Preview: Hurricanes at Predators

NASHVILLE - Before facing off in the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Carolina Hurricanes and Nashville Predators square off in the regular-season finale.

The Match-Up

Carolina Hurricanes (36-11-8, 80 points) at Nashville Predators (30-23-2, 62 points)
Monday, May 10, 8 p.m.
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Numbers to Know

1: Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 27 of 29 shots in Nashville on Saturday, suffering his first regulation loss in nine starts. Nedelljovic owns a 1.90 goals-against averange and a .932 save percentage, which ranks first among all NHL goaltenders with at least 15 starts.
16: The Canes have killed each of their last 16 penalties, going seven games without allowing a power-play goal. The streak is tied for the seventh-longest in franchise history and is the longest for the Canes since March 2017.

About Saturday Night

The Canes saw their 13-game point streak end in a 3-1 loss to the Predators. Morgan Geekie scored his third goal of the season, but Luke Kunin's two tallies, plus Erik Haula's empty-net goal, put the Preds over the top to clinch their seventh consecutive postseason berth. The Canes and Preds will now meet the first round of the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs,

"We just know that we have to match their intensity or get them back on their heels a little bit," Lorentz said. "We're not just going to sit back and be satisfied with our accomplishments this far. … Hockey is hockey, and at the NHL level you have to come ready to battle every single night."

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