Carolina Hurricanes @ Nashville Predators

22-9-2, 11-4-1 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Hurricanes CAR	1	0	3	4
Predators NSH	0	0	1	1

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsNSH

13-16-4, 8-9-2 Home

Carolina Hurricanes


forwards
Sebastian AhoS. Aho#20
Jackson BlakeJ. Blake#53
William CarrierW. Carrier#28
Nikolaj EhlersN. Ehlers#27
Taylor HallT. Hall#71
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#77
Seth JarvisS. Jarvis#24
Jordan MartinookJ. Martinook#48
Eric RobinsonE. Robinson#50
Jordan StaalJ. Staal#11
Logan StankovenL. Stankoven#22
Andrei SvechnikovA. Svechnikov#37
defensemen
Jalen ChatfieldJ. Chatfield#5
Shayne GostisbehereS. Gostisbehere#4
K'Andre MillerK. Miller#19
Alexander NikishinA. Nikishin#21
Jaccob SlavinJ. Slavin#74
Sean WalkerS. Walker#26

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
2	1	1	4	2	1	1	2	0	0	2	21	20:20	4:57	2:06	13:17	9	10	47.4
1	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	16:28	4:02	0:06	12:20	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	12:39	0:01	0:00	12:38	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	15:30	2:02	0:04	13:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	17	12:49	1:56	0:00	10:53	0	3	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	11:19	0:00	0:52	10:27	6	8	42.9
1	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	21	21:41	4:55	2:03	14:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	10	5:44	0:01	0:46	4:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:03	0:00	2:21	12:42	0	2	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	17:36	2:45	3:06	11:45	15	11	57.7
0	1	1	2	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	18	13:45	1:49	0:00	11:56	6	7	46.2
0	2	0	3	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	19	17:31	4:56	0:00	12:35	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:40	0:07	3:31	17:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	19:11	4:50	0:00	14:21	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	24	19:34	0:01	1:47	17:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	21	16:23	2:10	0:20	13:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	21	16:47	0:00	3:05	13:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	21:03	0:28	2:37	17:58	0	0	0.0

goalies
Pyotr KochetkovP. Kochetkov#52

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	1	25	.962	21	2	2	0	0	59:57	0

Nashville Predators


forwards
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#58
Luke EvangelistaL. Evangelista#77
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Erik HaulaE. Haula#56
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#47
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Reid SchaeferR. Schaefer#49
Cole SmithC. Smith#36
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
Fedor SvechkovF. Svechkov#40
Matthew WoodM. Wood#71
defensemen
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Nicolas HagueN. Hague#41
Roman JosiR. Josi#59
Nick PerbixN. Perbix#48
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76
Adam WilsbyA. Wilsby#83

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	13:35	2:13	0:00	11:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	18:27	3:14	0:00	15:13	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	19:41	3:30	0:00	16:11	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	19	14:55	1:35	3:41	9:39	8	6	57.1
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	5:27	1:24	0:00	4:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	5	0	2	23	16:12	0:03	3:26	12:43	12	10	54.5
0	1	-1	4	3	0	1	2	0	1	2	24	21:06	3:44	2:06	15:16	10	10	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	10:01	0:00	0:00	10:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	23	17:45	0:00	4:40	13:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	0	2	21	18:58	4:10	0:00	14:48	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	12:05	0:00	0:00	12:05	5	5	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	10:44	1:55	0:00	8:49	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	3	1	6	0	0	2	0	4	27	21:30	2:15	1:51	17:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	18:08	0:04	3:14	14:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	1	1	3	0	0	0	3	0	23	22:28	3:26	0:01	19:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	1	20	18:23	0:00	4:18	14:05	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	23	18:21	0:52	3:18	14:11	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	16:57	0:00	1:25	15:32	0	0	0.0

goalies
Juuse SarosJ. Saros#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
36	3	33	.917	22	7	4	0	0	57:58	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Hurricanes	1	0	3	4
	Predators	0	0	1	1

1st Period			CAR	NSH
13:00		Jackson Blake (9) Assists: Logan Stankoven (9), Alexander Nikishin (9)	1	0

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period		CAR	NSH
2:43	Sebastian Aho (10) (Power Play) Assists: Jackson Blake (12), Andrei Svechnikov (12)	2	0
4:33	Seth Jarvis (19) Assists: Sebastian Aho (18), Nikolaj Ehlers (15)	3	0
8:06	Filip Forsberg (15) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (17), Steven Stamkos (5)	3	1
19:15	Sebastian Aho (11) (Empty Net) Assists: Andrei Svechnikov (13)	4	1

Sebastian Aho scores goal vs. Predators

0:31

Filip Forsberg scores goal for Predators

0:41

Seth Jarvis scores goal for Hurricanes

0:41

Regular Season Series

CAR wins 2-0

Predators
3
Hurricanes
6

Game 1

7/12

Hurricanes
4
Predators
1

Game 2

18/12

Bridgestone Arena

1:00 AM, 18 December 2025

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 17,159

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Gord Dwyer

Linesmen:
Libor Suchanek
Brandon Grillo

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	2	46
Washington	19	11	4	42
NY Islanders	19	12	3	41
Philadelphia	17	10	6	40
New Jersey	19	14	1	39
NY Rangers	17	15	4	38
Pittsburgh	14	10	9	37
Columbus	14	14	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	24	2	7	55
Dallas	23	7	5	51
Minnesota	21	9	5	47
Utah	17	16	3	37
St. Louis	13	15	8	34
Winnipeg	15	16	2	32
Chicago	13	15	6	32
Nashville	13	16	4	30

Wyatt Johnston scores 2, Roope Hintz has goal and assist as Stars beat Sharks 5-3

— Wyatt Johnston scored twice and the Dallas Stars beat the San Jose Sharks 5–3 on Thursday night.

Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Backlund scores twice as Flames use 3-goal 3rd period to beat Kraken 4-2

— Mikael Backlund had two goals, and the Calgary Flames scored three times in the third period to beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Thursday night.

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Carolina Hurricanes @ Nashville Predators

CAR @ NSH Videos

Regular Season Series

CAR wins 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Central Division Standings

NHL News

Wyatt Johnston scores 2, Roope Hintz has goal and assist as Stars beat Sharks 5-3

Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks: Game Highlights

Backlund scores twice as Flames use 3-goal 3rd period to beat Kraken 4-2