2017–18 Nashville Predators season

The 2017–18 Nashville Predators season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The team reached the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and went from the worst team to qualify for the playoffs the season before to the NHL's top team, winning the Central Division and winning the Presidents' Trophy, both for the first time in team history. However, the Predators were eliminated in the Second Round of the playoffs, as they were upset by the Winnipeg Jets, losing in seven games.

Standings

Schedule and results

Preseason The preseason schedule was published on June 19, 2017. 2017 preseason game log: 2–2–2 (home: 1–1–2; road: 1–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 19 Florida 5–3 Nashville Saros — 0–1–0 Recap 2 September 19 Florida 2–3 Nashville OT Lindback — 1–1–0 Recap 3 September 22 Nashville 1–3 Tampa Bay Saros 15,504 1–2–0 Recap 4 September 24 Nashville 5–3 Columbus Lindback 12,044 2–2–0 Recap 5 September 28 Columbus 4–3 Nashville SO Rinne 16,052 2–2–1 Recap 6 September 30 Tampa Bay 3–2 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 2–2–2 Recap

Regular season The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017. 2017–18 game log October: 5–4–2 (home: 3–1–1; road: 2–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 5 Nashville 3–4 Boston Rinne 17,565 0–1–0 0 Recap 2 October 7 Nashville 0–4 Pittsburgh Saros 18,645 0–2–0 0 Recap 3 October 10 Philadelphia 5–6 Nashville Rinne 17,194 1–2–0 2 Recap 4 October 12 Dallas 1–4 Nashville Rinne 17,113 2–2–0 4 Recap 5 October 14 Nashville 1–2 Chicago OT Rinne 21,564 2–2–1 5 Recap 6 October 17 Colorado 1–4 Nashville Rinne 17,113 3–2–1 7 Recap 7 October 19 Nashville 1–0 Philadelphia Rinne 19,396 4–2–1 9 Recap 8 October 21 Nashville 2–4 NY Rangers Saros 17,181 4–3–1 9 Recap 9 October 24 Calgary 3–2 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 4–3–2 10 Recap 10 October 27 Nashville 2–1 Chicago Rinne 21,524 5–3–2 12 Recap 11 October 28 NY Islanders 6–2 Nashville Saros 17,113 5–4–2 12 Recap November: 10–3–1 (home: 6–1–0; road: 4–2–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 12 November 1 Nashville 1–4 San Jose Rinne 16,543 5–5–2 12 Recap 13 November 3 Nashville 5–3 Anaheim Rinne 15,523 6–5–2 14 Recap 14 November 4 Nashville 4–3 Los Angeles OT Saros 18,230 7–5–2 16 Recap 15 November 7 Nashville 3–1 Columbus Rinne 14,996 8–5–2 18 Recap 16 November 11 Pittsburgh 4–5 Nashville SO Rinne 17,397 9–5–2 20 Recap 17 November 14 Washington 3–6 Nashville Rinne 17,113 10–5–2 22 Recap 18 November 16 Nashville 4–6 Minnesota Rinne 18,888 10–6–2 22 Recap 19 November 18 Colorado 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 11–6–2 24 Recap 20 November 20 Winnipeg 3–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 12–6–2 26 Recap 21 November 22 Montreal 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 13–6–2 28 Recap 22 November 24 Nashville 2–0 St. Louis Rinne 19,033 14–6–2 30 Recap 23 November 26 Nashville 3–4 Carolina SO Saros 11,133 14–6–3 31 Recap 24 November 28 Chicago 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,187 15–6–3 33 Recap 25 November 30 Vancouver 5–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 15–7–3 33 Recap December: 8–3–2 (home: 3–2–1; road: 5–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 2 Anaheim 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 16–7–3 35 Recap 27 December 4 Boston 3–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 17–7–3 37 Recap 28 December 5 Nashville 5–2 Dallas Saros 18,023 18–7–3 39 Recap 29 December 8 Vegas 4–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,125 18–7–4 40 Recap 30 December 13 Nashville 7–1 Vancouver Rinne 16,806 19–7–4 42 Recap 31 December 14 Nashville 4–0 Edmonton Saros 18,347 20–7–4 44 Recap 32 December 16 Nashville 2–0 Calgary