NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Carolina Hurricanes with Line Combinations 12/5/2024

Mikko Rantanen skating for the Colorado Avalanche in an away jersey
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Colorado Avalanche (14-12-0, 28 Pts) at Carolina Hurricanes (16-8-1, 33 Pts)
Venue: Lenovo Center
Date: Tonight- Thursday, December 5
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South, ESPN+, ALT
Radio:
Colorado – KKSE 950 AM
Carolina – 99.9 The Fan

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Colorado +1.5 ML +120
Carolina -1.5 ML -142
O/U 6

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche are coming off a 5-4 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday night and defeated the Hurricanes in their previous meeting 6-4. Colorado has the league’s sixth-ranked power play.

Carolina Hurricanes News & Notes:

The Hurricanes have lost three in a row after a 4-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday. Carolina is fourth in power play efficiency and sixth in penalty killing.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Rantanen

Kovalenko-Mittelstadt-Nichushkin

Kiviranta-Ivan-O’Connor

Prishchepov-Kelly-Wagner

Toews-Makar

Girard-Malinski

De Haan-Ludvig

Georgiev

Wedgewood

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Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines

Robinson-Aho-Necas

Svechnikov-Drury-Roslovic

Martinook-Staal-Jarvis

Carrier-Kotkaniemi-Blake

Slavin-Burns

Orlov-Chatfield

Gostisbehere-Walker

Martin

Kochetkov

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon has nine goals and 30 assists for the Avalanche and scored twice in the win over Carolina earlier this season. Mikko Rantanen has scored six goals and added eight assists over the past 10 games.

Carolina Hurricanes

Shayne Gostisbehere has five goals and 15 assists for the Hurricanes. Martin Necas has four goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

C Ross Colton – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Miles Wood – IR – Month to month
LW Jonathan Drouin – Week to week
D Josh Manson – IR

Carolina Hurricanes

RW Jesper Fast – LTIR – Out for season
G Frederik Anderson – Week to week

Next Game

Colorado Avalanche – December 7 at Detroit
Carolina Hurricanes – December 7 at New York Islanders

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