Final
CAR at NSH game report
Hurricanes
6–0
Predators
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 2:00 p.m. CT · Bridgestone Arena
Hurricanes beat the Predators 6–0 and earned it, out-chancing them 3.2–1.8 in expected goals and 8–5 in high-danger chances.
Team comparison
NSHCAR
- 0Goals6
- 1.84Expected goals3.22
- 1.005-on-5 expected goals1.91
- 5High-danger chances8
- 22Shots on goal26
- 46Shot attempts45
- 325-on-5 shot attempts31
- 11:17Power-play time7:15
5-on-5 shares for NSH: 50.8% of shot attempts, 34.4% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
PredatorsHurricanesCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Hurricanes shooting ←→ Predators shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| NSH at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 40:53 | 32–31 | 1.00–1.91 | 0–3 |
| Power play | 11:17 | 11–10 | 0.58–1.09 | 0–3 |
| Shorthanded | 7:15 | 2–4 | 0.25–0.23 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 0:35 | 1–0 | 0.00–0.00 | 0–0 |
Read pairs as NSH–CAR. “Power play” means NSH had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros NSH | 20/26 | .769 | 3.22 | -2.78 |
| Brandon Bussi CAR | 22/22 | 1.000 | 1.84 | +1.84 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Blake CAR | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0.49 |
| Jordan Martinook CAR | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0.46 |
| Mark Jankowski CAR | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0.42 |
| Alexander Kerfoot NSH | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.40 |
| Andrei Svechnikov CAR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.38 |
| Mavrik Bourque NSH | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.30 |
| Felix Unger Sorum CAR | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.29 |
| Taylor Hall CAR | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.27 |
| Sebastian Aho CAR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.26 |
| Matthew Wood NSH | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.23 |
Three stars
Scoring
Period 1
- 05:02CAR J. Blake pp (from S. Aho, S. Gostisbehere)1–0
- 07:04CAR J. Martinook (from N. Ehlers, J. Staal)2–0
- 13:29CAR N. Ehlers3–0
Period 2
- 16:37CAR L. Stankoven (from J. Blake)4–0
Period 3
- 09:21CAR M. Jankowski pp (from F. Unger Sorum, T. Hall)5–0
- 19:05CAR A. Svechnikov pp (from S. Aho, J. Blake)6–0