Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators
Regular season · Wednesday, December 17, 2025 · Bridgestone Arena
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Game summary
The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Bridgestone Arena. The Hurricanes outshot the Predators 37-26.
Sebastian Aho scored twice. Jackson Blake, Seth Jarvis and Filip Forsberg also scored.
Pyotr Kochetkov made 25 saves on 26 shots for the win; Juuse Saros stopped 33 of 36.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jackson Blake (9)Logan Stankoven (9), Alexander Nikishin (9)1–013:00 CAR
3rd period
Sebastian Aho (10)Jackson Blake (12), Andrei Svechnikov (12)2–002:43 CAR · PPG
Seth Jarvis (19)Sebastian Aho (18), Nikolaj Ehlers (15)O'Reilly 1:12 into shift3–004:33 CAR
Filip Forsberg (15)Ryan O'Reilly (17), Steven Stamkos (5)3–108:06 NSH- Sebastian Aho (11)Andrei Svechnikov (13)4–119:15 CAR · EN
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
3–0 · 3rd 4:33 · Jarvis. O'Reilly was 1:12 into his shift when it went in.
1–0 CAR
1st 13:00 · Blake
Perbix 0:48
2–0 CAR
3rd 2:43 · PP · Aho
Haula 0:51
3–0 CAR
3rd 4:33 · Jarvis
Long shift: O'Reilly 1:12
3–1 NSH
3rd 8:06 · Forsberg
Gostisbehere 0:15
4–1 CAR
3rd 19:15 · EN · Aho
O'Reilly 1:37
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.9×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).
30%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 08:28
Brady Skjei · hooking2 min - 1st 14:09
Jordan Martinook · tripping2 min - 2nd 05:20Steven Stamkos · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 07:01Sebastian Aho · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 10:25Taylor Hall · holding2 min
- 2nd 13:54Ryan O'Reilly · tripping2 min
- 3rd 01:24Nick Perbix · delaying game puck over glass2 min
Season series
Carolina Hurricanes
| 20Sebastian AhoC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 20:20 |
| 37Andrei SvechnikovR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:31 |
| 53Jackson BlakeR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 16:28 |
| 22Logan StankovenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 13:45 |
| 24Seth JarvisC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 21:41 |
| 27Nikolaj EhlersL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 15:30 |
| 21Alexander NikishinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 16:23 |
| 11Jordan StaalC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:36 |
| 28William CarrierL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 |
| 48Jordan MartinookL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:44 |
| 50Eric RobinsonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:03 |
| 71Taylor HallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:49 |
| 77Mark JankowskiL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:19 |
| 4Shayne GostisbehereD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:11 |
| 5Jalen ChatfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:40 |
| 19K'Andre MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:34 |
| 26Sean WalkerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:03 |
| 74Jaccob SlavinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 16:47 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Frederik AndersenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 52Pyotr KochetkovG | W | 26 | 25 | 1 | .962 | 59:57 |
Nashville Predators
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19:41 |
| 90Ryan O'ReillyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 21:06 |
| 91Steven StamkosC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 18:58 |
| 36Cole SmithR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:45 |
| 40Fedor SvechkovC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:05 |
| 47Michael McCarronC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 |
| 49Reid SchaeferL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 |
| 56Erik HaulaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:55 |
| 58Michael BuntingL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 13:35 |
| 71Matthew WoodR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:44 |
| 77Luke EvangelistaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:27 |
| 81Jonathan MarchessaultR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 05:27 |
| 37Nick BlankenburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 21:30 |
| 41Nicolas HagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:08 |
| 48Nick PerbixD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:23 |
| 59Roman JosiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 22:28 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:21 |
| 83Adam WilsbyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:57 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Justus AnnunenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 74Juuse SarosG | L | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 57:58 |