Nashville PredatorsPredators10-14-4
3FinalDec 6, 2025
Carolina HurricanesHurricanes17-8-2
6TVFanDuel SN SouthStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
NSH+185
CAR−225
Puck line
NSH +1.5−130
CAR −1.5+110
Total O/U
Over 5.5−135
Under 5.5+114
- Puck line: Hurricanes −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 5.5 (9 goals).
Recap
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 6-3 at Lenovo Center in Raleigh on Dec 6, 2025 to move to 17-8-2.
The Hurricanes scored 2 power-play goals. They scored 3 unanswered goals in the first period.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| CAR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
W: Bussi · L: Saros
Scoring plays
First Period
- CARGoal · 8:01Taylor Hall Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Jackson Blake (10), Logan Stankoven (7)0-1
- CARGoal · 9:55Nikolaj Ehlers Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (8), Shayne Gostisbehere (17)0-2
- CARGoal · 19:44William Carrier Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Martinook (7), Jordan Staal (3)0-3
Second Period
- CARGoal · 15:46Jackson Blake Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (12), K'Andre Miller (10)0-4
Third Period
- CARGoal · 4:45Sebastian Aho Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: none0-5
- NSHGoal · 6:26Michael Bunting Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Luke Evangelista (15), Erik Haula (12)1-5
- CARGoal · 8:12Jackson Blake Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (13)1-6
- NSHGoal · 9:09Matthew Wood Goal (8) Between Legs, assists: Filip Forsberg (9), Brady Skjei (7)2-6
- NSHGoal · 11:36Filip Forsberg Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Nick Blankenburg (8), Spencer Stastney (8)3-6
Team stats
NSHCAR
- Shots
- 22
- 40
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 2
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 58.4
- 41.6
- Hits
- 19
- 12
- Blocked Shots
- 14
- 9
- Penalty Minutes
- 14
- 8
Top performers
Nashville PredatorsCarolina Hurricanes
Goals
Filip Forsberg1
Jackson Blake2
Assists
Filip Forsberg1
Nikolaj Ehlers2
Points
Filip Forsberg2
Jackson Blake3
Player stats
Predators · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bunting LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Luke Evangelista RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Filip Forsberg LW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13:51 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 4 |
| Erik Haula LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:03 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47.4 | 0 |
| Tyson Jost C | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron C | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.6 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Reilly C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17:05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 62.5 | 0 |
| Reid Schaefer LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 6:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Steven Stamkos C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:02 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 71.4 | 0 |
| Fedor Svechkov C | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:54 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 66.7 | 2 |
| Matthew Wood RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:54 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Predators · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Hague D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 22:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Roman Josi D | 2 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 22:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brady Skjei D | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24:00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Spencer Stastney D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Adam Wilsby D | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Predators · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus Annunen G | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 11:48 | 0 |
| Juuse Saros G | 6 | 38 | 32 | .842 | 48:12 | 0 |
Hurricanes · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46.7 | 0 |
| Jackson Blake RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| William Carrier LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11:02 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:29 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 60.0 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16:00 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38.5 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15:06 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Eric Robinson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:03 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:56 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23.1 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Hurricanes · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21:55 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:04 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 19:07 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Joel Nystrom D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 11:25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Sean Walker D | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 20:06 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Hurricanes · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Bussi G | 3 | 22 | 19 | .864 | 59:56 | 0 |
Three stars
- Jackson Blake (CAR)
- Nikolaj Ehlers (CAR)
- Brandon Bussi (CAR)
Game info
VenueLenovo Center, Raleigh, NC
Attendance18,299
OfficialsReferee: Francois St. Laurent · Referee: Jordan Samuels-Thomas · Linesman: Shandor Alphonso · Linesman: Julien Fournier
TVFanDuel SN South · local
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