Carolina HurricanesHurricanes22-9-2
4FinalDec 17, 2025
Nashville PredatorsPredators13-16-4
1TVFanDuel SN SouthStreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
CAR−180
NSH+150
Puck line
CAR −1.5+140
NSH +1.5−166
Total O/U
Over 5.5−130
Under 5.5+110
- Puck line: Hurricanes −1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 5.5 (5 goals).
Recap
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on Dec 17, 2025 to move to 22-9-2.
The Hurricanes have won 5 straight.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| NSH | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
W: Kochetkov · L: Saros
Scoring plays
First Period
- CARGoal · 13:00Jackson Blake Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Logan Stankoven (9), Alexander Nikishin (9)1-0
Third Period
- CARGoal · 2:43Sebastian Aho Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jackson Blake (12), Andrei Svechnikov (12)2-0
- CARGoal · 4:33Seth Jarvis Goal (19) Slap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (18), Nikolaj Ehlers (15)3-0
- NSHGoal · 8:06Filip Forsberg Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (17), Steven Stamkos (5)3-1
- CARGoal · 19:15Sebastian Aho Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (13)4-1
Team stats
CARNSH
- Shots
- 37
- 26
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 46.8
- 53.2
- Hits
- 11
- 23
- Blocked Shots
- 14
- 15
- Penalty Minutes
- 6
- 8
Top performers
Carolina HurricanesNashville Predators
Goals
Sebastian Aho2
Filip Forsberg1
Assists
Andrei Svechnikov2
Steven Stamkos1
Points
Sebastian Aho3
Filip Forsberg1
Player stats
Hurricanes · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Aho C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 47.4 | 2 |
| Jackson Blake RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:28 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| William Carrier LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nikolaj Ehlers LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Taylor Hall LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Mark Jankowski C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42.9 | 0 |
| Seth Jarvis C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:41 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Martinook RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Eric Robinson LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57.7 | 0 |
| Logan Stankoven C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13:45 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46.2 | 0 |
| Andrei Svechnikov LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:31 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Hurricanes · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Chatfield D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Shayne Gostisbehere D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| K'Andre Miller D | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Alexander Nikishin D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jaccob Slavin D | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:47 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Sean Walker D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Hurricanes · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyotr Kochetkov G | 1 | 26 | 25 | .962 | 59:57 | 0 |
Predators · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bunting LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Luke Evangelista RW | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Filip Forsberg LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19:41 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 |
| Erik Haula LW | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14:55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57.1 | 0 |
| Jonathan Marchessault RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Michael McCarron C | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.5 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Reilly C | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21:06 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Reid Schaefer LW | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cole Smith RW | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Steven Stamkos C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:58 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 2 |
| Fedor Svechkov C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Matthew Wood RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Predators · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blankenburg D | 6 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:30 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nicolas Hague D | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:08 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Roman Josi D | 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 22:28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Perbix D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Brady Skjei D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Adam Wilsby D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Predators · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros G | 3 | 36 | 33 | .917 | 57:58 | 0 |
Three stars
- Sebastian Aho (CAR)
- Pyotr Kochetkov (CAR)
- Filip Forsberg (NSH)
Game info
VenueBridgestone Arena, Nashville, TN
Attendance17,159
OfficialsReferee: Eric Furlatt · Referee: Gord Dwyer · Linesman: Libor Suchanek · Linesman: Brandon Grillo
TVFanDuel SN South · local
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