Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes Picks and Prediction for Saturday, December 6, 2025
Use Code WWWC On Saturday, the Nashville Predators (10-13-4, 24 points, 8th Central) visit Raleigh and the Lenovo Center to play the Carolina Hurricanes (16-8-2, 34 points, 2nd Metro). Nashville defeated the Florida Panthers 2-1 on Thursday night for its second consecutive win and fourth win in the last five games. Nashville is last in the Central Division, 20 points behind first place. Carolina lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Thursday night, snapping a two-game winning streak by the Hurricanes. Carolina is second in the Metropolitan Division, two points behind first place. Make sure to read this in-depth Predators vs. Hurricanes prediction. Dominate the rink! Dive into our NHL picks and more at Winners and Whiners and claim your win.
Nashville is one of the worst at both ends of the ice
The Nashville Predators are 29th in goals for average at 2.6 and 31st, or next to last, in goals against average at 3.6. Nashville averages 27.8 (17th) shots per game and allows an average of 27.4 (16th). Nashville's power play is 26th, scoring 16.7% of the time the Predators have the man advantage, and the penalty kill is 19th, holding opponents scoreless 80.8% of the time Nashville is shorthanded.
Ryan O'Reilly and Filip Forsberg are the leading goal scorers for Nashville with nine goals each, and Steven Stamkos is third with eight. Luke Evangelista is the leader in assists with 14, and O'Reilly is second with 12. O'Reilly is the leader in points at 21 and Evangelista is second with 18. Nashville has scored 13 goals on the power play in 27 games. Evangelista is the leader in plus/minus at 5. In goal, Juuse Saros is 9-9-3 with a 2.87 goals against average and a .897 save percentage.
Injuries: Nashville will play without Zachary L’Heureux and Cole Smith, while four others are questionable.
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Carolina is strong on attack
The Carolina Hurricanes are 6th in goals for average at 3.4, and 10th in goals against average at 2.8. Carolina averages 33.2 (2nd) shots per game and allows an average of 24.4 (2nd). Carolina’s power play is 31st or next to last in the NHL, scoring 13.7% of the time the Hurricanes have the man advantage, and the penalty kill is 22nd, holding opponents scoreless 79.7% of the time Carolina is short-handed.
Seth Jarvis is the leading goal scorer for Carolina with 16, and Sebastian Aho is second with eight. Aho is the leader in assists with 17 and in points with 25. Shayne Gostisbehere is second in assists with 16, while Jarvis is second in points with 23. Carolina has scored 10 goals on the power play in 26 games. Alexander Nikishin is the leader in plus/minus at 13. In goal, Frederik Andersen is 5-7-2 with a 3.15 GAA and a .875 SV%, while backup Brandon Bussi is 7-1-0 with a 2.11 GAA, .908 SV%, and one shutout. Expect to see Bussi in goal on Saturday.
Injuries: Carolina will play without Pyotr Kochetkov, Jaccob Slavin, and Charles-Alexis Legault, while two others are questionable
Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes Pick
Spread Pick for Predators vs. Hurricanes
- Carolina Hurricanes -1.5 ( 4 units)
Carolina is playing much better hockey than Nashville. The Hurricanes are sixth in goals for and 10th in goals against, while Nashville is 29th in goals for and 31st or next to last, in goals against. Nashville has lost 14 of its last 20 games played on the road, and the Predators are just 5-14 in the last 19 games played on the road against Carolina. The Hurricanes are second in the Metropolitan Division, while Nashville is last in the Central Division. Carolina goalie Brandon Bussi is off to a strong start as a rookie with seven wins in eight appearances, a 2.11 goals against average with a .908 save percentage, and one shutout. Nashville has won each of the last three games Juuse Saros has been in goal, but against much less talented teams than the Carolina Hurricanes.
Over/Under Pick for Predators vs. Hurricanes
- Over 6 ( 5 units)
As mentioned previously, Carolina is sixth in goals-for average, and Nashville is 31st and goals-against average. The total has finished over in five of the last seven games between Carolina and Nashville, in six of Carolina's last eight games against a Western Conference opponent, and in six of Carolina's last nine games against a Central Division opponent. The total has also finished over in five of Nashville's last six games.
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