Hurricanes Outplay Nashville, Still Go Home Empty

Carolina was the better team on the night and still lost 4-1 in Nashville. The Hurricanes outshot the Predators 30-20 and had more shot attempts, 72-54. Their chances were worth 3.56 goals to Nashville's 3.35 (expected goals, meaning how many goals the chances should produce). Pyotr Kochetkov gave up three goals on 19 shots, while Juuse Saros stopped 29 of 30. The fourth Nashville goal was an empty-netter.