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Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Preseason Final/OT

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 in overtime on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Carolina Hurricanes 2 53-22-7
at Nashville Predators 3 38-34-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 1 0 1 0 2
Nashville Predators 1 1 0 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 8 10 6 1 25
Nashville Predators 9 10 6 4 29

Three stars

  1. J. Kemell, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Jost, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  3. J. Saros, Nashville Predators (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:38 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook (1) Jordan Staal (1), Pyotr Kochetkov (1) Even strength CAR 1, NSH 0
1st 13:28 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault (1) Filip Forsberg (2), Roman Josi (1) Power play CAR 1, NSH 1
2nd 04:59 Nashville Predators Tyson Jost (1) Justin Barron (1), Joakim Kemell (1) Even strength CAR 1, NSH 2
3rd 14:57 Carolina Hurricanes Seth Jarvis (1) Sebastian Aho (1) Even strength CAR 2, NSH 2
OT 04:44 Nashville Predators Joakim Kemell (1) Brady Skjei (3), Fedor Svechkov (2) Power play CAR 2, NSH 3

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 25 29
Power play 0 of 2 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 13 13
Blocked shots 15 12
Giveaways 15 24
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 21/51 (41.2%) 30/51 (58.8%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 2 0 52.6% 16:53
20 S. Aho C 0 1 1 +1 4 2 1 0 0 58.3% 18:40
22 L. Stankoven C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 25% 16:53
24 S. Jarvis R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 19:39
27 N. Ehlers L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 17:42
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 2 0 13:15
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:17
48 J. Martinook L 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 16:11
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:49
53 J. Blake R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 18:00
71 T. Hall L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 13:08
77 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 14.3% 10:14
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 23:28
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 19:35
6 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:24
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 4 0 23:02
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 24:25
62 C. Legault D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 16:36
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
52 P. Kochetkov 29 26 3 .897 64:33 OT loss

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 17:49
17 T. Jost C 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 1 0 100% 12:33
25 J. Kemell R 1 1 2 +1 0 4 2 0 1 14:36
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 13:31
40 F. Svechkov C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 77.8% 16:29
44 B. Martin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 37.5% 17:09
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 42.9% 12:35
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 60% 17:32
58 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 17:34
81 J. Marchessault R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 1 20:22
89 O. Wiesblatt C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 11:08
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 77.8% 19:13
20 J. Barron D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 18:18
24 S. Stastney D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 16:47
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 20:57
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 1 0 23:27
76 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 1 0 22:28
83 A. Wilsby D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 20:13
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 25 23 2 .920 63:57 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:16 Carolina Hurricanes Charles Alexis Legault Holding 2
1st 13:15 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 17:20 Nashville Predators Brady Skjei Tripping 2
2nd 01:15 Nashville Predators Roman Josi Holding 2
OT 03:02 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Unsportsmanlike conduct 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Wes McCauley, Alex Lepkowski
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Tommy Hughes
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Frederik Andersen, Jaccob Slavin, Kevin Labanc, Oliver Kylington, Givani Smith, K'Andre Miller, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jacob Kucharski, Yegor Naumov, Nikita Guslistov, Alexander Perevalov, Simon Forsmark, Alexander Pelevin, Nils Juntorp, Jakub Vondras, Vladimir Grudinin, Jayden Perron, Alexander Rykov, Stanislav Yarovoi, Timur Mukhanov, Michael Emerson, Egor Velmakin, Juha Jaaska, Nikita Artamonov, Noel Fransén, Alexander Siryatsky, Oskar Vuollet, Justin Poirier, Timur Kol, Fyodor Avramov, Roman Shokhrin, Andrey Krutov, Kurban Limatov, Semyon Frolov, Charlie Cerrato, Roman Bausov, Viggo Nordlund, Filip Ekberg
Nashville Predators scratches
Steven Stamkos, Scott Harrington, Daniel Carr, Konstantin Volkov, Dylan Gambrell, Nicolas Hague, Isaac Ratcliffe, Semyon Chystyakov, Isak Walther, Ethan Haider, Zack Hayes, Luke Evangelista, Kyle Marino, Adam Ingram, Kasper Kulonummi, Nick Blankenburg, Ben Strinden, Chad Nychuk, Felix Nilsson, Matthew Wood, Sutter Muzzatti, Aiden Fink, Oasiz Wiesblatt, Miguel Marques, Teddy Stiga, Egor Surin, Viggo Gustafsson, Jakub Milota, Viktor Norringer, Erik Påhlsson, Jacob Rombach, Cameron Reid, Jack Ivankovic, Ryker Lee, T.J. Semptimphelter, Alex Huang, Daniel Nieminen, Alex Kostov, Hayden Barch

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Preseason Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/OT Preseason Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 4

Matchup Status Details
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New York Rangers 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Preseason Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final/OT Preseason Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Preseason Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Preseason Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Preseason Game page
St. Louis Blues 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 0 Final Preseason Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Florida Panthers 7 Final Preseason Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final/OT Preseason Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Utah Mammoth 6 Final Preseason Game page

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