Predators’ Saros makes franchise-record 64 saves in win over Hurricanes

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Nashville goalie Juuse Saros made a franchise-record 64 saves and Mark Jankowski’s purpose 5:06 into the third interval gave the Predators their first lead in a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday evening.

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Saros stopped all 28 photographs within the third.

Filip Forsberg, Mattias Ekholm and Cody Glass additionally scored for Nashville, which has a four-game level streak. Colton Sissons had an empty-net purpose, and Alexandre Service offered two assists.

Paul Stastny, Brady Skjei and Jordan Staal scored for Carolina. Brett Pesce had two assists, and Pyotr Kochetkov stopped 20 photographs.

The Hurricanes, who had a franchise-record 11-game profitable streak finish Tuesday evening towards the New York Rangers, have misplaced consecutive video games in regulation for the primary time since Nov. 6 and 9.

The Predators responded to every of Carolina’s three objectives with a tying tally inside three minutes. Nashville scored 3 times on its first 12 photographs. The Hurricanes held a 31-12 edge in photographs after Glass’ fourth purpose of the season and second in two video games.

The objectives for Stastny and Forsberg got here on energy performs. Skjei’s purpose was on a 4-on-4 state of affairs 35 seconds into the second interval.

WELCOME ABOARD

Left wing Max Pacioretty made his Carolina debut, skating on the fourth line in his first recreation of the season.

“Simply need him to rise up to recreation pace as shortly as attainable,” coach Rod Brind’Amour stated earlier than the sport. “Then he’s going to have that adjustment interval to what we’re doing.”

Pacioretty was a key offseason acquisition for the Hurricanes, who dealt for him from Vegas. In August, he underwent surgical procedure for a torn Achilles and was anticipated to overlook as much as six months.

He entered with 226 objectives in 626 regular-season video games.

ICE MATTERS

Hurricanes ahead Stefan Noesen missed his first recreation for the reason that opener with a lower-body harm sustained within the first interval Tuesday evening. … Saros and Carolina ahead Andrei Svechnikov had been chosen to the NHL All-Star Sport.

UP NEXT

Predators: At Washington on Friday.

Hurricanes: At Columbus on Saturday.