Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators

Thursday, October 5, 2023, 8:00 PM ET Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Preseason Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–1 on Thursday, October 5, 2023 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	52-23-7
at Nashville Predators	5	47-30-5

Goals by period

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	0	1
Nashville Predators	3	2	0	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	22	7	12	41
Nashville Predators	12	14	13	39

Three stars

J. Saros, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
G. Nyquist, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
R. O'Reilly, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:37	Carolina Hurricanes	Ryan Suzuki (2)	Felix Unger Sorum (3), Jamieson Rees (1)	Even strength	CAR 1, NSH 0
1st	04:15	Nashville Predators	Ryan O'Reilly (1)	Jeremy Lauzon (1), Juuso Parssinen (1)	Even strength	CAR 1, NSH 1
1st	08:49	Nashville Predators	Filip Forsberg (1)	Ryan O'Reilly (2), Tommy Novak (1)	Power play	CAR 1, NSH 2
1st	18:57	Nashville Predators	Kiefer Sherwood (1)	Roman Josi (3), Ryan O'Reilly (3)	Even strength	CAR 1, NSH 3
2nd	13:22	Nashville Predators	Gustav Nyquist (1)	Roman Josi (4), Cody Glass (1)	Even strength	CAR 1, NSH 4
2nd	19:34	Nashville Predators	Samuel Fagemo (3)	Filip Forsberg (2), Ryan O'Reilly (4)	Even strength	CAR 1, NSH 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Nashville Predators
Shots on goal	41	39
Power play	0 of 4	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	14	10
Hits	14	14
Blocked shots	9	11
Giveaways	13	23
Takeaways	3	3
Faceoffs won	18/54 (33.3%)	36/54 (66.7%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 25 Z. Aston-Reese	L	0	0	0	-1	6	1	3	0	35.7%	12:28
Number 26 K. Bellows	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	0	66.7%	18:27
Number 28 B. Lemieux	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		13:04
Number 36 F. Unger Sorum	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0		16:21
Number 38 N. Gunler	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		14:09
Number 42 B. Perlini	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		17:12
Number 43 C. Conacher	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	25%	11:01
Number 46 J. Robidas	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	25%	17:38
Number 61 R. Suzuki	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	50%	07:21
Number 73 N. Shore	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	14.3%	13:31
Number 81 J. Rees	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	0	100%	17:20
Number 85 B. Murray	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:14
Number 6 C. Jones	D	0	0	0	-4	0	1	1	4		18:42
Number 15 D. Coghlan	D	0	0	0	-2	2	4	1	1		21:20
Number 41 N. Beaulieu	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		19:04
Number 45 G. Mendel	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		19:59
Number 84 A. Honka	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		15:21
Number 89 D. Fensore	D	0	0	0	+1	2	5	0	0		24:55

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 A. Raanta	26	21	5	.808	40:00	Loss
Number 52 P. Kochetkov	13	13	0	1.000	20:00

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 C. Glass	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1	0	53.8%	18:22
Number 9 F. Forsberg	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	2	0	1		15:35
Number 10 C. Sissons	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1	0	83.3%	13:33
Number 11 S. Fagemo	L	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	1	0		11:09
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		14:00
Number 15 D. Gurianov	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0	100%	12:11
Number 26 P. Tomasino	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	17:28
Number 44 K. Sherwood	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	4	0	0		14:35
Number 75 J. Parssinen	C	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1	0	80%	16:37
Number 77 L. Evangelista	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:59
Number 82 T. Novak	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0	100%	13:50
Number 90 R. O'Reilly	C	1	3	4	+1	0	2	0	1	0	64.7%	15:25
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	0		17:19
Number 3 J. Lauzon	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	1	0		10:48
Number 22 T. Barrie	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	2	0		23:26
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		20:33
Number 45 A. Carrier	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		18:38
Number 59 R. Josi	D	0	2	2	+2	0	5	0	2	0		23:27

