Matchup Index

Carolina Hurricanes vs Colorado Avalanche

Carolina Hurricanes 34
Colorado Avalanche leads 39-34-3
3 ties
1972-73 to 2025-26
Colorado Avalanche won the last meeting
Colorado Avalanche 39

Series timeline

Counts every meeting across all leagues, not just the league this page opens on.

▲ Carolina Hurricanes ahead (peak +1) ▼ Colorado Avalanche ahead (peak +32)
1972-73: New England Whalers 4-3-11973-74: Quebec Nordiques 5-31974-75: New England Whalers 4-21975-76: Quebec Nordiques 4-11976-77: Quebec Nordiques 12-3-11977-78: Quebec Nordiques 9-81978-79: Hartford Whalers 11-4-11979-80: Split 1-1-21980-81: Split 2-21981-82: Quebec Nordiques 3-2-31982-83: Quebec Nordiques 6-21983-84: Quebec Nordiques 3-1-41984-85: Quebec Nordiques 5-31985-86: Hartford Whalers 7-41986-87: Quebec Nordiques 7-5-21987-88: Quebec Nordiques 6-21988-89: Hartford Whalers 4-3-11989-90: Hartford Whalers 6-1-11990-91: Quebec Nordiques 3-1-41991-92: Quebec Nordiques 5-31992-93: Split 3-3-11993-94: Quebec Nordiques 4-11994-95: Quebec Nordiques 3-11995-96: Hartford Whalers 2-01996-97: Colorado Avalanche 1-0-11997-98: Colorado Avalanche 1-0-11998-99: Colorado Avalanche 2-01999-00: Colorado Avalanche 2-02000-01: Colorado Avalanche 1-0-12001-02: Colorado Avalanche 1-02002-03: Colorado Avalanche 1-02003-04: Colorado Avalanche 1-02006-07: Colorado Avalanche 1-02007-08: Colorado Avalanche 1-02008-09: Carolina Hurricanes 1-02009-10: Split 1-12010-11: Carolina Hurricanes 1-02011-12: Colorado Avalanche 1-02013-14: Split 1-12014-15: Split 1-12015-16: Carolina Hurricanes 2-02016-17: Colorado Avalanche 2-02017-18: Split 1-12018-19: Split 1-12019-20: Split 1-12021-22: Split 1-12022-23: Colorado Avalanche 2-02023-24: Split 1-12024-25: Split 1-12025-26: Split 1-1

New England Whalers Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche Colorado Avalanche Split season or tie Season with a postseason meeting One season per cell

Longest streaks: New England Whalers 5 (1977-78–1978-79), Colorado Avalanche 6 (1997-98–2000-01). Current: Colorado Avalanche 1.

These teams met in the WHA (1972-73 to 1978-79) and the NHL (1979-80 to 2025-26).

The complete series lives on the main matchup page.

Splits

SplitCarolina Hurricanes record
Regular season84-116-24
Postseason10-9
Hosted by Carolina Hurricanes58-48-13
Hosted by Colorado Avalanche36-77-11
Last 10 seasons (2015-16 to 2025-26)9-11
Largest Carolina Hurricanes win9-2 (1979-80)
Largest Colorado Avalanche win12-3 (1982-83)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1977-78May 7, 1978New England Whalers 6-3 at New England Whalers
1977-78May 5, 1978New England Whalers 7-3 at Quebec Nordiques
1977-78May 3, 1978New England Whalers 5-4 at Quebec Nordiques
1977-78Apr 30, 1978Quebec Nordiques 3-2 at New England Whalers
1977-78Apr 28, 1978New England Whalers 5-1 at New England Whalers
1976-77Apr 19, 1977Quebec Nordiques 3-0 at Quebec Nordiques
1976-77Apr 16, 1977New England Whalers 6-4 at New England Whalers
1976-77Apr 14, 1977Quebec Nordiques 4-3 at New England Whalers
1976-77Apr 12, 1977Quebec Nordiques 7-3 at Quebec Nordiques
1976-77Apr 9, 1977Quebec Nordiques 5-2 at Quebec Nordiques

