NASHVILLE, Tenn. A fast start by Carolina spelled an early exit for Pekka Rinne. Noah Hanifin had a goal and two assists to lead an early outburst that carried the Hurricanes past the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Thursday night. Derek Ryan had a goal and an assist, and Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask also scored for the Hurricanes, who have won four of five. Cam Ward made 28 saves.Article continues below ... Kevin Fiala got the goal for Nashville, which has lost two straight. Were not playing hard enough and were undisciplined, Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. It a bad combination. Carolina scored four times in the first 6 1 2 minutes to chase Rinne. It was important that we got off to a good start and I think it couldnt have gotten off to a better start with the way it went in the first period, Ward said. That a team that not going to quit even though it was 4-0. Ryan scored the opening goal 37 seconds into the game on a power play. Just seven seconds after Nashville Nick Bonino was sent to the penalty box for hooking Calle Jarnkrok Jersey, Ryan was able to tip Hanifin shot from the left circle low to the far side of Rinne. Definitely one of those periods where everything we touched seemed to be going in, Ryan said. We talk about that in lots of game plans, especially tonight against a good goaltender like Nashville has, so we want to get pucks and bodies to the net and make sure we make it hard on him. I thought we did that. Lindholm doubled the lead at 311 with a deflection of Jeff Skinner wrist shot from above the right circle. Skinner had two assists. Hanifin made it 3-0 at 447 when his slap shot from above the left circle deflected off the skate of Nashville defenseman Roman Josi and by Rinne on a Carolina power play. The Hurricanes finished 2 for 6 with the man advantage. Rinne night ended at 629 when Rask seemingly harmless backhand from the right boards took a bad hop in front and then squeezed between Rinne right leg pad and blocker https://www.predatorsuniformshop.com/Paul_Kariya_Jersey-44. Rinne, who stopped just two of six shots, was replaced by Juuse Saros. We got some power-play opportunities and capitalized on those and then got a bounce, too. We got a lucky one, Carolina coach Bill Peters said. Weve been on the other side of that, so we took advantage of that. Saros turned away all 26 shots he faced. Fiala got Nashville on the scoreboard at 1533 of the first when P.K. Subban slap shot from above the right circle deflected off him in front and by Ward. Fiala extended his career-high point streak to nine games https://www.predatorsuniformshop.com/Ryan_Ellis_Jersey-22. It not panic for us, Fiala said. Were still on top, but weve got to change something because it going to be fast. The standings are quite close. Weve got to be much better. Nashville had a two-man advantage for 56 seconds late in the second period, but failed to generate a shot on Ward.