Preview: Hurricanes at Predators

NASHVILLE - The Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville Predators renew pleasantries 24 hours after squaring off for the first of eight times this season.

The Match-Up

Carolina Hurricanes (2-1-0, 4 points) at Nashville Predators (2-1-0, 4 points)
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 8 p.m.
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About Last Night

After splitting their season-opening series in Detroit, the Canes got back in the win column with a
4-2 victory
in Nashville on Monday night. Andrei Svechnikov opened the scoring on the power play in the second period, though the Predators tied the game shortly after. The Canes broke the game open in the third period, with goals from Vincent Trocheck, Sebastian Aho and Nino Niederreiter (empty net). James Reimer made 31 saves in his first start of the season.

"The effort has been great. This is tough sledding," head coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "It was a gutsy win."

News to Know

Teravainen Questionable: Teuvo Teravainen played just three total shifts in the second and third periods on Monday, and all were on the power play. That's because he "tweaked something," according to Brind'Amour. Teravainen's status for tonight remains unknown, so it's possible that Steven Lorentz could make his NHL debut.
Streak Snapped: Dougie Hamilton was not credited with a shot on goal on Monday, bringing an end to his shot streak of 296 consecutive games played, which was the longest such active stretch in the NHL. Prior to Jan. 18, 2021, the last time Hamilton was held without a shot on goal was April 5, 2016.

Numbers to Know

3: With his goal on Monday, Svechnikov became the eighth player in franchise history to score a goal in each of the team's first three games of the season, and his three-game, season-opening goal streak is tied for the third longest in franchise history behind Kevin Dineen (5) and Eric Staal (4).
8: The Canes have won eight of their last nine games against the Predators and are 12-3-1 in their last 16 games in the series.
21: Aho's game-winning goal on Monday was the 21st of his career, ranking him third among all Finnish-born NHL players for game-winning goals in the first five seasons of their careers.
60: Trocheck recorded two points (1g, 1a) on Monday, marking the 60th multi-point game of his career and first with the Canes.

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- Highlights: CAR 4, DET 2 - Postgame: Rod Brind'Amour, Jan. 18 - Postgame: Svechnikov, Jan. 18 - Postgame: Reimer, Jan. 18