Carolina Hurricanes vs Colorado Avalanche Prediction 1/3/26 NHL Picks Today

The Colorado Avalanche and the Carolina Hurricanes meet Saturday in NHL action from the Lenovo Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Colorado Avalanche vs. Carolina Hurricanes prediction.

Colorado Avalanche Recap

The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to add on to their 6-1 win over the St. Louis Blues last time out to improve to 30-2-7 this season. After this game, Colorado will head on the road for a game against the Florida Panthers.

Avalanche Win 9 Straight

Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 70 points including a team-high 34 goals and 36 assists while Cale Makar has 45 points with 12 goals and 33 assists. Martin Necas has 51 points with 19 goals and 32 assists while Artturi Lehkonen has 32 points with 14 goals and 18 assists. Gabriel Landeskog has 21 points with 6 goals and 15 assists. Brock Nelson also has 30 points with 16 goals and 14 assists. Scott Wedgewood has posted a 17-1-4 record with a 2.13 GAA and a .919 save percentage Mackenzie Blackwood is 13-1-1 with a 2.07 GAA and a .924 save percentage this season in goal for Colorado.

Why the Colorado Avalanche will win

• The Avalanche have won each of their last nine games.
• The Hurricanes have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games.
• The Avalanche have covered the puck line in each of their last four games against the Hurricanes following a home win.

Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts

• Nathan MacKinnon has scored at least one goal in each of the Avalanche’s last 10 Saturday night games.
• Cale Makar has recorded at least one assist in each of the Avalanche’s last 13 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Nathan MacKinnon ranks T1st in the league for Points (70) this season.

Carolina Hurricanes Recap

The Carolina Hurricanes come into this game looking to bounce back from a 7-5 loss at the hands of the Montreal Canadiens last time out to sit at 24-13-3 this season. After this game, Carolina will head on the road for a game against the New Jersey Devils.

Hurricanes Drop 5 Of Last 7

Sebastian Aho leads the Hurricanes in scoring with 40 points including 16 goals and 24 assists while Seth Jarvis has 29 points with a team-high 19 goals. Jackson Blake’s added 24 points with 12 goals and 12 assists while Logan Stankoven has 16 points with 6 goals and 10 assists and Nikolaj Ehlers has 29 points with 9 goals and 20 assists of his own this season. Taylor Hall has also chipped in 17 points with 7 goals and 10 assists. Shayne Gostisbehere has 29 points with 25 assists and Andrei Svechnikov has 30 points with 11 goals and 19 assists. In goal for Carolina, Frederik Andersen has gone 5-9-2 with a 3.38 GAA and an .865 save percentage while Brandon Bussi is 13-2-1 with a 2.33 GAA and a .901 save percentage this season. Pyotr Kochetkov is also 6-2 with a 2.33 GAA and an .899 save percentage as well this season.

Why the Carolina Hurricanes will win

• The Hurricanes have won each of their last eight games following a home loss.
• The Avalanche have lost three of their last four games at Lenovo Center.
• The Hurricanes have covered the puck line in each of their last 21 Saturday games as home underdogs.
• The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last three games against Metropolitan Division opponents.

Carolina Hurricanes Player Prop Facts

• Sebastian Aho has scored at least one goal in four of the Hurricanes’ last five games as underdogs.
• Shayne Gostisbehere has recorded at least one assist in each of his last eight Saturday night home appearances.
• Taylor Hall has scored 18 career goals against the Avalanche – equal-most against any opponent (including playoffs).

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the last five games between the Avalanche and Hurricanes have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Four of the Avalanche’s last five night games against Metropolitan Division opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Seven of the last eight Saturday night games between teams from different divisions have gone OVER the total goals line.

Colorado Avalanche vs. Carolina Hurricanes Prediction

I’m on the Avalanche in this one. I get the case that can be made for Carolina here, but the thing is that the Avalanche for me are just the better team and are not a team I’m looking to step in front of right now in their current form. The Hurricanes have been able to find ways to win more often than not, but they’re just in a slump right now and until they pull themselves out of it, it’s hard to feel good about where Carolina’s at, especially with one of the NHL’s best on the other side. Give me Colorado here.