Ekholm scores in OT, Predators beat Hurricanes 2-1

Nashville Predators

19-13-7 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Final/OT

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carolina Hurricanes

16-17-6 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	OT	T
NSH	0	1	0	1	2
CAR	1	0	0	0	1

Ekholm (Predators - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Skinner (Hurricanes - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 1
Gaustad (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Jan 3,2016

• Associated Press

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Mattias Ekholm finally ended the Nashville Predators' overtime jinx on Saturday night.
The Swedish defenseman scored with 1:51 left in the extra period, lifting the Predators to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes and their first overtime victory in seven tries this season.
Ekholm corralled a deflected pass from Filip Forsberg, skated in on Eddie Lack and beat the goalie top shelf.
"Obviously overtimes haven't been our best so far," Ekholm said. "We just tried to wait them out and go to offense as soon as we could. As it is, 3-on-3 is a break somewhere and you've got to make something happen. Fortunately I got that one past Lack tonight."
Paul Gaustad tied the game for Nashville with a short-handed goal in the second period. Ekholm assisted and Gaustad got his first goal of the season.
Victor Rask put Carolina ahead 8:58 into the first with his 11th goal.
Nashville's Pekka Rinne had 27 saves and Lack stopped 19.
Predators coach Peter Laviolette praised Carolina's defensive pressure.
"We were a little bit slow catching up to that in the first 10 minutes of the first period," said Laviolette, who coached the Hurricanes to a Stanley Cup title in 2006. "But in the second I thought we turned it up really well."
Nashville captain and defenseman Shea Weber played in his 724th game for the franchise, passing Martin Erat for second on the club's career list. David Legwand played in 956 games.
Carolina's Phil Di Giuseppe left with an upper-body injury in the second period and did not return. He assisted on Rask's first-period goal.
"That was a real even game," Hurricanes coach Bill Peters said. "I didn't think there was much room either way. I thought it was tough to generate anything. I thought both teams had a hard time getting inside and getting grade-A scoring chances. It didn't feel like we were as dangerous as we'd like to be."
Then Nashville tied it with Gaustad's deflection in the second.
"(Ekholm) was just getting the puck to the net and I thought if I got a stick on it, it had a better chance of going in," Gaustad said. "I just threw the stick out there and was fortunate I got a great bounce on it."
Nashville assistant Kevin McCarthy was an assistant with the Hurricanes from 1999-2009. The only remaining Carolina players from the 2006 team are captain Eric Staal and goalie Cam Ward.
Game notes
The Predators had won the teams' only other meeting of the season 2-1 in Nashville on Oct. 8. ... Carolina visits Edmonton on Monday night in the first of a two-game Western Canada trip. ... Nashville hosts Winnipeg on Tuesday night before heading on a four-game road trip. ... Carolina C Jay McClement missed the game with an illness after playing in 198 consecutive contests. D Michal Jordan was a healthy scratch for the Hurricanes. ... The Predators' healthy scratches were LW Austin Watson and D Anthony Bitetto and D Petter Granberg.

Final OT

Series (Game 2 of 2)

Predators 2

(19-13-7, 45 pts)

Hurricanes 1

(16-17-6, 38 pts)

