4–5

Final / OT

CAR leads 4–2

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
CAR	1	2	1	0	4
NSH	2	1	1	1	5

Hurricanes at Predators — First Round Game 3

Predators, First Round Game 3, beat Hurricanes 5–4 in overtime at Bridgestone Arena on May 21, 2021.

🗓 Fri, May 21, 2021 · 18:00 CDT 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2020-21 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

NSH vs CAR · CAR leads 4–2 Full series →

Game 3

4–5

OT · NSH

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🌪️ CAR

Sebastian Aho

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 28:32 TOI

2nd star 🐯 NSH

Filip Forsberg

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 26:55 TOI

3rd star 🐯 NSH

Ryan Ellis

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 32:16 TOI

4rd star 🐯 NSH

Juuse Saros

52 saves

0.929 SV% · 4 GA

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐯 Ryan Ellis Go-ahead 1st · 04:35

Assists: Tanner Jeannot, Colton Sissons · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

0–1

🌪️ Sebastian Aho Tying 1st · 15:44

Unassisted · beat Juuse Saros

1–1

🐯 Filip Forsberg Go-ahead 1st · 19:35

Assists: Mattias Ekholm, Juuse Saros · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

1–2

2nd period

🌪️ Jordan Staal Tying 2nd · 03:31

Assists: Warren Foegele · beat Juuse Saros

2–2

🌪️ Vincent Trocheck PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:46

Assists: Andrei Svechnikov, Sebastian Aho · beat Juuse Saros

3–2

🐯 Mikael Granlund PP Tying 2nd · 14:42

Assists: Erik Haula, Roman Josi · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

3–3

3rd period

🐯 Ryan Johansen Go-ahead 3rd · 05:01

Assists: Ryan Ellis, Filip Forsberg · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

3–4

🌪️ Brett Pesce Tying 3rd · 16:39

Assists: Teuvo Teravainen, Sebastian Aho · beat Juuse Saros

4–4

Overtime

🐯 Matt Duchene Go-ahead OT · 14:54

Assists: Roman Josi, Alexandre Carrier · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

4–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR NSH🐯

56 Shots on goal 54

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

32 Hits 33

21 Blocked shots 20

4 Takeaways 15

9 Giveaways 26

14 Penalty minutes 6

CAR shooting 7.1% (4/56) NSH shooting 9.3% (5/54)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Alex Nedeljkovic

49/54

.907 SV% · 5 GA · 94:54 TOI

🐯Predators

Juuse Saros

52/56

.929 SV% · 4 GA · 94:54 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

CAR NSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Predators

Predators: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 3–3

Hurricanes

Hurricanes — tied after 2nd: 38-12-8 (66% win rate, 58 games)

Predators

Predators — tied after 2nd: 31-25-2 (53% win rate, 58 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Staal · Aho · Teravainen 28:32

L2 Trocheck · Necas · Svechnikov 23:31

L3 Foegele · Martinook · Fast 20:26

L4 McGinn · Lorentz · Niederreiter 19:39

D1 Pesce · Skjei 38:43

D2 Hamilton · Bean 32:08

D3 Hakanpää · Lajoie 22:04

🐯Predators

L1 Haula · Forsberg · Granlund 27:05

L2 Kunin · Jarnkrok · Tolvanen 26:05

L3 Cousins · Johansen · Duchene 22:16

L4 Jeannot · Sissons · Trenin 18:54

D1 Josi · Carrier 35:58

D2 Ekholm · Ellis 32:41

D3 Harpur · Benning 23:26

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

❓ CAR vs NSH, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Predators on May 21, 2021?

Predators won 5–4 in overtime.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Predators?

The final score was Hurricanes 4, Predators 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Brett Pesce, Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Vincent Trocheck.

Who scored for Predators?

Filip Forsberg, Matt Duchene, Mikael Granlund, Ryan Ellis, Ryan Johansen.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 49 saves on 54 shots (.907 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 52 saves on 56 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · May 19

🐯Predators

Previous game · May 19

Also on May 21, 2021

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