2017–18 Nashville Predators season

2017–18 Nashville Predators
2017–18 Nashville Predators
Presidents' Trophy winners
Central Division champions
Division	1st Central
Conference	1st Western
2017–18 record	53–18–11
Home record	28–9–4
Road record	25–9–7
Goals for	267
Goals against	211
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	17,307
Minor league affiliate(s)	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL); Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Viktor Arvidsson (29)
Assists	P. K. Subban (43)
Points	Filip Forsberg (64)
Penalty minutes	Austin Watson (123)
Plus/minus	Filip Forsberg (+27)
Wins	Pekka Rinne (42)
Goals against average	Pekka Rinne (2.31)
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Nashville Predators season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League 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.^[2]

Standings

Central Division
Pos	Team v t e	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	p – Nashville Predators	82	53	18	11	47	267	211	+56	117
2	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	52	20	10	48	277	218	+59	114
3	x – Minnesota Wild	82	45	26	11	42	253	232	+21	101
4	x – Colorado Avalanche	82	43	30	9	41	257	237	+20	95
5	St. Louis Blues	82	44	32	6	41	226	222	+4	94
6	Dallas Stars	82	42	32	8	38	235	225	+10	92
7	Chicago Blackhawks	82	33	39	10	32	229	256	−27	76

Source: National Hockey League^[3]
p – Clinched Presidents' Trophy; x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 19, 2017.^[4]

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.^[5]^[6]

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	Recap

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

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	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics

Final Stats^[7]