7:00PM,EST,January 2,2016
PNC Arena, Raleigh, North Carolina

	1	2	3	OT	T
NSH	0	1	0	1	2
CAR	1	0	0	0	1

M. Ekholm (Predators - D): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
J. Skinner (Hurricanes - LW): Goals: 0, Assists: 1
P. Gaustad (Predators - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	Carolina	Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Mike Fisher in neutral zone
0:10	Carolina	Elias Lindholm credited with hit on Shea Weber in offensive zone
0:17	Nashville	Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Eddie Lack(Snap 20 ft)
0:24	Carolina	Shot missed by Kris Versteeg, Wide of Net(Snap 39 ft)
0:31	Nashville	Viktor Arvidsson credited with hit on Ron Hainsey in defensive zone
0:58	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro credited with hit on John-Michael Liles in offensive zone
1:25	Nashville	Barret Jackman credited with hit on Jeff Skinner in neutral zone
1:34	Nashville	Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by Eddie Lack(Snap 30 ft)
1:36		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:36	Carolina	Victor Rask won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone
1:38	Nashville	penalty to Calle Jarnkrok 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Face-off Violation
1:38	Carolina	Power play - Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Mike Fisher in offensive zone
1:57	Carolina	Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Faulk saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 55 ft)
2:20	Nashville	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Ryan Ellis in neutral zone
2:42	Carolina	Power play - Takeaway by Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
2:45	Carolina	Power play - Shot missed by John-Michael Liles, Wide of Net(Snap 47 ft)
3:20	Nashville	Shorthanded - Barret Jackman credited with hit on Jordan Staal in defensive zone
3:28	Carolina	Power play - Shot on goal by Jordan Staal saved by Pekka Rinne(Tip-In 20 ft)
4:01	Nashville	Mike Fisher credited with hit on Jordan Staal in defensive zone
4:07	Carolina	Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 14 ft)
4:09		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; Official Injury
4:09	Carolina	Riley Nash won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in offensive zone
4:27		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
4:27	Carolina	Riley Nash won faceoff against Mike Fisher in offensive zone
4:31	Carolina	Ron Hainsey shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson
4:38	Carolina	Joakim Nordstrom shot blocked by Shea Weber
4:42	Carolina	Joakim Nordstrom credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in offensive zone
4:46	Carolina	Takeaway by Kris Versteeg in offensive zone
4:48	Nashville	Viktor Arvidsson credited with hit on Joakim Nordstrom in defensive zone
5:23		Stoppage - Offside
5:23	Carolina	Jordan Staal won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
5:32	Nashville	Takeaway by Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
6:16	Nashville	Eric Nystrom credited with hit on Brett Pesce in offensive zone
6:27	Nashville	Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Brett Pesce in offensive zone
6:38	Nashville	Eric Nystrom credited with hit on Riley Nash in offensive zone
6:39	Nashville	Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Brett Pesce in offensive zone
6:41	Carolina	Brad Malone credited with hit on Paul Gaustad in defensive zone
6:45	Carolina	Brad Malone credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in defensive zone
6:47	Carolina	Riley Nash credited with hit on Paul Gaustad in defensive zone
6:49	Nashville	Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Eddie Lack(Slapshot 51 ft)
6:50	Carolina	Chris Terry credited with hit on Paul Gaustad in defensive zone
6:52	Carolina	Brad Malone credited with hit on Miikka Salomaki in defensive zone
6:58	Carolina	Noah Hanifin credited with hit on Miikka Salomaki in defensive zone
7:01	Nashville	Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Eddie Lack(Wristshot 45 ft)
7:03	Carolina	Chris Terry credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in defensive zone
7:09	Carolina	Brad Malone credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in defensive zone
7:38	Nashville	Shot on goal by Mike Ribeiro saved by Eddie Lack(Slapshot 50 ft)
7:39		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
