2018–19 Nashville Predators season
The 2018–19 Nashville Predators season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] They entered the season as the defending Presidents' Trophy winners, which was won by the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 18, 2019.[3] The Predators clinched a playoff spot on March 25, after a 1–0 win over the Minnesota Wild.[4] They were upset in the first round by the Dallas Stars, losing in six games.
2018–19 Nashville Predators | |
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Central Division champions | |
Division | 1st Central |
Conference | 3rd Western |
2018–19 record | 47–29–6 |
Home record | 25–14–2 |
Road record | 22–15–4 |
Goals for | 240 |
Goals against | 214 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Peter Laviolette |
Captain | Roman Josi |
Alternate captains | Mattias Ekholm Ryan Ellis Filip Forsberg Ryan Johansen |
Arena | Bridgestone Arena |
Average attendance | 17,445[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Viktor Arvidsson (34) |
Assists | Ryan Johansen (50) |
Points | Ryan Johansen (64) |
Penalty minutes | P. K. Subban (60) |
Plus/minus | Nick Bonino Mattias Ekholm (+27) |
Wins | Pekka Rinne (30) |
Goals against average | Pekka Rinne (2.42) |
Standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | y – Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 43 | 240 | 214 | +26 | 100 |
2 | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 45 | 272 | 244 | +28 | 99 |
3 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 45 | 28 | 9 | 42 | 247 | 223 | +24 | 99 |
4 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 43 | 32 | 7 | 42 | 210 | 202 | +8 | 93 |
5 | x – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 36 | 260 | 246 | +14 | 90 |
6 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 36 | 34 | 12 | 33 | 270 | 292 | −22 | 84 |
7 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 36 | 211 | 237 | −26 | 83 |
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2018.[6]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 17 | Nashville | 5–0 | Florida | Saros | 5,806 | 1–0–0 | [7] | |
2 | September 17 | Nashville | 5–3 | Florida | Grosenick | 7,671 | 2–0–0 | [8] | |
3 | September 21 | Tampa Bay | 5–1 | Nashville | Rinne | 17,342 | 2–1–0 | [9] | |
4 | September 22 | Nashville | 2–5 | Tampa Bay | Saros | 14,457 | 2–2–0 | [10] | |
5 | September 25 | Carolina | 4–1 | Nashville | Rinne | 17,188 | 2–3–0 | [11] | |
6 | September 30 | Nashville | 5–4 | Carolina | OT | Saros | 18,640 | 3–3–0 | [12] |
Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.[13]
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Playoffs
The Predators faced the Dallas Stars in the First Round of the playoffs,[96] and were defeated in six games.[97]
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Player statistics
As of April 22, 2019[104]
Skaters
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Pekka Rinne | 56 | 55 | 3,219:44 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 130 | 2.42 | 1,581 | .918 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Juuse Saros | 31 | 27 | 1,696:13 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 74 | 2.62 | 870 | .915 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Pekka Rinne | 6 | 6 | 329:38 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 3.09 | 179 | .905 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Juuse Saros | 1 | 0 | 45:29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.32 | 21 | .952 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
‡Denotes player was 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 2018–19 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 23, 2018 | To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2018 |
To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick in 2019 |
[109] |
October 1, 2018 | To Buffalo Sabres Jack Dougherty |
To Nashville Predators Nicholas Baptiste |
[110] |
January 14, 2019 | To New York Rangers Connor Brickley |
To Nashville Predators Cole Schneider |
[111] |
February 6, 2019 | To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick in 2019 |
To Nashville Predators Brian Boyle |
[112] |
February 6, 2019 | To New York Rangers 7th-round pick in 2020 |
To Nashville Predators Cody McLeod |
