nhl Game Recap
Nashville Predators vs Carolina Hurricanes Recap - Hurricanes Win 5-1
Carolina got a pair of goals from Morgan Geekie as the Hurricanes skated to a 5-1 victory over Nashville on Thursday at PNC Arena.
The Hurricanes were a -227 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.
Carolina got goals from Morgan Geekie(2), Dougie Hamilton, Martin Necas, and Brock McGinn in the victory. Geekie opened the scoring at 9:06 of the first period.
James Reimer stopped 32 of 33 Nashville shots in the victory.
Nick Cousins scored for the Predators, finding the net behind James Reimer.
Pekka Rinne stopped 18 of 23 shots for the Predators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Carolina scored 3 times on 3 chances on the power play, while Nashville went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Carolina lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 33-26.
Carolina heads into a battle against the Red Wings. Nashville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tampa Bay.