Avalanche 6, Hurricanes 4

Carolina 1 2 1 — 4 Colorado 0 5 1 — 6

First Period: 1, Carolina, Drury 2 (Martinook, Staal), 9:02. Penalties: Tynan, COL (High Sticking), 3:08. Carrier, CAR (Slashing), 5:57. Rantanen, COL (Slashing), 6:22. Orlov, CAR (Tripping), 17:19.

Second Period: 2, Carolina, Martinook 3 (Walker, Jarvis), 4:37. 3, Colorado, Makar 6, 9:13 (sh). 4, Colorado, Malinski 1 (MacKinnon, Girard), 10:57. 5, Carolina, Necas 8 (Jarvis, Svechnikov), 12:26 (pp). 6, Colorado, MacKinnon 7 (Ludvig, Lehkonen), 15:49. 7, Colorado, Lehkonen 2 (Toews, Rantanen), 16:42. 8, Colorado, Rantanen 7 (Mittelstadt, MacKinnon), 18:49 (pp). Penalties: Staal, CAR (Hooking), 0:36. Ludvig, COL (Delay of Game), 8:28. Malinski, COL (Holding), 11:15. Carolina bench, served by Necas (Delay of Game), 16:42. Chatfield, CAR (High Sticking), 17:28.

Third Period: 9, Carolina, Martinook 4 (Necas, Aho), 2:50. 10, Colorado, Rantanen 8 (MacKinnon), 19:10 (en). Penalties: None.

Shots on goal: Carolina 14-6-11: 31. Colorado 6-18-5: 29.

Power-play opportunities: Carolina 1 of 4. Colorado 1 of 5.

Goalies: Carolina, Martin 0-1-0 (28 shots-23 saves). Colorado, Georgiev 2-5-0 (31-27).