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Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators Head to Head

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common line 6.5 34567891011 total goals, one dot per meeting
10 meetings since 2021. 4 finished at 5 goals or fewer, 6 at 7 or more, and none landed on 6.

Here is what the record between these two clubs looks like, and how ArakIce reads their next meeting.

The last 10 meetings

10
meetings since 2021
6.70
goals per game
4 of 10
won by the home team
6 of 10
over 6.5

Predators lead the recent series 5 wins to 5. Where the game is played has mattered more than who is better. The home team won 4 of the 10 (40%). The only road win by either club was Hurricanes 3, Predators 2 on Oct 16, 2021.

Totals have split rather than clustered. 4 of the 10 finished at 5 goals or fewer. 6 finished at 7 or more. The number never landed on 6. The busiest was Dec 15, 2023, Predators 6, Hurricanes 5, 11 goals between them. 1 of the 10 needed overtime. Most recent meeting: Dec 17, 2025, Hurricanes 4, Predators 1.

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville Predators meeting since 2021
DateResultHostGoals
Dec 17, 2025Hurricanes 4, Predators 1Predators5
Dec 6, 2025Hurricanes 6, Predators 3Hurricanes9
Mar 25, 2025Predators 3, Hurricanes 1Hurricanes4
Dec 23, 2024Predators 5, Hurricanes 2Predators7
Dec 27, 2023Hurricanes 5, Predators 2Predators7
Dec 15, 2023Predators 6, Hurricanes 5 (OT)Hurricanes11
Apr 6, 2023Predators 3, Hurricanes 0Predators3
Jan 5, 2023Predators 5, Hurricanes 3Hurricanes8
Feb 18, 2022Hurricanes 5, Predators 3Hurricanes8
Oct 16, 2021Hurricanes 3, Predators 2Predators5

Compiled from ArakIce's own game database, covering every meeting between these clubs since 2021. Percentages appear only for matchups with at least 8 meetings.

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When Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville Predators are on the slate, ArakIce projects a win probability and a total for the game.

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How the model reads Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators

The projection starts with expected goals, meaning the quality of chances each club creates and gives up. That holds up better than goals scored, which swing on shooting luck. From there it adjusts for what is true only of this game: who is confirmed in net, whether either club is playing a second night in a row or sitting deep in a road trip, the travel and the time zones, and the referee crew where it moves the total.

What tends to move Carolina Hurricanes vs Nashville Predators

These clubs meet rarely, so unfamiliarity, travel and scheduling quirks carry more weight than usual. Those are exactly the situations the model is built to read. Beyond that, the biggest movers are goaltending confirmations, home ice, and whether either side is playing a second night in a row or finishing a long trip.