Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, left, struggles to control the puck as Carolina Hurricanes left wing William Carrier defends in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, right, stops a shot of the sdtick of Carolina Hurricanes center Martin Necas in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal, front, pursues the puck with Colorado Avalanche defenseman John Ludvig in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
The puck bounces off Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho, center, and over Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, right, in the first period of an NHL hockey game as Aho fights for position in front of the net with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Carolina Hurricanes center Jack Roslovic, left, gets tangled up with Colorado Avalanche left wing Joel Kiviranta as they pursue the puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Winnipeg Jets' Cole Perfetti (91) keeps his eye on the puck after it hits Colorado Avalanche's Cale Makar (8) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Sean Walker, left, passes the puck as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews pursues in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Carolina Hurricanes center Sebastian Aho, left, redirects the puck at Colorado Avalanche goaltender Alexandar Georgiev in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal, left, drives past Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon to put a shot on goal in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon, right, collects the puck as Carolina Hurricanes right wing Jackson Blake defends in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Dmitry Orlov, left, congratulates center Jack Drury after his goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)