What - Game 33 (21-9-2)
When - 8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 17
Where - Bridgestone Arena; Nashville, TN
How to Watch - FanDuel Sports Network South

The Carolina Hurricanes are aiming for five wins in a row as they take on the Nashville Predators tonight.

The Canes have won four games in a row, including three consecutive shootouts, and most recently defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Sunday.

Things have been falling into place for the Canes, who also activated defenseman Jaccob Slavin from IR, and they now sit at the top of the Eastern Conference.

Nashville has won three of their last four games, most recently defeating the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Monday.

The Predators have gotten hot in December with a 5-2-0 record and a goal differential of +8.

Streaks

• Alexander Nikishin (1g, 2a) has points in three straight games.

Milestone Watch

• Jordan Martinook is one goal away from 100 career goals.
• Jesperi Kotkaniemi is one point shy of 200 career points.
• Jaccob Slavin is one point shy of 300 career points.

Game Notes

• Carolina is 1-0-0 against Nashville this season, having won 6-3 on Dec. 6 in Raleigh.
• Sebastian Aho (14g, 26pts in 25gp) is a point-per-game player for his career against the Predators.
• Carolina has won three consecutive games in shootouts for the first time in team history.

Key Matchups

Projected Starting Goalies

• Pyotr Kochetkov: 5-1-0; 0.904 Sv%; 2.10 GAA
• Juuse Saros: 12-10-3; 0.897 Sv%; 2.94 GAA

Leading Scorers

• Goals - Seth Jarvis (18) / Filip Forsberg (14)
• Points - Seth Jarvis & Sebastian Aho (26) / Ryan O'Reilly (26)

Power Play

• Carolina - 15.2% (29th)
• Nashville - 17.6% (22nd)

Penalty Kill

• Carolina - 79.8% (18th)
• Nashville - 81.7% (13th)

Hurricanes Projected Lineup

Andrei Svechnikov - Sebastian Aho - Seth Jarvis
Nikolaj Ehlers - Logan Stankoven - Jackson Blake
William Carrier - Jordan Staal - Jordan Martinook
Taylor Hall - Mark Jankowski - Eric Robinson

K'Andre Miller - Sean Walker
Shayne Gostisbehere - Jalen Chatfield
Alexander Nikishin - Jaccob Slavin

Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen

Injuries and Scratches: Mike Reilly, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Brandon Bussi

Predators Projected Lineup

Filip Forsberg - Ryan O'Reilly - Luke Evangelista
Steven Stamkos - Fedor Svechkov - Matthew Wood
Michael Bunting - Erik Haula - Jonathan Marchessault
Reid Schaefer - Michael McCarron - Tyson Jost

Roman Josi - Nick Perbix
Brady Skjei - Adam Wilsby
Nicolas Hague - Nick Blankenburg

Juuse Saros
Justus Annunen

Injuries and Scratches: Justin Barron (LBI), Cole Smith (UBI), Ozzy Wiesblatt (UBI)

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