Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators
Playoffs · Sunday, May 23, 2021 · Bridgestone Arena
NBCSN · SN · TVAS · BSSO
Game summary
The Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-3 in overtime on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at Bridgestone Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Predators 61-43.
Luke Kunin scored twice and Brock McGinn scored twice. Vincent Trocheck, Ryan Johansen and Nick Cousins also scored.
Juuse Saros made 58 saves on 61 shots for the win; Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 39 of 43.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Luke Kunin (1)Mikael Granlund (1), Ryan Ellis (3)0–100:57 NSH
Vincent Trocheck (2)Martin Necas (2)1–118:03 CAR
2nd period
Ryan Johansen (2)Matt Duchene (2), Mattias Ekholm (2)1–204:53 NSH
Brock McGinn (1)Steven Lorentz (2), Jordan Martinook (1)2–218:05 CAR
3rd period
- Brock McGinn (2)Jordan Martinook (2), Jordan Staal (1)3–200:13 CAR
Nick Cousins (1)Erik Haula (2), Mattias Ekholm (3)3–303:15 NSH · PPG
2OT period
- Luke Kunin (2)Mikael Granlund (2), Calle Jarnkrok (1)3–416:10 NSH
Team stats
CARNSH
61Shots on goal43
55%Faceoff %45%
0/4Power play1/2
6Penalty minutes10
33Hits32
15Blocked shots31
16Giveaways16
8Takeaways13
Penalties
- 1st 07:39
Ben Harpur · roughing2 min - 1st 07:39
Nino Niederreiter · cross checking2 min - 1st 11:19Mathieu Olivier · tripping2 min
- 1st 14:33Colton Sissons · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 09:24Erik Haula · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 01:42Dougie Hamilton · tripping2 min
- 3rd 05:15Andrei Svechnikov · cross checking2 min
- OT 04:01Nick Cousins · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
Carolina Hurricanes
| 23Brock McGinnL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21:20 |
| 48Jordan MartinookL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:44 |
| 11Jordan StaalC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 26:53 |
| 16Vincent TrocheckC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 25:21 |
| 78Steven LorentzC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:22 |
| 88Martin NecasC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 22:46 |
| 13Warren FoegeleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:30 |
| 20Sebastian AhoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 31:39 |
| 21Nino NiederreiterR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 21:21 |
| 37Andrei SvechnikovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 30:09 |
| 71Jesper FastR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:26 |
| 86Teuvo TeravainenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 29:23 |
| 19Dougie HamiltonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 33:28 |
| 22Brett PesceD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 40:16 |
| 24Jake BeanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 27:03 |
| 42Maxime LajoieD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:02 |
| 58Jani HakanpääD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 26:13 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 5 | 39:02 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34Petr MrazekG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 39Alex NedeljkovicG | L | 43 | 39 | 4 | .907 | 95:29 |
Nashville Predators
| 11Luke KuninC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 25:16 |
| 64Mikael GranlundC | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 30:57 |
| 14Mattias EkholmD | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 34:56 |
| 19Calle JarnkrokC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 27:17 |
| 21Nick CousinsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 22:13 |
| 56Erik HaulaL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 29:33 |
| 92Ryan JohansenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:56 |
| 95Matt DucheneC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 7 | 22:25 |
| 4Ryan EllisD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 34:28 |
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 26:28 |
| 10Colton SissonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 20:48 |
| 13Yakov TreninC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 15:36 |
| 25Mathieu OlivierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 16:06 |
| 28Eeli TolvanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 20:12 |
| 5Matt BenningD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 26:27 |
| 17Ben HarpurD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 27:50 |
| 45Alexandre CarrierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33:45 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33:37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Pekka RinneG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 74Juuse SarosG | W | 61 | 58 | 3 | .951 | 96:10 |