NHL · Regular season 2026-2027
Nashville Predators vs Carolina Hurricanes overnight into Sunday, January 3
01:00
Swedish time
in 56 days and 3 hours
Local time: 19:00, Saturday, January 2
Nashville Predators visit Carolina Hurricanes at Lenovo Center overnight into Sunday, January 3. The puck drops at 01:00 Swedish time, which is 19:00 at the arena.
Predators are 5th in the Central with 19 points from 16 games, while Hurricanes are 1st in the Metropolitan with 28 points from 18. It is meeting 2 of 2 between the teams this season. 5 Swedes are on the rosters, led by Filip Forsberg and Adam Edström.
The Swedes in the game
#9
Filip ForsbergLW
19 P17 games, 5 goals, 14 assists
Last 5: 8 P · vs Hurricanes: 26 P in 33
#84
Adam EdströmC
7 P17 games, 6 goals, 1 assists
Last 5: 3 P · vs Hurricanes: 3 P in 6
#2
Adam WilsbyD
5 P17 games, 0 goals, 5 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Hurricanes: 0 P in 4
#21
Nils HöglanderLW
5 P17 games, 3 goals, 2 assists
Last 5: 1 P · vs Hurricanes: 3 P in 8
The teams going in
| NSH | Comparison | CAR |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Points | 28 |
| 16 | Games | 18 |
| 7-4-5 | W-L-OT | 13-3-2 |
| 5th Central | In the division | 1st Metropolitan |
| 16th | In the NHL | 1st |
| 3.06 | Goals per game | 3.83 |
| 3.13 | Against per game | 2.39 |
| -1 | Goal difference | +26 |
| 5-2-3 | Last 10 | 7-2-1 |
| W3 | Streak | W1 |
| 2-1-3 | Road / home this year | 5-1-1 |
| Back-to-back | Rest before | 1 day |
Standings as of November 7, 2026. The stronger figure is in bold.
Latest games
Top scorers
Previous meetings
CAR52 %26 wins
NSH46 %23 wins
Hurricanes have won 52% of the meetings.1 ties (2 %)
CAR@NSH
1–4November 4, 2026 · 3d ago
4Swedes in action1 G2 A3 P
CAR@NSH
4–1December 18, 2025 · 10mo ago
2Swedes in action1 G0 A1 P
NSH@CAR
3–6December 7, 2025 · 11mo ago
3Swedes in action1 G1 A2 P
NSH@CAR
3–1March 26, 2025 · 1y ago
1Swedes in action0 G1 A1 P
CAR@NSH
2–5December 24, 2024 · 1y ago
3Swedes in action0 G3 A3 P