7:39	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
8:05	Nashville	Shot missed by James Neal, Over Net(Snap 44 ft)
8:24		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
8:24	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Victor Rask in neutral zone
8:58	Carolina	Goal scored by Victor Rask(Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Jeff Skinner and Phil Di Giuseppe
8:58	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone
9:13	Carolina	Takeaway by Jordan Staal in offensive zone
9:15	Carolina	Shot on goal by Jordan Staal saved by Pekka Rinne(Backhand 11 ft)
9:21	Carolina	Andrej Nestrasil shot blocked by Mike Ribeiro
9:44	Nashville	Craig Smith credited with hit on Jaccob Slavin in offensive zone
9:53	Carolina	Giveaway by Joakim Nordstrom in defensive zone
9:59	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro credited with hit on Ron Hainsey in offensive zone
10:08	Carolina	Takeaway by Chris Terry in offensive zone
10:10	Carolina	Shot on goal by Brad Malone saved by Pekka Rinne(Snap 26 ft)
10:35	Nashville	Miikka Salomaki shot blocked by Brett Pesce
10:36		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
10:36	Carolina	Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Mike Fisher in defensive zone
10:39	Nashville	James Neal credited with hit on Jaccob Slavin in offensive zone
10:58	Nashville	Mike Fisher credited with hit on Elias Lindholm in offensive zone
11:48	Nashville	Giveaway by Cody Hodgson in defensive zone
12:06	Nashville	Takeaway by Colin Wilson in defensive zone
12:21		Stoppage - Offside
12:21	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Riley Nash in neutral zone
12:35	Carolina	penalty to Brad Malone 2 minutes for Hooking Miikka Salomaki
12:35	Nashville	Power play - Mike Fisher won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone
12:44		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
12:44	Carolina	Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Mike Fisher in defensive zone
13:44	Nashville	Power play - Giveaway by Roman Josi in offensive zone
14:04	Nashville	Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Eddie Lack(Slapshot 55 ft)
14:21	Carolina	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Riley Nash in defensive zone
14:33	Nashville	Power play - Giveaway by Seth Jones in neutral zone
14:35		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout
14:35	Carolina	Victor Rask won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in neutral zone
14:51	Nashville	Colin Wilson credited with hit on Jeff Skinner in neutral zone
16:15	Nashville	James Neal credited with hit on Eric Staal in defensive zone
16:27		Stoppage - Icing
16:27	Carolina	Eric Staal won faceoff against Craig Smith in defensive zone
16:32	Nashville	Filip Forsberg credited with hit on John-Michael Liles in offensive zone
16:44	Nashville	Craig Smith shot blocked by Eric Staal
16:45	Nashville	Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Justin Faulk in offensive zone
16:49	Nashville	Shot on goal by Mike Ribeiro saved by Eddie Lack(Wristshot 31 ft)
17:26	Nashville	Miikka Salomaki credited with hit on Andrej Nestrasil in defensive zone
17:51	Nashville	Eric Nystrom credited with hit on Jaccob Slavin in offensive zone
17:56	Carolina	Shot missed by Jordan Staal, Wide of Net(Snap 38 ft)
17:58	Nashville	Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Jordan Staal in defensive zone
18:17	Nashville	Shot on goal by Paul Gaustad saved by Eddie Lack(Snap 58 ft)
18:18		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:18	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Victor Rask in offensive zone
18:20	Carolina	Takeaway by Jeff Skinner in defensive zone
18:25	Carolina	Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Pekka Rinne(Snap 47 ft)
18:33	Carolina	Shot missed by Noah Hanifin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 69 ft)
18:35	Carolina	Takeaway by Victor Rask in offensive zone
18:54	Carolina	Shot on goal by Brett Pesce saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 66 ft)
18:55		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:55	Carolina	Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Mike Fisher in offensive zone
19:01	Carolina	Shot on goal by Justin Faulk saved by Pekka Rinne(Snap 41 ft)
19:09	Nashville	Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Eddie Lack(Snap 40 ft)
19:23	Nashville	Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Elias Lindholm in neutral zone
