The Nashville Predators and Carolina Hurricanes face off on Thursday in an NHL showdown at PNC Arena. When these two teams faced last February it was the Hurricanes that secured the 5-3 victory.
Nashville comes into this game with a 16-14-6 record overall and they have gone 7-8-3 away from home. In the last game against the Montreal Canadiens, Nashville scored six goals and that led to the three-goal victory. Nino Niederreiter finished with three assists and one shot on goal. Nashville is averaging 2.72 goals while their defense is giving up 3.03 goals per game. The offense is ranked 27th in the league and they need the offense to be better moving forward. Filip Forsberg has scored 14 goals and added 19 assists.
The Hurricanes sits with a 25-7-6 record overall and they have gone 12-3-1 at home. On Tuesday against the New York Rangers, the defense gave up five goals, and that led to the two goal defeat. Paul Statsny had two assists. The Hurricanes are averaging 3.11 goals while their defense is giving up 2.61 goals per game. The offense is ranked 20th but the defense has been the strength and is ranked 4th. Martin Necas has been the top player for the Hurricanes scoring 17 goals and adding 20 assists. In this game if the defense is good, the Hurricanes are going to have a great shot at securing the win.
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