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Nashville Predators vs Carolina Hurricanes

Regular season · Saturday, January 2, 2027 · Lenovo Center

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Game preview

The Nashville Predators visit the Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center on Saturday, January 2, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CARNHL, HHN, WRAL and SCRIPPS.

This is the second of 2 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Predators

First game of a road trip.

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: vs DET
  5. 272026-12-27: no game
  6. 282026-12-28: at FLA
  7. 292026-12-29: at TBL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 302026-12-30: no game
  9. 312026-12-31: no game
  10. 12027-01-01: vs FLA
  11. 22027-01-02: at CAR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~451 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~451 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Hurricanes

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Pittsburgh and Detroit).

  1. 232026-12-23: no game
  2. 242026-12-24: no game
  3. 252026-12-25: no game
  4. 262026-12-26: vs PIT
  5. 272026-12-27: no game
  6. 282026-12-28: vs TBL
  7. 292026-12-29: at PIT, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 302026-12-30: no game
  9. 312026-12-31: at DET
  10. 12027-01-01: no game
  11. 22027-01-02: vs NSH
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~508 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,042 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsTue, Oct 13 vs VGK
  1. L1Forsberg#9Hoglander#21Wood#71
    7:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewColton#79Drury#18Edstrom#84
    6:39 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewStamkos#91O'Reilly#90Kerfoot#14
    4:39 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewJosi#59Wilsby#2
    10:48 together at 5v5
  2. D2Skjei#76Perbix#48
    10:28 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewHague#41Struble#3
    7:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Forsberg LStamkos CO'Reilly CMarchessault CJosi D4:22
  2. 2Kerfoot CColton CPinchuk CWood RAhcan D0:25

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kerfoot CDrury CSkjei DPerbix D2:16
  2. 2O'Reilly CEdstrom CJosi DWilsby D0:35
Carolina HurricanesHurricanesTue, Oct 13 vs WSH
  1. L1Carrier#28Aho#20Svechnikov#37
    9:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Jankowski#77Martinook#48Ehlers#27
    7:02 together at 5v5
  3. L3Deslauriers#44Robinson#50Kotkaniemi#82
    5:20 together at 5v5
  4. L4Hall#71Stankoven#22Blake#53
    3:09 together at 5v5
  1. D1Walker#26Miller#19
    17:18 together at 5v5
  2. D2Slavin#74Chatfield#5
    13:39 together at 5v5
  3. D3Reilly#6Gostisbehere#4
    9:49 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Ehlers LAho CSvechnikov RBlake RGostisbehere D4:21
  2. 2Jankowski LRobinson LStankoven CBlake RMiller D0:33

Penalty kill

  1. 1Jankowski LMartinook LSlavin DChatfield D1:28
  2. 2Aho CStankoven CSlavin DChatfield D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NSHCAR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NSH 43% (most shuffled)CAR 71% (11th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

NSH 1:56 left (11th earliest · 16 pulls)CAR 1:51 left (15th earliest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NSH 48.7s (14th longest)CAR 48.0s (13th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NSH 30% (15th most often)CAR 28% (11th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series