National Hockey League

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Nashville Predators 3
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Match Report

Predators down Hurricanes 3-1 to clinch playoff berth

— Luke Kunin scored twice and Juuse Saros made 21 saves as the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1 on Saturday night to secure the Central Division’s fourth and final playoff berth.

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Team Stats

6
Blocked Shots
16
14
Hits
23
10
Takeaways
5
22
Shots
30
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
22
55.1
Faceoff Win Percent
44.9
4
Giveaways
8
3
Total Penalties
1
6
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

CAR

  • Alex Nedeljkovic GA 2 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Jordan Staal BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • Sebastian Aho BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 3
  • Vincent Trocheck BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

NSH

  • Juuse Saros GA 1 · SA 22 · SOS 0
  • Mikael Granlund BS 2 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Erik Haula BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Colton Sissons BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:51 · 3rd
  4. 18:57 · 3rd
  5. 18:57 · 3rd
  6. 18:51 · 3rd
  7. 17:52 · 3rd
  8. 17:31 · 3rd

Head to Head

CAR leads series 6-1

Injuries

Nashville Predators

Carolina Hurricanes

  • Alexander Nikishin Out
  • Jordan Staal Injured Reserve

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