[113] |
February 8, 2019 | To Arizona Coyotes Emil Pettersson |
To Nashville Predators Laurent Dauphin Adam Helewka |
[114] |
February 24, 2019 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Nicholas Baptiste |
To Nashville Predators Future considerations |
[115] |
February 25, 2019 | To Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala |
To Nashville Predators Mikael Granlund |
[116] |
February 25, 2019 | To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan Hartman Conditional 4th-round pick in 2020 |
To Nashville Predators Wayne Simmonds |
[117] |
June 14, 2019 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2021 |
To Nashville Predators Connor Ingram |
[118] |
Free agents
Date | Player | Team | Contract term | Ref |
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July 1, 2018 | Connor Brickley | from Florida Panthers | 1-year | [119] |
July 1, 2018 | Rocco Grimaldi | from Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | [120] |
July 1, 2018 | Mark McNeill | to Boston Bruins | 1-year | [121] |
July 1, 2018 | John Ramage | to New Jersey Devils | 1-year | [122] |
July 1, 2018 | Jarred Tinordi | from Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | [123] |
July 2, 2018 | Zac Rinaldo | from Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | [124] |
July 3, 2018 | Colin Blackwell | from Rochester Americans (AHL) | 2-year | [125] |
July 3, 2018 | Zachary Magwood | from Barrie Colts (OHL) | 3-year | [126] |
July 12, 2018 | Harry Zolnierczyk | to Springfield Falcons (AHL) | Unknown | [127] |
July 25, 2018 | Dan Hamhuis | from Dallas Stars | 2-year | [128] |
July 30, 2018 | Trevor Smith | to San Antonio Rampage (AHL) | Unknown | [129] |
September 2, 2018 | Alexei Emelin | to Avangard Omsk (KHL) | 3-year | [130] |
September 16, 2018 | Anders Lindback | to Davos (NL) | 1-year | [131] |
November 4, 2018 | Matt Donovan | from Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | 2-year | [132] |
February 19, 2019 | Tom McCollum | from Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | 1-year | [133] |
April 5, 2019 | Lukas Craggs | from Bowling Green Falcons (WCHA) | 2-year | [134] |
April 5, 2019 | Brandon Fortunato | from Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC Hockey) | 2-year | [135] |
April 18, 2019 | Josh Wilkins | from Providence Friars (Hockey East) | 2-year | [136] |
May 1, 2019 | Mathieu Olivier | from Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) | 2-year | [137] |
Waivers
Date | Player | Team | Ref |
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January 1, 2019 | Phillip Di Giuseppe | from Carolina Hurricanes | [138] |
January 25, 2019 | Anthony Bitetto | to Minnesota Wild | [139] |
Contract terminations
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Retirement
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Signings
Date | Player | Contract term | Ref |
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July 16, 2018 | Ryan Hartman | 1-year | [147] |
July 16, 2018 | Juuse Saros | 3-year | [148] |
July 30, 2018 | Miikka Salomaki | 1-year | [149] |
August 14, 2018 | Ryan Ellis | 8-year | [150] |
November 3, 2018 | Pekka Rinne | 2-year | [151] |
February 27, 2019 | Laurent Dauphin | 1-year | [152] |
February 27, 2019 | Adam Helewka | 1-year | [153] |
March 1, 2019 | Troy Grosenick | 1-year | [154] |
March 22, 2019 | Rem Pitlick | 2-year | [155] |
March 27, 2019 | Dante Fabbro | 3-year | [156] |
Draft picks
Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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4 | 1111 | Jachym Kondelik | C | Czech Republic | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
5 | 1312 | Spencer Stastney | D | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
5 | 151 | Vladislav Yeryomenko | D | Belarus | Calgary Hitmen (WHL) |
7 | 213 | Milan Kloucek | G | Czech Republic | Dynamo Pardubice (ELH) |
Notes:
- The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on February 25, 2018, that sent Mark Letestu to Columbus in exchange for this pick.[157]
- The Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018, that sent Victor Ejdsell and a first and fourth-round pick both in 2018 to Chicago in exchange for Ryan Hartman and this pick.[158]
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