Aho ignites the offense with a multi-point night, while Kochetkov stonewalls Nashville. Discover the key takeaways from Carolina's dominant sweep.

Ryan O’Reilly (10g-16a) continues to lead the Preds with 26 points, followed by Forsberg (14g-11a) with 25 points and Luke Evangelista (4g-19a) with 23 points. Steven Stamkos has 12 goals on the season; Bunting has nine and Matthew Wood has eight. Saros is now 12-10-3 in net; Justus Annunen is 1-5-1.

Previewing the Miami Hurricanes’ first-round College Football Playoff game against the Texas A&M Aggies. Plus a look at the rest of the first-round games.

Miami offensive lineman Francis Mauigoa, defensive linemen Rueben Bain Jr. and Akheem Mesidor, and wide receiver Malachi Toney were named to The Sporting News A

NASHVILLE – Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win for the Carolina Hurricanes against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday. Jackson Blake had a goal and an assist, and Andrei Svechnikov had two assists for the Hurricanes (22-9-2), who have won five straight games. Pyotr Kochetkov made 25 saves.

The Nashville Predators lost 4-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes at Bridgestone Arena on Dec. 17. Sebastian Aho led all skaters with three points.

The ACC will unveil the full 2026 football schedule, including all game dates for ACC play, in late January. As the Atlantic Coast Conference expands to nine conference games for most teams next season, the Miami Hurricanes' final conference opponent has been revealed.

Expert recap and game analysis of the Carolina Hurricanes vs. Nashville Predators NHL game from December 17, 2025 on ESPN.

Hobart Hurricanes made a winning start to their Big Bash title defence, beating Sydney Thunder by four wickets in a repeat of last season's final. However, whereas in January's trophy match the Hurricanes chased 183 with 35 balls to spare, their tournament opener at Bellerive Oval went down to the penultimate delivery.

The Hurricanes will need to slow down Texas A&M’s dynamic, dual-threat quarterback Marcel Reed when UM faces the Aggies in the College Football Playoff on Saturday.

Hurricanes forward Jordan Martinook sustained a lower-body injury during Wednesday’s 4-1 win over the Predators.