Juuse Saros is 7-14-6 in net for Nashville; Annunen is 8-5-0 overall on the season. The Hurricanes ... victory as an NHL franchise on Oct. 13, 1998 in a 3-2 win over Carolina. Predators Head ...

The Predators ... season in franchise history Wednesday, one that will see the team finish with its fewest points — over an 82-game schedule — since Nashville’s expansion season of 1998-99.

The Nashville ... The Predators are the underdogs and the higher seed this season against Carolina, the regular season winners of the Central Division, and fared so-so against the Hurricanes ...