Carolina plays Nashville after Hall's hat trick

Nashville Predators (26-36-8, in the Central Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (43-23-4, in the Metropolitan Division)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes host the Nashville Predators after Taylor Hall recorded a hat trick in the Hurricanes' 5-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks.

Carolina is 27-7-1 at home and 43-23-4 overall. The Hurricanes have given up 186 goals while scoring 227 for a +41 scoring differential.

Nashville has an 8-22-5 record in road games and a 26-36-8 record overall. The Predators are fourth in the league serving 9.8 penalty minutes per game.

The teams square off Tuesday for the second time this season. The Predators won 5-2 in the previous matchup. Jonathan Marchessault led the Predators with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Sebastian Aho has scored 26 goals with 39 assists for the Hurricanes. Martin Necas has one goal and nine assists over the last 10 games.

Filip Forsberg has 28 goals and 37 assists for the Predators. Steven Stamkos has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 9-1-0, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 1.9 goals per game.

Predators: 5-4-1, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.3 assists, 3.8 penalties and 11.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.

INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.

Predators: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.