National Hockey League
Nashville 2, Carolina 1
Saturday, January 2, 2016 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 2, 2016
Where: PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina
Referees: Francis Charron, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Brandon Gawryletz
Attendance: 12149
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Nashville 01012
Carolina 10001
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Nashville 19-13-6-1 12-5-2-1 7-8-4-0 W1
Carolina 16-17-5-1 8-8-3-1 8-9-2-0 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Carolina Hurricanes have a 8-8-3-1 record at home this season. The Nashville Predators have a 7-8-4-0 record on the road.
  • Carolina has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Hurricanes have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Nashville has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Predators have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Victor Rask played for 14:54 during 21 shifts and scored 1 point. Victor Rask had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Mattias Ekholm played for 20:52 during 29 shifts and scored 2 points. Mattias Ekholm had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Carolina had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • Nashville had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
Nashville   Carolina
Mattias Ekholm 2 Points Victor Rask 1
Mattias Ekholm 1 Goals Victor Rask 1
Mattias Ekholm 1 Assists Phillip Di Giuseppe 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
Paul Gaustad 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Pekka Rinne .964 Save Percentage Eddie Lack .905
Pekka Rinne 27 Saves Eddie Lack 19
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Nashville 21 2 0-4 3-3 6 31
Carolina 28 1 0-3 4-4 8 31
Upcoming Games
  • Carolina will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Hurricanes have a W/L % of .294 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Predators have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .619 after a loss.