Rinne 18,618 21–7–4 46 Recap 33 December 19 Winnipeg 6–4 Nashville Rinne 17,432 21–8–4 46 Recap 34 December 21 Carolina 4–1 Nashville Rinne 17,492 21–9–4 46 Recap 35 December 23 Nashville 3–4 Dallas SO Saros 18,532 21–9–5 47 Recap 36 December 27 Nashville 2–1 St. Louis Rinne 19,097 22–9–5 49 Recap 37 December 29 Nashville 2–4 Minnesota Rinne 19,147 22–10–5 49 Recap 38 December 30 Minnesota 0–3 Nashville Saros 17,459 23–10–5 51 Recap January: 6–2–2 (home: 4–1–1; road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 2 Nashville 0–3 Vegas Rinne 18,171 23–11–5 51 Recap 40 January 4 Nashville 2–3 Arizona OT Saros 13,190 23–11–6 52 Recap 41 January 6 Nashville 4–3 Los Angeles Rinne 18,230 24–11–6 54 Recap 42 January 9 Edmonton 1–2 Nashville Rinne 17,188 25–11–6 56 Recap 43 January 16 Vegas 0–1 Nashville Saros 17,150 26–11–6 58 Recap 44 January 18 Arizona 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,138 27–11–6 60 Recap 45 January 20 Florida 3–4 Nashville Rinne 17,441 28–11–6 62 Recap 46 January 23 Tampa Bay 4–3 Nashville OT Saros 17,332 28–11–7 63 Recap 47 January 25 Nashville 3–0 New Jersey Rinne 14,039 29–11–7 65 Recap 48 January 30 Chicago 2–1 Nashville Saros 17,172 29–12–7 65 Recap February: 10–2–2 (home: 6–2–0; road: 4–0–2) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 1 Los Angeles 0–5 Nashville Rinne 17,384 30–12–7 67 Recap 50 February 3 NY Rangers 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,543 31–12–7 69 Recap 51 February 5 Nashville 5–4 NY Islanders OT Rinne 10,217 32–12–7 71 Recap 52 February 7 Nashville 2–3 Toronto SO Rinne 18,878 32–12–8 72 Recap 53 February 8 Nashville 3–4 Ottawa OT Saros 14,632 32–12–9 73 Recap 54 February 10 Nashville 3–2 Montreal SO Rinne 21,302 33–12–9 75 Recap 55 February 13 St. Louis 3–4 Nashville OT Rinne 17,221 34–12–9 77 Recap 56 February 15 Calgary 4–3 Nashville Rinne 17,326 34–13–9 77 Recap 57 February 17 Detroit 3–1 Nashville Saros 17,561 34–14–9 77 Recap 58 February 19 Ottawa 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,177 35–14–9 79 Recap 59 February 20 Nashville 3–2 Detroit Saros 19,515 36–14–9 81 Recap 60 February 22 San Jose 1–7 Nashville Rinne 17,354 37–14–9 83 Recap 61 February 25 St. Louis 0–4 Nashville Rinne 17,523 38–14–9 85 Recap 62 February 27 Nashville 6–5 Winnipeg Rinne 15,321 39–14–9 87 Recap March: 11–3–2 (home: 5–2–1; road: 6–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 63 March 1 Nashville 4–2 Edmonton Rinne 18,347 40–14–9 89 Recap 64 March 2 Nashville 4–3 Vancouver OT Saros 18,470 41–14–9 91 Recap 65 March 4 Nashville 4–3 Colorado OT Rinne 17,618 42–14–9 93 Recap 66 March 6 Dallas 0–2 Nashville Rinne 17,342 43–14–9 95 Recap 67 March 8 Anaheim 2–4 Nashville Rinne 17,475 44–14–9 97 Recap 68 March 10 New Jersey 3–2 Nashville SO Saros 17,545 44–14–10 98 Recap 69 March 13 Winnipeg 1–3 Nashville Rinne 17,534 45–14–10 100 Recap 70 March 15 Nashville 3–2 Arizona Rinne 14,527 46–14–10 102 Recap 71 March 16 Nashville 4–2 Colorado Saros 17,273 47–14–10 104 Recap 72 March 19 Nashville 4–0 Buffalo Rinne 17,507 48–14–10 106 Recap 73 March 22 Toronto 5–2 Nashville Rinne 17,550 48–15–10 106 Recap 74 March 24 Nashville 1–4 Minnesota Rinne 19,303 48–16–10 106 Recap 75 March 25 Nashville 4–5 Winnipeg SO Saros 15,321 48–16–11 107 Recap 76 March 27 Minnesota 1–2 Nashville SO Rinne 17,424 49–16–11 109 Recap 77 March 29 San Jose 3–5 Nashville Saros 17,543 50–16–11 111 Recap 78 March 31 Buffalo 7–4 Nashville Rinne 17,551 50–17–11 111 Recap April: 3–1–0 (home: 1–0–0; road: 2–1–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 1 Nashville 4–1 Tampa Bay Saros 19,092 51–17–11 113 Recap 80 April 3 Nashville 1–2 Florida Rinne 12,147 51–18–11 113 Recap 81 April 5 Nashville 4–3 Washington Saros 18,506 52–18–11 115 Recap 82 April 7 Columbus 2–4 Nashville Rinne 17,594 53–18–11 117 RecapLegend:

