
- Net units
- -0.77
- ROI
- -6.4%
This game and later dates are excluded.
Recent usage
Forward trios & defense pairs
Most-used five-on-five trio and defense pair from each team's last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 18. Historical usage, not confirmed lines for this matchup.
Carolina Hurricanes
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
109:31 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 143 / 85
- Fenwick for / against
- 107 / 61
- Corsi share
- 62.7%
- Fenwick share
- 63.7%
- xG for / against
- 6.55 / 3.53
Defense pair
164:37 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 176 / 119
- Fenwick for / against
- 130 / 81
- Corsi share
- 59.7%
- Fenwick share
- 61.6%
- xG for / against
- 8.35 / 6.22
Colorado Avalanche
10 / 10 games covered · Minimum 5 shared minutes
Forward trio
80:19 together · 10 games
- Corsi for / against
- 97 / 78
- Fenwick for / against
- 76 / 59
- Corsi share
- 55.4%
- Fenwick share
- 56.3%
- xG for / against
- 5.47 / 4.32
Defense pair
98:06 together · 9 games
- Corsi for / against
- 133 / 83
- Fenwick for / against
- 92 / 68
- Corsi share
- 61.6%
- Fenwick share
- 57.5%
- xG for / against
- 6.24 / 4.56
Ambiguous events and unreliable intervals are excluded. xG requires complete current scoring for each contributing game. These summaries do not change the model prediction.
Goalie predictions
Expected starters
Estimated starting chances among eligible goalies. These are model predictions, not confirmed starters.
Carolina Hurricanes
Expected starter unavailable.
Colorado Avalanche
Expected starter unavailable.
Goalie context
Recent starting goalies
Each team's last recorded starter before this matchup. These are not confirmed or projected starters for this game. Results cover their last 5 appearances before the matchup.
Pyotr Kochetkov
Carolina Hurricanes · Last start: Oct 27
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 102
- Save %
- 92.2
- Goals allowed
- 8
- Close-range shots %
- 41.2
Mackenzie Blackwood
Colorado Avalanche · Last start: Oct 28
5 / 5 appearances covered
- Shots faced
- 138
- Save %
- 91.3
- Goals allowed
- 12
- Close-range shots %
- 39.1
Pregame context · xG V1
Recent expected goals
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 18, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Carolina Hurricanes
- xG for / game
- 3.95
- xG against / game
- 2.38
- xG differential / game
- 1.57
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Colorado Avalanche
- xG for / game
- 3.19
- xG against / game
- 2.93
- xG differential / game
- 0.26
10 / 10 selected games fully scored. Historical chance quality, not a forecast of this game's goals.
Recent play-by-play
Team tendencies before this game
Last 10 completed regular-season games before Dec 18, 2026. This game and later dates are excluded.
Carolina Hurricanes
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 67.5
- Corsi share (%)
- 59.1
- Fenwick share (%)
- 60.8
- Faceoff win %
- 49.3
- Penalties / game
- 3.3
Shots / game: 35.0 · Shooting: 12.0% · Avg distance: 31.0 ft
Colorado Avalanche
10 / 10 games covered
- Attempts / game
- 62.9
- Corsi share (%)
- 52.3
- Fenwick share (%)
- 52.1
- Faceoff win %
- 46.6
- Penalties / game
- 4.0
Shots / game: 29.6 · Shooting: 12.8% · Avg distance: 32.7 ft
Team comparison
Season and recent form
Season overview
|
CAR
|
Metric |
COL
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Points | 15 |
| 0.786 | Points % | 0.577 |
| 53 | Goals for | 54 |
| 34 | Goals against | 42 |
| 19 | Goal differential | 12 |
| W2 | Current streak | W1 |
Road versus home
|
CAR road
|
Metric |
COL home
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Games | 7 |
| 7 | Wins | 5 |
| 15 | Points | 11 |
| 15 | Goal differential | 14 |
Last 10 games
|
CAR
|
Metric |
COL
|
|---|---|---|
| 8-1-1 | Record | 5-4-1 |
| 17 | Points | 11 |
| 42 | Goals for | 38 |
| 22 | Goals against | 34 |
| 20 | Goal differential | 4 |
History
Last 10 head-to-head games
CAR
4 wins
10
games reviewed
COL
6 wins
Total goals35 – 40
Goal differential
-5
/
+5
Goals per game3.5 / 4.0
Shots per game32.2 / 30.0
| Date | Matchup | Score | Shots | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2026 |
Colorado Avalanche
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
5 - 3 | 34 - 28 | View |
| Oct 23, 2025 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Colorado Avalanche
|
5 - 4 | 31 - 48 | View |
| Dec 5, 2024 |
Colorado Avalanche
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
3 - 5 | 19 - 35 | View |
| Nov 9, 2024 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Colorado Avalanche
|
4 - 6 | 31 - 29 | View |
| Feb 8, 2024 |
Colorado Avalanche
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
2 - 5 | 27 - 27 | View |
| Oct 21, 2023 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Colorado Avalanche
|
4 - 6 | 27 - 27 | View |
| Nov 17, 2022 |
Colorado Avalanche
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
3 - 2 | 15 - 48 | View |
| Nov 12, 2022 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Colorado Avalanche
|
1 - 4 | 25 - 28 | View |
| Apr 16, 2022 |
Carolina Hurricanes
at
Colorado Avalanche
|
4 - 7 | 33 - 37 | View |
| Mar 10, 2022 |
Colorado Avalanche
at
Carolina Hurricanes
|
0 - 2 | 36 - 37 | View |