In the record book

Every meeting

2020s
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2010s
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2000s
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1990s
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1980s
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1970s
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1978-79 (11-4-1) Oct 15, 1978 New England Whalers 6-5 at Quebec Nordiques
Oct 21, 1978 New England Whalers 7-1 at New England Whalers
Oct 26, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 8-5 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 16, 1978 New England Whalers 2-1 at New England Whalers
Dec 17, 1978 Tie 4-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 18, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 4-2 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 2, 1979 Hartford Whalers 4-1 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 6, 1979 Hartford Whalers 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Feb 17, 1979 Hartford Whalers 4-1 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 23, 1979 Hartford Whalers 5-4 at Hartford Whalers
Feb 24, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 6-0 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 9, 1979 Quebec Nordiques 3-1 at Hartford Whalers
Mar 20, 1979 Hartford Whalers 7-6 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 23, 1979 Hartford Whalers 5-3 at Hartford Whalers
Apr 10, 1979 Hartford Whalers 5-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Apr 17, 1979 Hartford Whalers 3-2 at Quebec Nordiques
1977-78 (8-9) Oct 26, 1977 New England Whalers 7-1 at New England Whalers
Nov 1, 1977 New England Whalers 6-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Nov 22, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 5-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Nov 25, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 6-2 at New England Whalers
Jan 4, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 6-4 at New England Whalers
Jan 21, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 3-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 22, 1978 New England Whalers 6-3 at New England Whalers
Feb 14, 1978 New England Whalers 5-1 at New England Whalers
Feb 21, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 6-5 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 1, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 4-3 at New England Whalers
Mar 5, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 2-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 18, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Apr 28, 1978 New England Whalers 5-1 at New England Whalers Postseason
Apr 30, 1978 Quebec Nordiques 3-2 at New England Whalers Postseason
May 3, 1978 New England Whalers 5-4 at Quebec Nordiques Postseason
May 5, 1978 New England Whalers 7-3 at Quebec Nordiques Postseason
May 7, 1978 New England Whalers 6-3 at New England Whalers Postseason
1976-77 (3-12-1) Oct 16, 1976 Quebec Nordiques 8-2 at New England Whalers
Nov 30, 1976 Quebec Nordiques 2-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 3, 1976 Tie 5-5 at New England Whalers
Dec 12, 1976 Quebec Nordiques 5-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 14, 1976 New England Whalers 3-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 4, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 7, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 7-3 at New England Whalers
Jan 20, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 5-4 at New England Whalers
Mar 6, 1977 New England Whalers 6-2 at New England Whalers
Mar 13, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Apr 5, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 7-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Apr 9, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 5-2 at Quebec Nordiques Postseason
Apr 12, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 7-3 at Quebec Nordiques Postseason
Apr 14, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 4-3 at New England Whalers Postseason
Apr 16, 1977 New England Whalers 6-4 at New England Whalers Postseason
Apr 19, 1977 Quebec Nordiques 3-0 at Quebec Nordiques Postseason
1975-76 (1-4) Oct 21, 1975 Quebec Nordiques 6-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Oct 29, 1975 New England Whalers 4-2 at New England Whalers
Nov 15, 1975 Quebec Nordiques 3-1 at New England Whalers
Feb 22, 1976 Quebec Nordiques 4-0 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 16, 1976 Quebec Nordiques 5-1 at Quebec Nordiques
1974-75 (4-2) Nov 2, 1974 New England Whalers 4-2 at New England Whalers
Nov 26, 1974 New England Whalers 5-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 5, 1974 Quebec Nordiques 9-1 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 14, 1974 New England Whalers 9-4 at New England Whalers
Jan 18, 1975 Quebec Nordiques 8-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Apr 3, 1975 New England Whalers 4-1 at New England Whalers
1973-74 (3-5) Oct 7, 1973 Quebec Nordiques 4-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Oct 9, 1973 New England Whalers 3-2 at New England Whalers
Nov 11, 1973 Quebec Nordiques 3-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Nov 15, 1973 New England Whalers 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Nov 17, 1973 Quebec Nordiques 10-4 at New England Whalers
Feb 6, 1974 Quebec Nordiques 3-0 at New England Whalers
Mar 24, 1974 Quebec Nordiques 4-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Mar 31, 1974 New England Whalers 3-2 at New England Whalers
1972-73 (4-3-1) Oct 19, 1972 Quebec Nordiques 4-3 at New England Whalers
Oct 21, 1972 Quebec Nordiques 6-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Dec 2, 1972 New England Whalers 7-2 at New England Whalers
Dec 28, 1972 New England Whalers 5-3 at Quebec Nordiques
Jan 27, 1973 Quebec Nordiques 3-1 at New England Whalers
Feb 11, 1973 Tie 2-2 at Quebec Nordiques
Feb 17, 1973 New England Whalers 6-4 at Quebec Nordiques
Apr 1, 1973 New England Whalers 8-3 at New England Whalers

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.