19:38	Carolina	Takeaway by Andrej Nestrasil in defensive zone
19:50	Nashville	Shea Weber shot blocked by John-Michael Liles
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	Carolina	Eric Staal won faceoff against Mike Fisher in neutral zone
0:24	Nashville	Mike Fisher credited with hit on Kris Versteeg in defensive zone
0:34	Carolina	Ron Hainsey credited with hit on Shea Weber in defensive zone
0:43	Nashville	Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
1:17	Carolina	Takeaway by Justin Faulk in neutral zone
1:42	Nashville	Filip Forsberg credited with hit on John-Michael Liles in offensive zone
2:14	Nashville	Shot missed by Calle Jarnkrok, Wide of Net(Wristshot 10 ft)
2:17	Nashville	Colin Wilson credited with hit on Brett Pesce in offensive zone
2:18	Carolina	Giveaway by Victor Rask in defensive zone
2:25	Nashville	Shot missed by Colin Wilson, Wide of Net(Deflected 7 ft)
2:28	Nashville	Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Brett Pesce
2:44		Stoppage - Icing
2:44	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Victor Rask in offensive zone
2:53		Stoppage - Offside
2:53	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone
3:14	Carolina	Shot on goal by Jaccob Slavin saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 42 ft)
3:18	Carolina	Takeaway by Andrej Nestrasil in offensive zone
3:38		Stoppage - Icing
3:38	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone
3:40	Carolina	Giveaway by Joakim Nordstrom in defensive zone
3:42	Nashville	Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by Eddie Lack(Snap 59 ft)
3:43		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:43	Carolina	Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Mike Fisher in defensive zone
3:58	Carolina	Takeaway by John-Michael Liles in offensive zone
4:28		Stoppage - Icing
4:28	Carolina	Riley Nash won faceoff against Mike Fisher in offensive zone
4:54	Carolina	Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Roman Josi
4:56	Nashville	Mike Fisher credited with hit on Brad Malone in defensive zone
5:19	Nashville	Shot on goal by Miikka Salomaki saved by Eddie Lack(Snap 21 ft)
5:25	Carolina	Brad Malone credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in neutral zone
5:43	Carolina	penalty to Phil Di Giuseppe 2 minutes for Hooking Eric Nystrom(served by Kris Versteeg)
5:43	Nashville	Power play - Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone
5:54	Nashville	Power play - Ryan Ellis shot blocked by Jaccob Slavin
6:20	Nashville	Power play - Giveaway by Craig Smith in offensive zone
6:50	Carolina	Shorthanded - Brad Malone credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone
7:10	Nashville	Power play - Mike Fisher shot blocked by Brad Malone
7:15	Nashville	Power play - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Eddie Lack(Slapshot 64 ft)
7:20		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
7:20	Nashville	Power play - Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone
7:41	Nashville	Power play - Seth Jones credited with hit on Jaccob Slavin in offensive zone
7:50	Nashville	Seth Jones shot blocked by Jaccob Slavin
7:57		Stoppage - Puck Frozen; TV timeout
7:57	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
8:26	Nashville	Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Brett Pesce in offensive zone
8:31	Nashville	Shot missed by Paul Gaustad, Wide of Net(Tip-In 9 ft)
8:52	Carolina	Shot on goal by Noah Hanifin saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 33 ft)
9:03	Carolina	Justin Faulk shot blocked by Mike Fisher
9:10	Carolina	Justin Faulk credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone
9:23	Nashville	Takeaway by Mike Fisher in offensive zone
9:25	Nashville	Mike Fisher shot blocked by John-Michael Liles
9:39		Stoppage - Net Off
9:39	Carolina	Jordan Staal won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
9:51		Stoppage - Icing
9:51	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone
10:01	Carolina	Takeaway by Ron Hainsey in defensive zone
10:07	Nashville	Craig Smith shot blocked by Ron Hainsey
10:09	Nashville	Takeaway by Ryan Ellis in offensive zone
10:17		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
10:17	Carolina	Victor Rask won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in neutral zone
10:25	Carolina	Chris Terry credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone
