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Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes

Lenovo Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 6–3 on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Nashville Predators 3 38-34-10
at Carolina Hurricanes 6 53-22-7

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 0 0 3 3
Carolina Hurricanes 3 1 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 4 7 11 22
Carolina Hurricanes 19 14 7 40

Three stars

  1. J. Blake, Carolina Hurricanes (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. N. Ehlers, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. B. Bussi, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:01 Carolina Hurricanes Taylor Hall (6) Jackson Blake (10), Logan Stankoven (7) Power play NSH 0, CAR 1
1st 09:55 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers (6) Seth Jarvis (8), Shayne Gostisbehere (17) Power play NSH 0, CAR 2
1st 19:44 Carolina Hurricanes William Carrier (2) Jordan Martinook (7), Jordan Staal (3) Even strength NSH 0, CAR 3
2nd 15:46 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake (7) Nikolaj Ehlers (12), K'Andre Miller (10) Even strength NSH 0, CAR 4
3rd 04:45 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho (9) Unassisted Even strength NSH 0, CAR 5
3rd 06:26 Nashville Predators Michael Bunting (7) Luke Evangelista (15), Erik Haula (12) Power play NSH 1, CAR 5
3rd 08:12 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake (8) Nikolaj Ehlers (13) Even strength NSH 1, CAR 6
3rd 09:09 Nashville Predators Matthew Wood (8) Filip Forsberg (9), Brady Skjei (7) Even strength NSH 2, CAR 6
3rd 11:36 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg (10) Nick Blankenburg (8), Spencer Stastney (8) Even strength NSH 3, CAR 6

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 22 40
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 8
Hits 19 12
Blocked shots 14 9
Giveaways 18 17
Takeaways 5 5
Faceoffs won 45/77 (58.4%) 32/77 (41.6%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 1 1 2 0 4 3 2 0 0 100% 13:51
17 T. Jost C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 12:21
40 F. Svechkov C 0 0 0 +1 2 3 3 0 0 66.7% 14:54
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 2 0 52.6% 11:47
49 R. Schaefer L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 06:35
56 E. Haula L 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 47.4% 16:03
58 M. Bunting L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 14:35
71 M. Wood R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 12:54
77 L. Evangelista R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:48
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 12:31
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 0 0 62.5% 17:05
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 0 71.4% 16:02
24 S. Stastney D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 14:51
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 16:56
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 -3 4 0 1 1 0 22:20
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 0 2 0 22:16
76 B. Skjei D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 24:00
83 A. Wilsby D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 19:46
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
29 J. Annunen 2 2 0 1.000 11:48
74 J. Saros 38 32 6 .842 48:12 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 46.2% 14:56
20 S. Aho C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 46.7% 16:29
22 L. Stankoven C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 23.1% 16:36
24 S. Jarvis R 0 1 1 -1 0 5 1 0 0 16:00
27 N. Ehlers L 1 2 3 +2 0 5 0 0 1 50% 16:29
28 W. Carrier L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 2 0 0 11:02
37 A. Svechnikov R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 15:15
48 J. Martinook L 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 100% 15:06
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 13:03
53 J. Blake R 2 1 3 +2 2 5 0 0 0 19:11
71 T. Hall L 1 0 1 -1 0 3 0 1 1 60% 15:56
82 J. Kotkaniemi C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 38.5% 12:18
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 21:55
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 17:54
19 K. Miller D 0 1 1 +3 0 1 2 1 0 20:04
21 A. Nikishin D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 19:07
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 +3 0 3 3 3 0 20:06
64 J. Nystrom D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 0 0 11:25
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 22 19 3 .864 59:56 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:19 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg Slashing 2
1st 08:12 Nashville Predators Reid Schaefer Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 09:45 Nashville Predators Nicolas Hague Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 14:38 Carolina Hurricanes Joel Nystrom Holding 2
1st 17:14 Nashville Predators Fedor Svechkov Holding 2
2nd 00:58 Nashville Predators Roman Josi Hooking 2
2nd 02:05 Carolina Hurricanes Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 14:24 Nashville Predators Nicolas Hague Interference 2
2nd 14:24 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov Holding the stick 2
2nd 19:02 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg Tripping 2
3rd 05:12 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake Interference 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Jordan Samuels-Thomas
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Julien Fournier
Nashville Predators scratches
Nick Perbix
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Mike Reilly, Mark Jankowski, Pyotr Kochetkov

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Nashville Predators 1 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 6

Matchup Status Details
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Florida Panthers 7 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final/SO Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 0 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 6 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

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