Carolina Hurricanes vs. Nashville Predators, Picks and Prediction, Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Use Code WWWC Carolina (21-9-2) will be going for their third consecutive road win when they visit Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday night to face Nashville (13-15-4) at 8 PM. ET. Read on to find out which team picks up the win in this Hurricanes vs. Predators prediction. Nobody does it better when it comes to NHL picks!
The Hurricanes are coming off a 3-2 win over the Flyers. The Predators are coming off a 5-2 win over the Blues.
Carolina and Nashville split their last 10 meetings.
Hurricanes Going For Fifth Consecutive Win
The Hurricanes bounced back from their loss to San Jose with four straight wins, which allowed them to take over the top spot in the Metropolitan Division. They will try to keep the momentum going and pick up their fifth straight win when they play on Wednesday.
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Carolina averages 3.25 goals per game. They scored three goals on 32 shots in their last game.
Seth Jarvis has 26 points from 18 goals and eight assists. Sebastian Aho has 26 points from nine goals and 17 assists, while Shayne Gostisbehere has 24 points from three goals and 21 assists.
Carolina is giving up 2.78 goals per game, which is 10th in the league. They’ve killed 79.8 percent of their penalties, which is 18th.
Brandon Bussi saved 24 of the 26 shots that he faced. He is 11-1-0 with a 2.05 GAA and a .911 save percentage.
Injuries: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (Lower Body) is questionable for this game.
Predators Going For Second Consecutive Win
The Predators bounced back from their loss to Colorado with a win over the Blues in their last game. They will try to keep the momentum going and pick up their second straight win when they play on Wednesday.
Nashville averages 2.81 goals per game. They scored five goals on 26 shots in their last game.
Ryan O’Reilly has 26 points from 10 goals and 16 assists. Filip Forsberg has 25 points from 14 goals and 11 assists, while Luke Evangelista has 23 points from four goals and 19 assists.
Nashville is giving up 3.47 goals per game, which is 28th in the league. They’ve killed 81.7 percent of their penalties, which is 13th.
Juuse Saros saved 20 of the 22 shots that he faced. He is 12-10-3 with a 2.95 GAA and a .897 save percentage.
Hurricanes vs. Predators Picks
Money Line Pick for Hurricanes vs. Predators
- Nashville Predators +156 (4 Units)
The Hurricanes have won three of their last four road games, while the Predators have won three of their last four home games. Nashville has the edge here because they’re playing well offensively and scored 16 goals in their last three home games. They haven’t been as good on special teams, converting 17 percent of their power play opportunities. The Hurricanes are an average penalty-killing team, and they’re not playing well defensively, giving up nine goals in their last three road games, so expect them to have a hard time slowing down the Predators.
Carolina will have a hard time keeping up with the Predators because they’re not playing as well offensively, and they scored eight goals in their last three road games. They’ve also struggled on special teams, converting 15 percent of their power play opportunities. The Predators are good at killing penalties, and they’re playing well defensively, giving up six goals in their last three home games, so expect them to keep Carolina’s offense in check. Take Nashville on the money line.
Over/Under Pick for Hurricanes vs. Predators
- Under 6 (4 Units)
The Hurricanes played under the total in four of their last five games. Carolina averages 3.25 goals per game. They averaged 3.33 goals per game in their last three games and converted 10 percent of their power play chances. They are facing a team that killed 90 percent of their penalties in their last three games and gave up eight total goals. The Predators average 2.81 goals per game. They averaged 4.66 goals per game in their last three games and converted 27 percent of their power play chances. They are facing a team that killed 100 percent of their penalties in their last three games and gave up seven total goals. Don’t expect these teams to score enough goals to push the score over the total.
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