Nashville 5, Carolina 3
First Period_1, Carolina, Stastny 2 (Teravainen, Pesce), 7:41 (pp). 2, Nashville, Forsberg 15 (Josi, Parssinen), 10:29 (pp). Penalties_Granlund, NSH (Interference), 6:10; Teravainen, CAR (Tripping), 9:22; Martinook, CAR (Slashing), 13:25; Ekholm, NSH (Interference), 19:00; Kotkaniemi, CAR (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 19:00.
Second Period_3, Carolina, Skjei 7 (Pesce, Necas), 0:35. 4, Nashville, Ekholm 4 (Parssinen), 2:47. 5, Carolina, Staal 11 (Martinook, Fast), 9:54. 6, Nashville, Glass 4 (Carrier, Granlund), 11:55. Penalties_Lauzon, NSH (Interference), 7:13; Burns, CAR (Tripping), 17:54.
Third Period_7, Nashville, Jankowski 4 (Johansen, Duchene), 5:06. 8, Nashville, Sissons 6, 19:57 (en). Penalties_Carrier, NSH (Tripping), 6:35; Jeannot, NSH (Hooking), 16:20.
Shots on Goal_Nashville 7-7-11_25. Carolina 18-21-28_67.
Power-play opportunities_Nashville 1 of 3; Carolina 1 of 4.
Goalies_Nashville, Saros 14-10-5 (67 shots-64 saves). Carolina, Kochetkov 10-3-4 (24-20).
A_18,344 (18,680). T_2:37.
Referees_Gord Dwyer, Corey Syvret. Linesmen_Julien Fournier, Kilian McNamara.