Noah Hanifin had a goal and two assists to lead an early outburst that carried the Carolina Hurricanes past the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Thursday night.
Derek Ryan, Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won four of five. Cam Ward made 28 saves.
Kevin Fiala had the goal for Nashville, which has lost two straight.
Carolina scored four times in the first 6½ minutes to chase Predators goalie Pekka Rinne.
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