Preseason

3-1-0, 1-1-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Hurricanes CAR	3	1	2	6
Predators NSH	0	0	0	0

Nashville PredatorsPredatorsNSH

1-3-0, 1-1-0 Home

Carolina Hurricanes @ Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena

8:00 PM, 26 September 2026

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 17,286

Referees:
Tom Chmielewski
Nick Isaacson

Linesmen:
James Tobias
CJ Murray

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	15	3	2	32
New Jersey	14	6	0	28
NY Rangers	12	8	1	25
Washington	10	7	0	20
NY Islanders	8	6	4	20
Pittsburgh	7	10	2	16
Philadelphia	5	10	6	16
Columbus	7	10	0	14

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Minnesota	14	3	4	32
Nashville	11	4	5	27
Colorado	11	6	3	25
Dallas	10	6	2	22
Utah	10	8	2	22
Winnipeg	9	8	3	21
St. Louis	9	8	2	20
Chicago	5	13	1	11

Avalanche's Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar out with injuries

Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon is out at least a month, while teammate Cale Makar will be out approximately two weeks, both with lower-body injuries.

Hurricanes activate Jordan Staal, as captain set to play in second Finland game

Hurricanes captain Jordan Staal has been activated from injured reserve ahead of Saturday's second game in Helsinki, Finland, against the Kraken.

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