Preview: Hurricanes at Predators

NASHVILLE - The Carolina Hurricanes round out a five-game road trip with a brief stop in Nashville to make up a previously postponed game against the Predators.

The Match-Up

Carolina Hurricanes (14-6-1, 29 points) at Nashville Predators (10-11-0, 20 points)
Tuesday, March 2, 8 p.m.
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Tracking the Storylines

Split in Florida: After dropping the first two games of the road trip in Tampa, the Canes rebounded with two wins in Sunrise and now have the chance to collect six of a possible 10 points before heading back to Raleigh. On Monday night, the Canes prevailed in a
3-2 overtime win
over the Panthers. Vincent Trocheck scored the game-tying goal with 1:33 left in regulation, and Martin Necas netted the game-winning goal at the 1:59 mark of overtime. Alex Nedeljkovic made 44 saves to improve to 3-2-1 on the season.

Back(-to-back) in Nashville: This game was originally scheduled for Jan. 19, the second half of a back-to-back in Nashville. Due to the Canes' COVID-19 shutdown, this game now falls on the tail end of the team's fifth of nine back-to-back sets this season and the only one involving travel in between games. The Canes are 4-1-0 in the first game and 2-2-0 in the second game of back-to-backs this season.

The Opposition

Last five games: 4-1-0, 8 points
At home: 7-4-0, 14 points
CAR vs. NSH: 1-0-0
Leading scorer: Filip Forsberg, 19 points (9g, 10a) in 21 games
Nashville opened a five-game homestand with a two-game sweep of the Columbus Blue Jackets over the weekend. The Predators have now won four of their last five games, but they remain under .500 on the season at 10-11-0.

The Last Meeting

The Canes and Preds last met on the front half of a scheduled back-to-back set that suddenly became a single-game series when the Canes experienced a string of positive COVID-19 tests. In that game on Jan. 18, Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho and Trocheck each recorded two points (1g, 1a), and James Reimer made 31 saves in his first start of the season in a 4-2 win.

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