Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes

Sat, Dec 6, 2025 · Lenovo Center · 2025–26 Regular Season

Nashville Predators

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Carolina Hurricanes

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 6–3 on Sat, Dec 6, 2025 at Lenovo Center. Jackson Blake scored twice. Brandon Bussi made 19 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 22–40.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NSH	0	0	3	3	22
CAR	3	1	2	6	40

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	08:01	CAR	PP	Taylor Hall (6) · deflected	Jackson Blake (10), Logan Stankoven (7)	0–1
1st	09:55	CAR	PP	Nikolaj Ehlers (6) · snap	Seth Jarvis (8), Shayne Gostisbehere (17)	0–2
1st	19:44	CAR	EV	William Carrier (2) · snap	Jordan Martinook (7), Jordan Staal (3)	0–3
2nd	15:46	CAR	EV	Jackson Blake (7) · backhand	Nikolaj Ehlers (12), K'Andre Miller (10)	0–4
3rd	04:45	CAR	EV	Sebastian Aho (9) · snap	Unassisted	0–5
3rd	06:26	NSH	PP	Michael Bunting (7) · snap	Luke Evangelista (15), Erik Haula (12)	1–5
3rd	08:12	CAR	EV	Jackson Blake (8) · wrist	Nikolaj Ehlers (13)	1–6
3rd	09:09	NSH	EV	Matthew Wood (8) · between-legs	Filip Forsberg (9), Brady Skjei (7)	2–6
3rd	11:36	NSH	EV	Filip Forsberg (10) · tip-in	Nick Blankenburg (8), Spencer Stastney (8)	3–6

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	06:19	NSH	Filip Forsberg	slashing	2
1st	08:12	NSH	Reid Schaefer	unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	09:45	NSH	Nicolas Hague	delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	14:38	CAR	Joel Nystrom	holding	2
1st	17:14	NSH	Fedor Svechkov	holding	2
2nd	00:58	NSH	Roman Josi	hooking	2
2nd	02:05	CAR	Bench	too many men on the ice	2
2nd	14:24	NSH	Nicolas Hague	interference	2
2nd	14:24	CAR	Andrei Svechnikov	holding the stick	2
2nd	19:02	NSH	Filip Forsberg	tripping	2
3rd	05:12	CAR	Jackson Blake	interference	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: NSH 2.29 · CAR 4.52 · xG% NSH 33.6

Nashville Predators

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
9	Filip Forsberg	L	1	1	2	0	4	3	2	0	100.0	13:51	20
76	Brady Skjei	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3		24:00	28
77	Luke Evangelista	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		17:48	17
37	Nick Blankenburg	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		16:56	26
56	Erik Haula	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	52.6	16:03	21
24	Spencer Stastney	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1		14:51	22
58	Michael Bunting	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1		14:35	16
71	Matthew Wood	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	1		12:54	19
41	Nicolas Hague	D	0	0	0	-3	4	0	1	1		22:20	28
59	Roman Josi	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	0	2		22:16	28
83	Adam Wilsby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1		19:46	25
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	62.5	17:05	23
91	Steven Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	71.4	16:02	19
40	Fedor Svechkov	C	0	0	0	+1	2	3	3	0	66.7	14:54	20
81	Jonathan Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		12:31	17
17	Tyson Jost	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	100.0	12:21	18
47	Michael McCarron	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2	52.6	11:47	18
49	Reid Schaefer	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0		6:35	13

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
74	Juuse Saros	L	38	32	6	.842	48:12
29	Justus Annunen		2	2	0	1.000	11:48

Carolina Hurricanes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
53	Jackson Blake	R	2	1	3	+2	2	5	0	0		19:11	23
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	L	1	2	3	+2	0	5	0	0	50.0	16:27	20
4	Shayne Gostisbehere	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		21:55	25
19	K'Andre Miller	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	2	1		20:04	24
22	Logan Stankoven	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	23.1	16:36	21
20	Sebastian Aho	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	46.7	16:29	20
24	Seth Jarvis	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	0		16:00	20
71	Taylor Hall	L	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	40.0	15:56	22
48	Jordan Martinook	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1	100.0	15:06	19
11	Jordan Staal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	46.2	14:56	21
28	William Carrier	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0		11:02	15
26	Sean Walker	D	0	0	0	+3	0	3	3	3		20:06	25
21	Alexander Nikishin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	1		19:07	26
5	Jalen Chatfield	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		17:54	21
37	Andrei Svechnikov	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		15:15	19
50	Eric Robinson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:03	17
82	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	38.5	12:18	16
64	Joel Nystrom	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0		11:25	19

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
32	Brandon Bussi	W	22	19	3	.864	59:56