The NHL Belt · rivalry
Carolina Hurricanes vs. Colorado Avalanche
14Belt meetings
4Hurricanes wins
9Avalanche wins
5Title changes
Carolina Hurricanes and Colorado Avalanche have met 14 times with the NHL belt on the line, from October 24, 1979 to January 3, 2026. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Colorado Avalanche lead the belt series 9–4, with 1 tie.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,998 | Oct 24, 1979 | Quebec Nordiques and Hartford Whalers tied 2–2 | Tie · defense |
| 4,053 | Feb 26, 1980 | Quebec Nordiques beat Hartford Whalers 9–5 | Title change |
| 4,233 | Jan 11, 1982 | Quebec Nordiques beat Hartford Whalers 6–2 | Defense |
| 4,340 | Jan 27, 1983 | Hartford Whalers beat Quebec Nordiques 5–2 | Title change |
| 4,342 | Feb 1, 1983 | Quebec Nordiques beat Hartford Whalers 12–3 | Title change |
| 4,935 | Jan 23, 1989 | Hartford Whalers beat Quebec Nordiques 5–0 | Title change |
| 4,938 | Jan 28, 1989 | Quebec Nordiques beat Hartford Whalers 3–2 (OT) | Title change |
| 5,229 | Jan 2, 1992 | Hartford Whalers beat Quebec Nordiques 4–1 | Defense |
| 5,514 | Feb 5, 1995 | Quebec Nordiques beat Hartford Whalers 3–1 | Defense |
| 5,515 | Feb 8, 1995 | Quebec Nordiques beat Hartford Whalers 3–2 | Defense |
| 7,694 | Oct 20, 2018 | Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 | Defense |
| 7,829 | Dec 19, 2019 | Carolina Hurricanes beat Colorado Avalanche 3–1 | Defense |
| 8,013 | Apr 16, 2022 | Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes 7–4 | Defense |
| 8,369 | Jan 3, 2026 | Colorado Avalanche beat Carolina Hurricanes 5–3 | Defense |