8-4-5, 2-1-3 Away

14-3-2, 6-1-1 Home

Nashville Predators @ Carolina Hurricanes

Predators

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
J. Saros	5	3	4	0	2.62	.911
J. Annunen	3	1	0	0	3.40	.874

Hurricanes

NAME	WINS	L	OTL	SO	GAA	SV%
P. Kochetkov	11	1	0	2	1.67	.920
B. Bussi	3	2	2	0	3.23	.869

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NSH

CAR

Points

Filip ForsbergLW #9

20PTS

15A

Sebastian AhoC #20

26PTS

10G

16A

Goals

Steven StamkosC #91

10G

6PPG

44S

Logan StankovenC #22

11G

1PPG

55S

Assists

Roman JosiD #59

18A

11PPA

4+/-

Sebastian AhoC #20

16A

3PPA

14+/-

team	GF/G	GAA	SF/G	SA/G	PIM	PPG	PCT	PPGA	PCT	SHG	SHGA
NSH	3.00	2.82	26.0	28.9	118	17	29.8	6	88.5	2	0
CAR	4.11	2.32	33.3	22.4	164	14	22.2	9	85.0	3	0

Nashville Predators

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jonathan Marchessault RW	Day-To-Day	Nov 10

Carolina Hurricanes

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
William Carrier LW	Day-To-Day	Nov 12
Jordan Staal C	IR	Dec 3

Predators Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/7/26	vsSTL	W3-1
11/5/26	@COL	W3-2 OT
11/3/26	vsCAR	W4-1
10/31/26	vsTB	W5-4 SO
10/29/26	vsWSH	L4-3

Hurricanes Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
11/7/26	vsCHI	W9-2
11/5/26	@NYI	W5-3
11/3/26	@NSH	L4-1
11/1/26	vsWPG	W7-0
10/29/26	vsCBJ	W3-2

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Regular Season Series

NSH leads 1-0

Hurricanes
1
Predators
4

Game 1

11/3

Predators
Hurricanes

Game 2

1/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Minnesota	12	3	4	28
Dallas	10	5	2	22
Colorado	10	6	2	22
Nashville	8	4	5	21
Utah	10	7	1	21
Winnipeg	7	8	3	17
St. Louis	7	8	2	16
Chicago	4	13	1	9

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	3	2	30
New Jersey	13	5	0	26
NY Rangers	10	8	1	21
Washington	9	6	0	18
NY Islanders	7	6	4	18
Philadelphia	5	10	5	15
Columbus	7	8	0	14
Pittsburgh	6	10	2	14

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Nashville Predators @ Carolina Hurricanes

Scoring Leaders

Filip ForsbergLW #9

Sebastian AhoC #20

Steven StamkosC #91

Logan StankovenC #22

Roman JosiD #59

Sebastian AhoC #20

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