10:50	Nashville	Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by Eddie Lack(Backhand 12 ft)
10:58	Nashville	Shot missed by Cody Hodgson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 10 ft)
11:04	Nashville	penalty to Calle Jarnkrok 2 minutes for Slashing Brett Pesce
11:04	Carolina	Power play - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Mike Fisher in offensive zone
11:44	Carolina	Power play - Shot on goal by Brett Pesce saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 53 ft)
12:25		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
12:25	Nashville	Shorthanded - Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Victor Rask in offensive zone
12:35	Nashville	Shorthanded Goal Scored by Paul Gaustad(Deflected 31 ft) assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Miikka Salomaki
12:35	Carolina	Power play - Victor Rask won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone
12:44		Stoppage - Offside
12:44	Carolina	Power play - Victor Rask won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in neutral zone
12:56	Carolina	Power play - Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 42 ft)
13:11		Stoppage - Hand Pass
13:11	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Riley Nash in neutral zone
13:48		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
13:48	Carolina	Jordan Staal won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in neutral zone
13:51	Carolina	Giveaway by Justin Faulk in offensive zone
14:00	Nashville	Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Eddie Lack(Snap 36 ft)
14:01		Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Video Review
14:01	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone
14:25	Carolina	Giveaway by Andrej Nestrasil in neutral zone
14:26	Nashville	penalty to Craig Smith 2 minutes for Holding Joakim Nordstrom
14:26		Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; TV timeout
14:26	Carolina	Power play - Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in offensive zone
14:31	Carolina	Power play - Shot missed by Noah Hanifin, Wide of Net(Snap 49 ft)
14:57	Nashville	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Miikka Salomaki in defensive zone
15:04	Nashville	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Eddie Lack(Backhand 42 ft)
15:29	Carolina	Power play - Noah Hanifin credited with hit on Miikka Salomaki in defensive zone
15:44	Carolina	Power play - Noah Hanifin shot blocked by Mattias Ekholm
16:06	Nashville	Shorthanded - Ryan Ellis credited with hit on Andrej Nestrasil in defensive zone
16:18	Carolina	Power play - Giveaway by John-Michael Liles in offensive zone
16:23	Carolina	Power play - Takeaway by John-Michael Liles in offensive zone
16:39		Stoppage - Icing
16:39	Carolina	Jordan Staal won faceoff against Mike Ribeiro in defensive zone
16:49	Nashville	Craig Smith credited with hit on Ron Hainsey in offensive zone
17:04	Carolina	penalty to Jordan Staal 2 minutes for Interference Craig Smith
17:04	Nashville	Power play - Mike Fisher won faceoff against Riley Nash in offensive zone
17:18	Nashville	Power play - James Neal shot blocked by Ron Hainsey
18:27	Nashville	Power play - Roman Josi shot blocked by Jaccob Slavin
18:47	Carolina	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Justin Faulk in neutral zone
18:51	Carolina	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Justin Faulk saved by Pekka Rinne(Snap 51 ft)
18:52	Carolina	Shorthanded - Brad Malone credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in offensive zone
19:13	Nashville	Shot missed by Ryan Ellis, Wide of Net(Slapshot 53 ft)
19:14		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
19:14	Carolina	Eric Staal won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone
19:36	Carolina	Ron Hainsey credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in neutral zone
19:39	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok credited with hit on Jaccob Slavin in offensive zone
19:46	Nashville	Shot on goal by Cody Hodgson saved by Eddie Lack(Backhand 9 ft)
19:51	Nashville	Cody Hodgson credited with hit on Jaccob Slavin in offensive zone
19:57	Carolina	Shot on goal by Kris Versteeg saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 55 ft)
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	Carolina	Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Mike Fisher in neutral zone
0:06		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
