Nashville Predators

Blake scores twice, Bussi wins again as Hurricanes top Predators

December 6, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Bus keeps rolling for the Hurricanes, and Jackson Blake hopped aboard Saturday night. Goalie Brandon Bussi made 19 saves — including several key ones early — to win his sixth straight start, […]

Hurricanes schedule filled with reunions, road-heavy ending

July 25, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The start of the NHL season is still 2½ months away, but the league last week released the 2025-26 schedule that includes a three-week break for players to participate in the Winter Olympics […]

Hurricanes can’t solve Saros in loss to Predators

March 25, 2025 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — Sometimes, the hockey gods just aren’t your side. It sure seemed like that was the case for the Hurricanes on Tuesday at Lenovo Center. Carolina relentlessly pressured the visiting Predators, but goalie Juuse […]

Power play, Aho’s 4 points lead Hurricanes to road win in Nashville

December 27, 2023 The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Sebastian Aho scored a goal and assisted on three others to lead the Carolina Hurricanes to a 5-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. Andrei Svechnikov, Brent Burns and Seth […]

‘Loose’ Hurricanes drop overtime decision to Predators

December 15, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes squandered a pair of two-goal leads and lost in overtime to the visiting Predators 6-5 Friday at PNC Arena. Stefan Noesen, Tony DeAngelo, Jalen Chatfield, Sebastian Aho and Martin Necas scored […]

Hurricanes’ regulars take care of business in preseason finale

October 7, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — A night after losing in Nashville with their B lineup, the Hurricanes flexed their muscle at home Friday with an NHL dress rehearsal group, winning 4-1 in their preseason finale against the Predators. […]

Hurricanes’ scoring dries up again in shutout loss in Nashville

April 6, 2023 The Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mark Jankowski had a goal and an assist in the first period and the young Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-0 on Thursday night to keep their improbable playoff hopes alive […]

Saros stops 64 shots, Predators beat Hurricanes 5-3

January 5, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — It was a long wait for Max Pacioretty to finally get back on the ice and make his Hurricanes debut. Carolina honored his return with a team-record 67 shots on goal, matching the […]

Niederreiter, who ‘wanted to come back’ to Hurricanes, returns with Predators

January 5, 2023 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — On July 19, it looked like the door for Nino Niederreiter’s return to the Hurricanes was slowly reopening. Niederreiter had entered free agency expecting one final big payday, a deal that would pay […]

Category 5: Prospect Showcase and Hurricanes preseason primer

September 21, 2022 Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — As quickly as the four-day NHL Prospect Showcase ended the start of training camp is upon us. The Hurricanes hosted the Panthers, Predators and Lightning for a three-game round-robin tournament at both Invisalign […]