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Hurricanes Fall 5-4 Against Nashville - Game Recap

The Predators earned a 5-4 victory over Carolina on Friday behind a 52-save performance from Juuse Saros at Bridgestone Arena.

Bettors who backed the Predators were rewarded as +120 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.

Matt Duchene, Ryan Ellis, Ryan Johansen, Filip Forsberg, and Mikael Granlund each scored for the Predators in the victory. Ellis opened the scoring for Nashville.

Juuse Saros stopped 52 of 56 Carolina shots in the victory.

Brett Pesce, Sebastian Aho, Vincent Trocheck, and Jordan Staal scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Juuse Saros.

Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 49 of 54 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Nashville scored 1 times on 7 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Carolina outshot Nashville 56-54 in the game.