0:06	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone
0:57	Carolina	Shot on goal by Andrej Nestrasil saved by Pekka Rinne(Snap 46 ft)
0:58		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:58	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Victor Rask in defensive zone
1:15	Carolina	Takeaway by Victor Rask in defensive zone
1:24	Nashville	Ryan Ellis credited with hit on Chris Terry in defensive zone
2:01	Nashville	Craig Smith credited with hit on Riley Nash in defensive zone
2:27	Carolina	Shot missed by Brad Malone, Wide of Net(Wristshot 16 ft)
2:32	Carolina	Giveaway by John-Michael Liles in offensive zone
3:09	Nashville	Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Noah Hanifin in offensive zone
3:20	Nashville	Paul Gaustad credited with hit on Brett Pesce in offensive zone
3:45	Nashville	Mike Fisher credited with hit on Ron Hainsey in offensive zone
3:53	Carolina	Shot on goal by Jaccob Slavin saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 29 ft)
4:01	Nashville	Giveaway by James Neal in neutral zone
4:18	Nashville	Craig Smith credited with hit on Jaccob Slavin in defensive zone
4:24		Stoppage - High Stick
4:24	Carolina	Bench penalty to Carolina Hurricanes 2 minutes for Too many men/ice - bench(served by Jeff Skinner)
4:24	Carolina	Shorthanded - Brad Malone won faceoff against Mike Fisher in defensive zone
5:11	Nashville	Power play - Shot missed by Shea Weber, Wide of Net(Slapshot 44 ft)
5:21	Nashville	Power play - Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in offensive zone
5:57	Carolina	Shorthanded - Ron Hainsey credited with hit on Colin Wilson in defensive zone
6:15	Nashville	Power play - Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by Eddie Lack(Backhand 10 ft)
6:51	Nashville	Eric Nystrom credited with hit on Noah Hanifin in offensive zone
7:10	Carolina	Eric Staal shot blocked by Roman Josi
7:12		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
7:12	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Victor Rask in defensive zone
7:22	Carolina	Giveaway by Jeff Skinner in neutral zone
7:27		Stoppage - Icing
7:27	Carolina	Victor Rask won faceoff against Craig Smith in defensive zone
7:30	Carolina	Giveaway by Noah Hanifin in defensive zone
7:36	Nashville	Shot missed by Filip Forsberg, Wide of Net(Tip-In 13 ft)
7:54		Stoppage - Offside
7:54	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone
8:14	Carolina	Takeaway by Eric Staal in offensive zone
8:21	Nashville	Mike Fisher credited with hit on Eric Staal in defensive zone
8:30	Nashville	Mike Fisher credited with hit on Eric Staal in defensive zone
8:42	Carolina	Shot on goal by Justin Faulk saved by Pekka Rinne(Snap 61 ft)
8:44		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:44	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Riley Nash in defensive zone
9:07	Nashville	Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Brad Malone in defensive zone
9:15	Carolina	Takeaway by Jeff Skinner in offensive zone
9:29	Nashville	Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by Eddie Lack(Wristshot 31 ft)
9:30		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:30	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone
9:34	Nashville	Colin Wilson shot blocked by Brett Pesce
9:44		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
9:44	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone
9:52		Stoppage - Icing
9:52	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jordan Staal in defensive zone
10:04	Carolina	Joakim Nordstrom shot blocked by Mike Ribeiro
11:01	Carolina	Chris Terry credited with hit on Seth Jones in offensive zone
11:06	Carolina	Takeaway by Jeff Skinner in neutral zone
11:17	Nashville	Cody Hodgson credited with hit on Chris Terry in offensive zone
11:51	Carolina	Takeaway by Brett Pesce in defensive zone
12:51	Carolina	Shot on goal by Jeff Skinner saved by Pekka Rinne(Backhand 14 ft)
12:52		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
12:52	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Riley Nash in defensive zone
12:54	Carolina	Brad Malone credited with hit on Roman Josi in offensive zone
13:12		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
13:12	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone
13:48		Stoppage - High Stick
13:48	Nashville	Mike Ribeiro won faceoff against Jordan Staal in neutral zone
14:09	Nashville	Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Andrej Nestrasil