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 74 J. Saros	41	40	1	.976	59:32	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:56	Carolina Hurricanes	Domenick Fensore	Hooking	2
1st	13:51	Nashville Predators	Colton Sissons	Slashing	2
2nd	01:33	Nashville Predators	Alexandre Carrier	Interference	2
2nd	09:35	Carolina Hurricanes	Zachary Aston-Reese	Roughing	2
2nd	09:35	Nashville Predators	Jeremy Lauzon	Roughing	2
2nd	09:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Dylan Coghlan	Holding	2
2nd	10:59	Carolina Hurricanes	Nicholas Shore	Slashing	2
2nd	11:39	Nashville Predators	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	04:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Zachary Aston-Reese	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	16:05	Carolina Hurricanes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	18:51	Nashville Predators	Juuso Parssinen	Slashing	2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Rod Brind'Amour
Nashville Predators head coach: Andrew Brunette
Referees: Furman South, Jean Hebert
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Derek Nansen
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Brent Burns, Jordan Staal, Dmitry Orlov, Jesper Fast, Frederik Andersen, Stefan Noesen, Brady Skjei, Teuvo Teravainen, Jordan Martinook, Jaccob Slavin, Brett Pesce, Tony DeAngelo, Michael Bunting, Sebastian Aho, Jalen Chatfield, Martin Necas, Jayden Halbgewachs, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Andrei Svechnikov, Jack Drury, Jacob Kucharski, Cade Webber, Tuukka Tieksola, Kirill Slepets, Seth Jarvis, Alexander Nikishin, Vasily Ponomarev, Ronan Seeley, Alexander Pashin, Zion Nybeck, Lucas Mercuri, Scott Morrow, Ville Koivunen, Jackson Blake, Aleksi Heimosalmi, Bryce Montgomery, Nikita Quapp, Yegor Naumov, Joel Nystrom, Nikita Guslistov, Patrik Hamrla, Cruz Lucius, Alexander Perevalov, Gleb Trikozov, Simon Forsmark, Alexander Pelevin, Jakub Vondras, Vladimir Grudinin, Bradly Nadeau, Jayden Perron, Yaniv Perets, Alexander Rykov, Stanislav Yarovoi, Charles-Alexis Legault, Ruslan Khazheyev, Timur Mukhanov, Michael Emerson, Egor Velmakin
Nashville Predators scratches: Kevin Gravel, Mark Jankowski, Troy Grosenick, Michael McCarron, Roland McKeown, Anthony Angello, Yakov Trenin, Dante Fabbro, Konstantin Volkov, Jordan Gross, Vladislav Yeryomenko, Jachym Kondelik, Spencer Stastney, Jasper Weatherby, Egor Afanasyev, Alex Campbell, Semyon Chystyakov, Isak Walther, Marc Del Gaizo, Ethan Haider, Kevin Wall, Navrin Mutter, Cole Smith, Luke Prokop, Yaroslav Askarov, Luke Reid, Simon Knak, Adam Wilsby, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, Chase McLane, Ryan Ufko, Anton Olsson, Jack O'Brien, Zachary L'Heureux, Fedor Svechkov, Jack Matier, Graham Sward, Adam Ingram, Joakim Kemell, Kasper Kulonummi, Reid Schaefer, Cole O'Hara, Ben Strinden, Owen Flores, Austin Roest, Nolan Burke, Jesse Kiiskinen, Kalan Lind, Dylan MacKinnon, Tanner Molendyk, Felix Nilsson, Matthew Wood, Jake Livingstone, Juha Jatkola, Joey Willis, Sutter Muzzatti, Aiden Fink, Austin Elliott

2023-2024 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville Predators game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Nashville Predators 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Nashville Predators 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 6, 2023

Other NHL games on Oct 5

Other NHL games on Thursday, October 5, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
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Washington Capitals 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Boston Bruins 3 at New York Rangers 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Ottawa Senators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 0	Final Preseason	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
St. Louis Blues 4 at Dallas Stars 0	Final Preseason	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Dallas Stars, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Minnesota Wild 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
San Jose Sharks 3 at Los Angeles Kings 4	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Arizona Coyotes 4 at Anaheim Ducks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Oct 5, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Vegas Golden Knights, Thu, Oct 5, 2023