2026–27 Nashville Predators season

The 2026–27 Nashville Predators season is the 28th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Standings Divisional standings

Conference standings

Schedule Preseason The preseason schedule was announced on June 25, 2026.

2026–27 game log2026 preseason game log: 1–3–0 (home: 1–1–0; away: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap 1 September 20 Nashville 1–2 Tampa Bay Saros 13,374 0–1–0 2 September 22 Tampa Bay 2–3 Nashville Annunen 17,690 1–1–0 3 September 24 Nashville 5–6 Carolina Annunen 13,863 1–2–0 4 September 26 Carolina 6–0 Nashville Saros 17,286 1–3–0 Legend:

Regular season The regular season schedule was announced on July 16, 2026.

2026–27 game log: 1–1–1 (home: 1–1–0; away: 0–0–1)October: 1–1–1 (home: 1–1–0; road: 0–0–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 1 Minnesota 3–1 Nashville Saros Bridgestone Arena 17,284 0–1–0 0 2 October 3 Dallas 1–2 Nashville Saros Bridgestone Arena 17,260 1–1–0 2 } 3 October 6 Nashville 4–5 Toronto OT Saros Scotiabank Arena 18,792 1–1–1 3 4 October 8 Nashville Montreal Bell Centre 5 October 10 Nashville Ottawa Canadian Tire Centre 6 October 13 Vegas Nashville Bridgestone Arena 7 October 15 San Jose Nashville Bridgestone Arena 8 October 17 St. Louis Nashville Bridgestone Arena 9 October 22 Nashville Boston TD Garden 10 October 24 Nashville Pittsburgh PPG Paints Arena 11 October 25 Colorado Nashville Bridgestone Arena 12 October 27 NY Islanders Nashville Bridgestone Arena 13 October 29 Washington Nashville Bridgestone Arena 14 October 31 Tampa Bay Nashville Bridgestone Arena November: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 15 November 3 Carolina Nashville Bridgestone Arena 16 November 5 Nashville Colorado Ball Arena 17 November 7 St. Louis Nashville Bridgestone Arena 18 November 10 Nashville Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 19 November 11 Nashville Anaheim Honda Center 20 November 13 Nashville Vegas T-Mobile Arena 21 November 15 Nashville San Jose SAP Center 22 November 17 Nashville Minnesota Grand Casino Arena 23 November 21 Pittsburgh Nashville Bridgestone Arena 24 November 25 Nashville Dallas American Airlines Center 25 November 27 Utah Nashville Bridgestone Arena 26 November 28 Nashville Detroit Little Caesars Arena 27 November 30 Ottawa Nashville Bridgestone Arena December: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 28 December 3 Chicago Nashville Bridgestone Arena 29 December 5 Columbus Nashville Bridgestone Arena 30 December 6 Nashville St. Louis Enterprise Center 31 December 8 Nashville Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 32 December 10 Nashville Vancouver Rogers Arena 33 December 12 Nashville Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 34 December 15 Seattle Nashville Bridgestone Arena 35 December 18 Nashville NY Rangers Madison Square Garden 36 December 20 Nashville New Jersey Prudential Center 37 December 22 Winnipeg Nashville Bridgestone Arena 38 December 26 Detroit Nashville Bridgestone Arena 39 December 28 Nashville Florida Amerant Bank Arena 40 December 29 Nashville Tampa Bay Benchmark International Arena January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 41 January 1 Florida Nashville Bridgestone Arena 42 January 2 Nashville Carolina Lenovo Center 43 January 5 Edmonton Nashville Bridgestone Arena 44 January 7 Nashville Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 45 January 9 Nashville Minnesota Grand Casino Arena 46 January 10 Nashville Colorado Ball Arena 47 January 12 Philadelphia Nashville Bridgestone Arena 48 January 14 Montreal Nashville Bridgestone Arena 49 January 16 Nashville Buffalo KeyBank Center 50 January 18 Nashville NY Islanders UBS Arena 51 January 20 Vancouver Nashville Bridgestone Arena 52 January 21 Nashville Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena 53 January 23 Los Angeles Nashville Bridgestone Arena 54 January 26 Vegas Nashville Bridgestone Arena 55 January 28 Nashville San Jose SAP Center 56 January 30 Nashville Anaheim Honda Center 57 January 31 Nashville Utah Delta Center February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 58 February 2 Nashville Utah Delta Center 59 February 13 Anaheim Nashville Bridgestone Arena 60 February 16 New Jersey Nashville Bridgestone Arena 61 February 18 Toronto Nashville Bridgestone Arena 62 February 20 Nashville Columbus Nationwide Arena 63 February 21 Nashville Washington Capital One Arena 64 February 23 Winnipeg Nashville Bridgestone Arena 65 February 25 Edmonton Nashville Bridgestone Arena 66 February 27 Los Angeles Nashville Bridgestone Arena March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 67 March 2 Colorado Nashville Bridgestone Arena 68 March 4 Utah Nashville Bridgestone Arena 69 March 6 Minnesota Nashville Bridgestone Arena 70 March 9 Nashville St. Louis Enterprise Center 71 March 11 Nashville Edmonton Rogers Place 72 March 13 Nashville Winnipeg Canada Life Centre 73 March 15 Nashville Calgary Scotiabank Saddledome 74 March 17 Nashville Vancouver Rogers Arena 75 March 20 Boston Nashville Bridgestone Arena 76 March 23 NY Rangers Nashville Bridgestone Arena 77 March 26 Nashville Chicago United Center 78 March 27 Nashville Dallas American Airlines Center 79 March 30 Buffalo Nashville Bridgestone Arena April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 80 April 1 Chicago Nashville Bridgestone Arena 81 April 3 Calgary Nashville Bridgestone Arena 82 April 6 Seattle Nashville Bridgestone Arena 83 April 8 Nashville Chicago United Center 84 April 10 Dallas Nashville Bridgestone Arena Legend:

Roster

Transactions The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2026–27 season.

Key:

Entry-Level Contract Contract initially takes effect in the 2027–28 season

Trades Date Details Ref July 1, 2026 To Dallas Stars2nd-round pick in 2027VGK 3rd-round pick in 2028 To Nashville PredatorsMavrik BourqueIlya Lyubushkin September 1, 2026 To New Jersey DevilsLuke Evangelista To Nashville Predators1st-round pick in 20282nd-round pick in 2028

Players acquired Date Player Former team Term Via RefJuly 1, 2026 Alexander Kerfoot Utah Mammoth 2-year Free agency Jack Ahcan Colorado Avalanche 2-year Hunter Skinner St. Louis Blues 1-year

Players lost Date Player New team Term Via RefJuly 1, 2026 Erik Haula Los Angeles Kings 2-year Free agency Andreas Englund Calgary Flames 1-year July 13, 2026 Jordan Oesterle colspan="2" Retirement

Signings Date Player Term Ref Chase Bradley 2-year Mavrik Bourque 6-year Justin Barron 1-year

Draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2026 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 26 and 27, 2026, at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club (League)110 Wyatt CullenLW U.S. National Development Team31 Tommy Bleyl D Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)370 Dmitri BorichevG Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)4106 Jakub FlorisD Lukko (Liiga)118 Justin GrafLW Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)5138 Philip HemmyrLW IF Björklöven (SHL)6179 Benjamin Cossette-AyotteD Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)7202 Charlie PuglisiC Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) Notes

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