14:24	Nashville	Ryan Ellis credited with hit on Joakim Nordstrom in defensive zone
14:44	Nashville	Shot on goal by Colin Wilson saved by Eddie Lack(Snap 50 ft)
14:45		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:45	Carolina	Elias Lindholm won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone
14:54	Nashville	Giveaway by Seth Jones in neutral zone
15:05	Carolina	Takeaway by Noah Hanifin in neutral zone
15:08		Stoppage - Offside
15:08	Nashville	Paul Gaustad won faceoff against Eric Staal in neutral zone
15:15	Carolina	Eric Staal credited with hit on Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
15:23	Carolina	Shot on goal by John-Michael Liles saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 60 ft)
15:30	Carolina	Shot on goal by Riley Nash saved by Pekka Rinne(Snap 21 ft)
15:31	Nashville	Shea Weber credited with hit on Riley Nash in defensive zone
15:52	Carolina	Shot missed by Riley Nash, Wide of Net(Tip-In 10 ft)
15:57	Carolina	Shot missed by Kris Versteeg, Wide of Net(Wristshot 41 ft)
16:01	Carolina	Shot on goal by Riley Nash saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 6 ft)
16:02	Carolina	Shot on goal by Riley Nash saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 6 ft)
16:03		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:03	Nashville	Mike Fisher won faceoff against Victor Rask in defensive zone
16:30	Carolina	Jaccob Slavin shot blocked by James Neal
16:31		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
16:31	Carolina	Eric Staal won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
16:37	Carolina	John-Michael Liles shot blocked by Miikka Salomaki
16:42	Carolina	Shot on goal by Elias Lindholm saved by Pekka Rinne(Tip-In 14 ft)
16:48	Carolina	Justin Faulk shot blocked by Eric Nystrom
16:52		Stoppage - Icing
16:52	Carolina	Jeff Skinner won faceoff against Paul Gaustad in offensive zone
16:54	Carolina	Victor Rask credited with hit on Eric Nystrom in offensive zone
17:20		Stoppage - Offside
17:20	Carolina	Riley Nash won faceoff against Mike Fisher in neutral zone
17:27	Carolina	Brad Malone credited with hit on Seth Jones in offensive zone
17:35	Nashville	James Neal credited with hit on Andrej Nestrasil in defensive zone
17:56	Nashville	Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Riley Nash in defensive zone
18:33	Carolina	Shot missed by Jordan Staal, Wide of Net(Snap 50 ft)
18:41	Carolina	Shot on goal by Jaccob Slavin saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 63 ft)
18:42		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:42	Nashville	Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff against Eric Staal in defensive zone
18:53	Nashville	Colin Wilson credited with hit on Elias Lindholm in defensive zone
19:30	Carolina	Jordan Staal credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone
19:37	Carolina	Joakim Nordstrom credited with hit on James Neal in defensive zone
19:51	Carolina	Shot missed by Justin Faulk, Wide of Net(Snap 57 ft)
19:52	Carolina	Joakim Nordstrom credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in offensive zone
19:58	Carolina	Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 31 ft)
20:00		End of 3rd period
OT Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of Overtime period
0:00	Carolina	Eric Staal won faceoff against Calle Jarnkrok in neutral zone
0:11	Carolina	Eric Staal shot blocked by Roman Josi
0:22	Carolina	Shot on goal by Justin Faulk saved by Pekka Rinne(Slapshot 47 ft)
0:41	Carolina	Takeaway by Victor Rask in defensive zone
0:52	Carolina	Giveaway by Victor Rask in offensive zone
1:21	Nashville	Shot missed by James Neal, Wide of Net(Wristshot 13 ft)
1:22	Carolina	Kris Versteeg credited with hit on James Neal in defensive zone
1:32	Carolina	Shot on goal by Kris Versteeg saved by Pekka Rinne(Wristshot 27 ft)
1:53	Carolina	Takeaway by Jaccob Slavin in defensive zone
3:09	Nashville	Goal scored by Mattias Ekholm(Wristshot 16 ft) assisted by Filip Forsberg and Ryan Ellis
3:09		End of Overtime period
3:09		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: PNC Arena Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Referees: Ian Walsh, Ian Walsh Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Brandon Gawryletz
Attendance: 12,149 (64.9% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Nashville   Carolina
Total Shots    21  28	PIM    6    6	Hits  48    28	Giveaways    7  10	Takeaways    6  22	Faceoffs Won    31    31

