Avalanche lineup tonight: Colorado's projected lineup for game against Carolina Hurricanes| Dec 5, 2024

On Thursday, the Colorado Avalanche will collide with the Carolina Hurricanes in their second of five straight road games. After kicking off December with a win over the Buffalo Sabres, the team is preparing to face a Hurricanes team that has lost three straight.

Colorado is in fourth place in the Central Division with 28 points and a record of 14-12-0, while the Hurricanes are in third place in the Metropolitan Division with a record of 16-8-1.

Leading up to the game, several players for the Avalanche are on the injury report. In addition to Gabriel Landeskog, Ross Colton, Tucker Poolman, Miles Wood and Josh Manson being on the injured reserve list, Jonathan Drouin will miss Thursday's game while being listed as week-to-week.

Colorado Avalanche's projected lines vs Carolina Hurricanes

Forwards:

1. LW Artturi Lehkonen - C Nathan MacKinnon - RW Mikko Rantanen
2. LW Nikolai Kovalenko - C Casey Mittelstadt - RW Valeri Nichushkin
3. LW Joel Kiviranta - C Ivan Ivan - RW Logan O'Connor
4. LW Nikita Prishchepov - C Parker Kelly - RW Chris Wagner

Defense:

1. Devon Toews - Cale Makar
2. Samuel Girard - Sam Malinski
3. Calvin de Haan - John Ludvig

Goalies:

• Alexander Georgiev
• Scott Wedgewood

Powerplay:

1. Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen, Mikko Rantanen, Nathan Mackinnon, Cale Makar
2. Casey Mittelstadt, Ivan Ivan, Nikolai Kovalenko, Samuel Girard, Devon Toews

Penalty Kill:

1. Parker Kelly, Logan O'Connor, Devon Toews, Sam Malinski
2. Logan O'Connor, Valeri Nichushkin, Calvin De Haan, Samuel Girard

Looking at the odds for tonight's Colorado Avalanche vs Carolina Hurricanes game as well as upcoming games on Colorado's schedule

Even though Carolina is heading into Thursday's game amid a three-game skid, the team is sitting as a betting favorite. On DraftKings, the Hurricanes are -155 favorites to win, while the Avalanche are +130 underdogs.

These odds are consistent with those seen on FanDuel, where the Hurricanes are -156 favorites and the Avalanche are +130 underdogs. This means fans using FanDuel will have to bet $156 on Carolina to win $100, whereas a $100 bet on Colorado would win $130.

Following Thursday's game, Colorado will host the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday, kicking off a back-to-back that will see them host the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.

From there, the team will host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday before heading home to host the Utah Hockey Club on Dec. 12 and the Nashville Predators on Dec. 14.