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Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Preseason Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 6–0 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2026-2027 record
Carolina Hurricanes 6 6-1-1
at Nashville Predators 0 2-2-3

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Carolina Hurricanes 9 5 12 26
Nashville Predators 5 10 7 22

Three stars

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

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:02 Carolina Hurricanes Jackson Blake (1) Sebastian Aho (1), Shayne Gostisbehere (1) Power play CAR 1, NSH 0
1st 07:04 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook (1) Nikolaj Ehlers (1), Jordan Staal (1) Even strength CAR 2, NSH 0
1st 13:29 Carolina Hurricanes Nikolaj Ehlers (1) Unassisted Even strength CAR 3, NSH 0
2nd 16:37 Carolina Hurricanes Logan Stankoven (3) Jackson Blake (2) Even strength CAR 4, NSH 0
3rd 09:21 Carolina Hurricanes Mark Jankowski (1) Felix Unger Sorum (2), Taylor Hall (4) Power play CAR 5, NSH 0
3rd 19:05 Carolina Hurricanes Andrei Svechnikov (1) Sebastian Aho (2), Jackson Blake (3) Power play CAR 6, NSH 0

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

Team stats

Stat Carolina Hurricanes Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 26 22
Power play 3 of 4 0 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 8
Hits 15 11
Blocked shots 15 6
Giveaways 24 16
Takeaways 5 1
Faceoffs won 22/46 (47.8%) 24/46 (52.2%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 0 0 66.7% 13:22
20 S. Aho C 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 28.6% 20:01
22 L. Stankoven C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 28.6% 16:29
27 N. Ehlers L 1 1 2 +2 0 1 0 1 0 13:13
28 W. Carrier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 100% 11:53
36 F. Unger Sorum R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:05
37 A. Svechnikov R 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 100% 16:19
48 J. Martinook L 1 0 1 +2 2 3 2 1 0 13:28
50 E. Robinson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 12:23
53 J. Blake R 1 2 3 +1 0 3 0 0 1 15:02
71 T. Hall L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 12:31
77 M. Jankowski L 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 33.3% 16:23
4 S. Gostisbehere D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 20:08
5 J. Chatfield D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0 2 0 16:50
19 K. Miller D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 21:37
26 S. Walker D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 2 0 19:09
62 C. Legault D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 4 0 17:45
74 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 18:22
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie
32 B. Bussi 22 22 0 1.000 60:00 Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 19:12
14 A. Kerfoot C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 15:19
18 J. Drury C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 1 0 0 45.5% 16:11
21 N. Hoglander L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 13:40
22 M. Bourque C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 37.5% 16:30
51 V. Pinchuk C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 25% 14:19
71 M. Wood R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 66.7% 17:40
79 R. Colton C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 2 0 0 12:14
81 J. Marchessault R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16:34
84 A. Edstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 10:22
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 69.2% 17:42
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 13:41
2 A. Wilsby D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18:25
41 N. Hague D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18:46
46 I. Lyubushkin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 15:02
47 J. Ahcan D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:21
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 -2 2 4 0 1 0 22:05
76 B. Skjei D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 19:43
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 26 20 6 .769 59:08 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:17 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos Interference 2
1st 15:45 Carolina Hurricanes Sean Walker Tripping 2
2nd 02:25 Carolina Hurricanes Sebastian Aho Slashing 2
2nd 06:03 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault Tripping 2
2nd 13:36 Carolina Hurricanes Jalen Chatfield Holding 2
3rd 03:30 Carolina Hurricanes Jordan Martinook Interference 2
3rd 07:21 Nashville Predators Roman Josi Hooking 2
3rd 14:26 Carolina Hurricanes Charles Alexis Legault Hooking 2
3rd 17:44 Nashville Predators Vitali Pinchuk Hooking 2

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Rod Brind'Amour
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Nick Isaacson
Linesmen
James Tobias, CJ Murray
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Nicolas Deslauriers, Mike Reilly, Juuso Välimäki, Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Skyler Brind'Amour, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Josiah Slavin, Jacob Kucharski, Pyotr Kochetkov, Seth Jarvis, Alexander Nikishin, Justin Robidas, Aleksi Heimosalmi, Yegor Naumov, Stiven Sardarian, Nikita Guslistov, Alexander Perevalov, Alexander Pelevin, Vladimir Grudinin, Bradly Nadeau, 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, Thomas Desruisseaux, Kurban Limatov, Semyon Frolov, Roman Bausov, Viggo Nordlund, Filip Ekberg, Wiggo Sorensson, Zachary Lansard, Michael Berchild, Ryder Fetterolf, Zachary Jovanovski, Jackson Marthaler, Jakub Frolo
Nashville Predators scratches
Kevin Gravel, Tyson Jost, Konstantin Volkov, Nick Perbix, Justus Annunen, John Farinacci, Hunter Skinner, Semyon Chystyakov, Isak Walther, Justin Barron, Ryan Ufko, Kyle Marino, Adam Ingram, Reid Schaefer, Ben Strinden, Oasiz Wiesblatt, Miguel Marques, Teddy Stiga, Egor Surin, Jakub Milota, Viktor Norringer, Erik Påhlsson, Jacob Rombach, Cameron Reid, Jack Ivankovic, Brady Martin, Ryker Lee, John Prokop, T.J. Semptimphelter, Alex Huang, Ben Hrebik, Tommy Bleyl, Wyatt Cullen, Dmitri Borichev, William Gilson, Jakub Floris, Justin Graf, Philip Hemmyr, Benjamin Cossette Ayotte, Charlie Puglisi, Michel Myloserdnyy, Owen Murray

2026-2027 season series

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Preseason Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Nashville Predators 0 Final Preseason Game page

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