Field Level Media
04 Jan 2026, 08:49 GMT+10
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Brock Nelson scored two power-play goals in the first 7 1/2 minutes of the third period to spark a comeback as the Colorado Avalanche won their 10th consecutive game by rallying past the Carolina Hurricanes in a 5-3 victory Saturday night in Raleigh, N.C.
Gabriel Landeskog and Jack Drury also scored for the Avalanche, who haven't lost since Dec. 9 in an overtime result. Nathan MacKinnon was awarded a goal with 17.5 seconds left to go with three earlier assists. Cale Makar also had two assists.
Scott Wedgewood made 25 saves, including 10 in the final period. Colorado has a 13-game points streak.
Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes. Nikolaj Ehlers and Andrei Svechnikov had the other Carolina goals, but goalie Frederik Andersen suffered his ninth consecutive loss despite making 30 saves. Andersen stopped the first 16 shots he faced.
After holding a 3-1 edge going to the third period, the Hurricanes fell to 15-2-1 in games when leading after two periods.
Nelson and Drury scored in a 33-second span less than two minutes into the third period to pull the Avalanche even at 3-3 before Nelson gave Colorado the lead for the first time.
Nelson's power-play goals came for a team that rated 29th in the NHL on power plays at 15.9% entering the game.
Aho's 300th career goal came on a short-handed breakaway with 1:51 left in the first period.
Landeskog got the Avalanche even on a wrap-around goal 1:47 into the second period.
Three minutes later, Carolina was back ahead on Ehlers' power-play goal.
Drury, who has scored in two of three games for the first time this season, joined forward Martin Necas and defenseman Brent Burns in their first games in Raleigh since playing last season for the Hurricanes. Drury and Necas were traded last January.
Aho has racked up 11 points across the last six games.
The Hurricanes beat Colorado in a shootout in October with Andersen in the nets.
--Field Level Media
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