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NSH	CAR
8:58		Victor Rask (11) Assists: Jeff Skinner, Phil Di Giuseppe	0	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
1:38		Calle Jarnkrok: 2 Minutes for Delaying Game-Face-off Violation
12:35		Brad Malone: 2 Minutes for Hooking
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NSH	CAR
12:35		Paul Gaustad (1) (Shorthanded) Assists: Mattias Ekholm, Miikka Salomaki	1	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
5:43		Phil Di Giuseppe: 2 Minutes for Hooking (Served by Kris Versteeg)
11:04		Calle Jarnkrok: 2 Minutes for Slashing
14:26		Craig Smith: 2 Minutes for Holding
17:04		Jordan Staal: 2 Minutes for Interference
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NSH	CAR
No scoring this period			1	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
4:24		2 Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Jeff Skinner)
OT Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	NSH	CAR
3:09		Mattias Ekholm (5) Assists: Filip Forsberg, Ryan Ellis	2	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
No penalties this period

Player Summary

Nashville Predators Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % V. Arvidsson RW 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 14:49 0:00 0:00 14:49 0 0 00.0 M. Ekholm D 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 29 20:52 0:00 2:49 18:03 0 0 00.0 R. Ellis D 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 30 22:10 3:12 2:49 16:09 0 0 00.0 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 1 0 25 21:51 4:20 2:54 14:37 8 13 38.1 F. Forsberg C 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 1 27 22:34 4:34 2:46 15:14 0 0 00.0 P. Gaustad C 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 17 10:57 0:00 2:15 8:42 6 4 60.0 C. Hodgson C 0 0 -1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 13 8:17 0:00 0:00 8:17 0 0 00.0 B. Jackman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 10:43 0:00 0:32 10:11 0 0 00.0 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 -1 2 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 21 11:55 0:23 0:20 11:12 8 8 50.0 S. Jones D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 29 19:56 3:34 0:32 15:50 0 0 00.0 R. Josi D 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 34 25:26 4:26 2:39 18:21 0 0 00.0 J. Neal LW 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 25 19:46 4:34 0:00 15:12 0 0 00.0 E. Nystrom LW 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 15 9:05 0:00 1:22 7:43 0 0 00.0 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 26 18:51 3:26 0:00 15:25 9 4 69.2 M. Salomaki LW 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 11:29 0:00 2:23 9:06 0 0 00.0 C. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 0 1 22 14:45 3:03 0:00 11:42 0 2 00.0 S. Weber D 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 32 26:29 4:48 2:39 19:02 0 0 00.0 C. Wilson C 0 0 -1 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 19 13:32 3:40 0:00 9:52 0 0 00.0 Nashville Predators Scratches Player Detail A. Bitetto Scratched A. Watson Scratched P. Granberg Scratched Carolina Hurricanes Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % P. Di Giuseppe LW 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 8 5:12 0:00 0:00 5:12 0 0 00.0 J. Faulk D 0 0 -2 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 29 23:26 3:45 3:22 16:19 0 0 00.0 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 1 0 27 22:19 0:00 4:47 17:32 0 0 00.0 N. Hanifin D 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 22 16:02 3:08 0:00 12:54 0 0 00.0 J. Liles D 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 29 22:08 2:52 3:29 15:47 0 0 00.0 E. Lindholm C 0 0 -1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 20:07 3:31 1:59 14:37 8 2 80.0 B. Malone C 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 9 0 0 13 9:30 0:00 3:02 6:28 1 0 100.0 R. Nash C 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 12:49 0:00 4:06 8:43 4 5 44.4 A. Nestrasil RW 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 22 18:10 2:29 0:00 15:41 0 0 00.0 J. Nordstrom C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 24 17:45 0:00 3:44 14:01 0 0 00.0 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 19 15:37 2:15 0:00 13:22 0 0 00.0 V. Rask C 1 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 21 14:54 3:43 0:00 11:11 6 7 46.2 J. Skinner LW 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 24 16:28 2:17 0:00 14:11 1 0 100.0 J. Slavin D 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 28 23:41 0:00 4:22 19:19 0 0 00.0 E. Staal C 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 19:53 3:31 0:10 16:12 5 5 50.0 J. Staal C 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 28 19:33 2:29 2:49 14:15 6 12 33.3 C. Terry LW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 15 8:25 0:00 0:00 8:25 0 0 00.0 K. Versteeg RW 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 15:32 0:00 0:10 15:22 0 0 00.0 Carolina Hurricanes Scratches Player Detail M. Jordan Scratched J. Mcclement Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Nashville Predators Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM P. Rinne 28 1 27 .964 63:09 0	Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM E. Lack 21 2 19 .905 63:09 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Nashville	9	8	3	1	21
Carolina	9	6	11	2	28

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Nashville	0 of 4
Carolina	0 of 3

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.