The Colorado Avalanche (5-0-2) are favored at home (-135 moneyline odds to win) against the Carolina Hurricanes (5-1, +114 moneyline odds). The contest on Thursday begins at 9 p.m. ET from Ball Arena on ESPN+.

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Avalanche vs. Hurricanes Betting Lines

• Favorite: Avalanche (-135)
• Underdog: Hurricanes (+114)
• Over/under: 5.5

Avalanche vs. Hurricanes Quick Facts

• Colorado has combined with its opponent to score more than 5.5 goals just twice this season.
• Carolina has combined with its opponent to score over 5.5 goals in four of six games this season.
• Thursday’s over/under is 1.9 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 7.4 goals per game.
• These two clubs concede 4.4 goals per game combined, 1.1 fewer than this game’s over/under.

Avalanche Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Avalanche Season Stat Insights

• The Avalanche offense’s 24 total goals (3.4 per game) are ranked fourth in the NHL this year.
• On defense, Colorado is the strongest unit in NHL play, conceding 13 total goals (only 1.9 per game).
• Their +11 goal differential is top-rated in the league.
• Colorado has recorded three power-play goals on 26 chances this season, to rank 25th in the league.
• The Avalanche are ranked 30th in the NHL with an 11.54% power-play conversion rate this season.
• The Avalanche’s 83.33% penalty-kill success rate is currently 10th-best in the league.
• The Avalanche’s players win 51.9% of their faceoffs to rank 12th in the NHL.
• Colorado has a 10.3% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 18th in the NHL.
• The Avalanche average 18.4 hits and 14.4 blocked shots per game.

Avalanche Moneyline

• Colorado has gone 5-2 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
• The Avalanche have been victorious in four of the six games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -135.
• The moneyline odds say Colorado has a 57.4% chance of winning this game.

Avalanche Leaders

• Martin Necas: five goals and six assists
• Nathan MacKinnon: six goals and four assists
• Cale Makar: three goals and five assists
• Scott Wedgewood: 5-0-2 record, .927 save percentage, 13 goals conceded

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Hurricanes Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Hurricanes Season Stats Insights

• The Hurricanes have scored the fourth-most goals (24 goals, four per game) in the league.
• Carolina has given up 2.5 goals per game, and 15 total, the fourth-fewest among all league teams.
• Their fifth-best goal differential is +9.
• Carolina has scored two power-play goals this season (30th in the NHL) on 21 chances.
• The Hurricanes have the league’s 31st-ranked power-play conversion rate of 9.52%.
• The Hurricanes’ fifth-best penalty kill rate is 89.47%.
• The Hurricanes win 52.6% of their faceoffs. That’s the seventh-best rate in the NHL.
• Carolina is shooting 11.3% (13th in the league).
• The Hurricanes have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Hurricanes Moneyline Insights

• This is the first game as an underdog for the Hurricanes this season.
• Carolina has not been a bigger underdog on the moneyline than the +114 odds on them winning this game.
• The Hurricanes have a 46.7% chance to win this game (implied from the moneyline).

Hurricanes Leaders

• Seth Jarvis: six goals and three assists
• Sebastian Aho: two goals and six assists
• Shayne Gostisbehere: one goal and six assists
• Frederik Andersen: 3-1-0 record, .894 save percentage, 10 goals given up