Carolina Hurricanes at Nashville Predators

Wed, Dec 17, 2025 · Bridgestone Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Carolina Hurricanes

4 – 1

Final

Nashville Predators

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 4–1 on Wed, Dec 17, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena. Sebastian Aho scored twice. Pyotr Kochetkov made 25 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 37–26.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CAR	1	0	3	4	37
NSH	0	0	1	1	26

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	13:00	CAR	EV	Jackson Blake (9) · backhand	Logan Stankoven (9), Alexander Nikishin (9)	1–0
3rd	02:43	CAR	PP	Sebastian Aho (10) · wrist	Jackson Blake (12), Andrei Svechnikov (12)	2–0
3rd	04:33	CAR	EV	Seth Jarvis (19) · slap	Sebastian Aho (18), Nikolaj Ehlers (15)	3–0
3rd	08:06	NSH	EV	Filip Forsberg (15) · wrist	Ryan O'Reilly (17), Steven Stamkos (5)	3–1
3rd	19:15	CAR	SH EN	Sebastian Aho (11) · wrist	Andrei Svechnikov (13)	4–1

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	08:28	NSH	Brady Skjei	hooking	2
1st	14:09	CAR	Jordan Martinook	tripping	2
2nd	05:20	NSH	Steven Stamkos	high sticking	2
2nd	07:01	CAR	Sebastian Aho	high sticking	2
2nd	10:25	CAR	Taylor Hall	holding	2
2nd	13:54	NSH	Ryan O'Reilly	tripping	2
3rd	01:24	NSH	Nick Perbix	delaying game puck over glass	2

Shot map

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

Expected goals: CAR 4.86 · NSH 2.28 · xG% CAR 68.1

Carolina Hurricanes

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
20	Sebastian Aho	C	2	1	3	+1	2	4	0	1	47.4	20:20	21
37	Andrei Svechnikov	R	0	2	2	0	0	3	2	0		17:31	19
53	Jackson Blake	R	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0		16:28	19
24	Seth Jarvis	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0		21:41	21
21	Alexander Nikishin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	2		16:23	21
27	Nikolaj Ehlers	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		15:30	18
22	Logan Stankoven	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2	46.2	13:45	18
26	Sean Walker	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	3		21:03	25
5	Jalen Chatfield	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		20:40	24
19	K'Andre Miller	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2		19:34	24
4	Shayne Gostisbehere	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		19:11	24
11	Jordan Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	57.7	17:36	25
74	Jaccob Slavin	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1		16:47	21
50	Eric Robinson	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0		15:03	18
71	Taylor Hall	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		12:49	17
28	William Carrier	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:39	20
77	Mark Jankowski	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	42.9	11:19	15
48	Jordan Martinook	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		5:44	10

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
52	Pyotr Kochetkov	W	26	25	1	.962	59:57

Nashville Predators

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
90	Ryan O'Reilly	C	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	0	50.0	21:06	24
9	Filip Forsberg	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	100.0	19:41	21
91	Steven Stamkos	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	0	50.0	18:58	21
59	Roman Josi	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	3		22:28	23
37	Nick Blankenburg	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	6		21:30	27
77	Luke Evangelista	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		18:27	21
48	Nick Perbix	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1		18:23	20
76	Brady Skjei	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	1	0		18:21	23
41	Nicolas Hague	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0		18:08	25
36	Cole Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1		17:45	23
83	Adam Wilsby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		16:57	21
47	Michael McCarron	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	54.5	16:12	23
56	Erik Haula	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	57.1	14:55	19
58	Michael Bunting	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		13:35	16
40	Fedor Svechkov	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50.0	12:05	15
71	Matthew Wood	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		10:44	13
49	Reid Schaefer	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		10:01	14
81	Jonathan Marchessault	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		5:27	7

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
74	Juuse Saros	L	36	33	3	.917	57:58