Playoffs

2018 Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference first round vs. (WC2) Colorado Avalanche: Nashville won 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 12 Colorado 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,301 1–0 Recap 2 April 14 Colorado 4–5 Nashville Rinne 17,369 2–0 Recap 3 April 16 Nashville 3–5 Colorado Rinne 18,087 2–1 Recap 4 April 18 Nashville 3–2 Colorado Rinne 18,087 3–1 Recap 5 April 20 Colorado 2–1 Nashville Rinne 17,504 3–2 Recap 6 April 22 Nashville 5–0 Colorado Rinne 18,087 4–2 Recap Western Conference second round vs. (C2) Winnipeg Jets: Winnipeg won 4–3 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 27 Winnipeg 4–1 Nashville Rinne 17,307 0–1 Recap 2 April 29 Winnipeg 4–5 Nashville 2OT Rinne 17,274 1–1 Recap 3 May 1 Nashville 4–7 Winnipeg Rinne 15,321 1–2 Recap 4 May 3 Nashville 2–1 Winnipeg Rinne 15,321 2–2 Recap 5 May 5 Winnipeg 6–2 Nashville Rinne 17,513 2–3 Recap 6 May 7 Nashville 4–0 Winnipeg Rinne 15,321 3–3 Recap 7 May 10 Winnipeg 5–1 Nashville Rinne 17,523 3–4 RecapLegend:

Player statistics Final Stats

Skaters

Regular season Player 67 26 38 64 27 38 78 29 32 61 20 36 82 16 43 59 18 82 79 15 39 54 13 78 75 14 39 53 24 24 79 25 26 51 20 24 80 23 25 48 20 26 † 65 13 29 42 22 24 68 16 19 35 20 12 81 10 24 34 25 46 44 9 23 32 26 6 81 9 18 27 2 42 71 12 13 25 4 20 62 13 11 24 −3 82 76 14 5 19 2 123 76 1 8 9 9 40 58 2 6 8 −8 34 ‡ 37 2 6 8 8 8 50 2 6 8 2 8 † 21 3 3 6 −4 14 47 2 3 5 2 16 16 2 2 4 0 8 32 1 2 3 −1 27 ‡ 5 1 2 3 −3 2 20 0 3 3 0 2 ‡ 23 1 1 2 0 72 3 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player 13 7 9 16 2 2 13 5 9 14 3 2 13 5 4 9 −1 6 13 4 5 9 −2 10 13 5 3 8 3 12 13 1 7 8 4 12 13 3 4 7 −2 8 13 2 3 5 −1 9 13 0 5 5 −4 8 12 3 1 4 −3 8 13 2 2 4 −3 2 13 0 4 4 −4 2 9 2 1 3 0 10 13 0 3 3 −3 6 12 1 0 1 0 2 4 1 0 1 2 2 7 0 1 1 −3 0 12 0 0 0 1 2 10 0 0 0 −1 0 8 0 0 0 −1 2 4 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders Regular season Player 59 59 3,475:27 42 13 4 134 2.31 1840 .927 8 0 1 6 26 23 1,496:40 11 5 7 61 2.45 810 .925 3 0 3 0

Playoffs Player 13 13 685 7 6 35 3.07 363 .904 2 0 0 0 4 0 114 0 0 2 1.05 42 .952 0 0 0 0 †Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only. ‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Transactions The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades Date Details Ref To Colorado AvalancheColin Wilson To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2019 To Vegas Golden Knights3rd-round pick in 2019 To Nashville PredatorsAlexei Emelin To Colorado AvalancheSamuel GirardVladislav Kamenev2nd-round pick in 2018 To Nashville PredatorsKyle Turris To Dallas StarsAndrew O'Brien To Nashville PredatorsMark McNeill To Edmonton OilersPontus Aberg To Nashville PredatorsMark Letestu To Columbus Blue JacketsMark Letestu To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2018 To San Jose Sharks6th-round pick in 2018 To Nashville PredatorsBrandon BolligTroy Grosenick To Chicago BlackhawksVictor Ejdsell1st-round pick in 20184th-round pick in 2018 To Nashville PredatorsRyan Hartman5th-round pick in 2018 To Arizona CoyotesPierre-Cedric LabrieTrevor Murphy To Nashville PredatorsTyler GaudetJohn Ramage

Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Nick Bonino Pittsburgh Penguins 4-year, $16.4 million Matt O'Connor Ottawa Senators 1-year, $650,000 Scott Hartnell Columbus Blue Jackets 1-year, $1 million Anders Lindback Rögle BK 1-year, $650,000 Pierre-Cedric Labrie Chicago Blackhawks 1-year, $650,000 Tanner Jeannot Moose Jaw Warriors 3-year, $2.14 million entry-level contract Niclas Westerholm SaiPa 3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract Miroslav Svoboda HC Plzeň 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract Filip Pyrochta HC Bílí Tygři Liberec 2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract Carl Persson Karlskrona HK 2-year, $1.45 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) Ref Brad Hunt Vegas Golden Knights 2-year, $1.3 million Mike Liambas Anaheim Ducks 1-year, $650,000 Marek Mazanec Slovan Bratislava Unknown Jaynen Rissling Allen Americans Unknown Petter Granberg Skellefteå AIK 3-year

Claimed via waivers Player Previous team Date Ref

Lost via waivers Player New team Date Ref Cody McLeod New York Rangers

Players released Date Player Via Ref

Lost via retirement