Skaters

Regular season
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Filip Forsberg	67	26	38	64	27	38
Viktor Arvidsson	78	29	32	61	20	36
P. K. Subban	82	16	43	59	18	82
Ryan Johansen	79	15	39	54	13	78
Roman Josi	75	14	39	53	24	24
Craig Smith	79	25	26	51	20	24
Kevin Fiala	80	23	25	48	20	26
Kyle Turris^†	65	13	29	42	22	24
Calle Jarnkrok	68	16	19	35	20	12
Mattias Ekholm	81	10	24	34	25	46
Ryan Ellis	44	9	23	32	26	6
Colton Sissons	81	9	18	27	2	42
Nick Bonino	71	12	13	25	4	20
Scott Hartnell	62	13	11	24	−3	82
Austin Watson	76	14	5	19	2	123
Alexei Emelin	76	1	8	9	9	40
Miikka Salomaki	58	2	6	8	−8	34
Pontus Aberg^‡	37	2	6	8	8	8
Matt Irwin	50	2	6	8	2	8
Ryan Hartman^†	21	3	3	6	−4	14
Yannick Weber	47	2	3	5	2	16
Mike Fisher	16	2	2	4	0	8
Anthony Bitetto	32	1	2	3	−1	27
Samuel Girard^‡	5	1	2	3	−3	2
Frédérick Gaudreau	20	0	3	3	0	2
Cody McLeod^‡	23	1	1	2	0	72
Eeli Tolvanen	3	0	0	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
Filip Forsberg	13	7	9	16	2	2
Ryan Johansen	13	5	9	14	3	2
Viktor Arvidsson	13	5	4	9	−1	6
P. K. Subban	13	4	5	9	−2	10
Austin Watson	13	5	3	8	3	12
Mattias Ekholm	13	1	7	8	4	12
Colton Sissons	13	3	4	7	−2	8
Nick Bonino	13	2	3	5	−1	9
Ryan Ellis	13	0	5	5	−4	8
Kevin Fiala	12	3	1	4	−3	8
Craig Smith	13	2	2	4	−3	2
Roman Josi	13	0	4	4	−4	2
Ryan Hartman	9	2	1	3	0	10
Kyle Turris	13	0	3	3	−3	6
Mike Fisher	12	1	0	1	0	2
Yannick Weber	4	1	0	1	2	2
Calle Jarnkrok	7	0	1	1	−3	0
Matt Irwin	12	0	0	0	1	2
Alexei Emelin	10	0	0	0	−1	0
Miikka Salomaki	8	0	0	0	−1	2
Scott Hartnell	4	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[7]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Pekka Rinne	59	59	3,475:27	42	13	4	134	2.31	1840	.927	8	0	1	6
Juuse Saros	26	23	1,496:40	11	5	7	61	2.45	810	.925	3	0	3	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Pekka Rinne	13	13	685	7	6	35	3.07	363	.904	2	0	0	0
Juuse Saros	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
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	To Colorado Avalanche Colin Wilson	To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2019	^[8]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	To Vegas Golden Knights 3rd-round pick in 2019	To Nashville Predators Alexei Emelin	^[9]
November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)	To Colorado Avalanche Samuel Girard Vladislav Kamenev 2nd-round pick in 2018	To Nashville Predators Kyle Turris	^[10]
February 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)	To Dallas Stars Andrew O'Brien	To Nashville Predators Mark McNeill	^[11]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	To Edmonton Oilers Pontus Aberg	To Nashville Predators Mark Letestu	^[12]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Mark Letestu	To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2018	^[12]
February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2018	To Nashville Predators Brandon Bollig Troy Grosenick	^[13]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Chicago Blackhawks Victor Ejdsell 1st-round pick in 2018 4th-round pick in 2018	To Nashville Predators Ryan Hartman 5th-round pick in 2018	^[14]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	To Arizona Coyotes Pierre-Cedric Labrie Trevor Murphy	To Nashville Predators Tyler Gaudet John Ramage	^[15]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Nick Bonino	Pittsburgh Penguins	4-year, $16.4 million	^[16]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Matt O'Connor	Ottawa Senators	1-year, $650,000	^[17]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Scott Hartnell	Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year, $1 million	^[18]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Anders Lindback	Rögle BK	1-year, $650,000	^[19]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Pierre-Cedric Labrie	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year, $650,000	^[20]
April 2, 2018 (2018-04-02)	Tanner Jeannot	Moose Jaw Warriors	3-year, $2.14 million entry-level contract	^[21]
April 3, 2018 (2018-04-03)	Niclas Westerholm	SaiPa	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	^[22]
April 26, 2018 (2018-04-26)	Miroslav Svoboda	HC Plzeň	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[23]
May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)	Filip Pyrochta	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract	^[24]
May 9, 2018 (2018-05-09)	Carl Persson	Karlskrona HK	2-year, $1.45 million entry-level contract	^[25]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Brad Hunt	Vegas Golden Knights	2-year, $1.3 million	^[26]
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02)	Mike Liambas	Anaheim Ducks	1-year, $650,000
August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)	Marek Mazanec	Slovan Bratislava	Unknown	^[27]
August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17)	Jaynen Rissling	Allen Americans	Unknown	^[28]
May 18, 2018 (2018-05-18)	Petter Granberg	Skellefteå AIK	3-year	^[29]

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref
Cody McLeod	New York Rangers	January 25, 2018 (2018-01-25)	^[30]

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref
August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)	Mike Fisher	^[31]
September 13, 2017 (2017-09-13)	Vernon Fiddler	^[32]
May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)	Mike Fisher	^[33]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	Frederick Gaudreau	3-year, $2 million	^[34]
July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	Pontus Aberg	2-year, $1.3 million	^[35]
July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)	Marek Mazanec	1-year, $650,000	^[36]
July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)	Viktor Arvidsson	7-year, $29.75 million	^[37]
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)	Austin Watson	3-year, $3.3 million	^[38]
July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)	Ryan Johansen	8-year, $64 million	^[39]
November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)	Kyle Turris	6-year, $36 million contract extension	^[10]
January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)	Anthony Bitetto	1-year, $650,000 contract extension	^[40]
January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)	Matt Irwin	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension	^[41]
January 9, 2018 (2018-01-09)	Yannick Weber	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension	^[42]
February 26, 2018 (2018-02-26)	Mike Fisher	1-year, $1 million	^[43]
March 29, 2018 (2018-03-29)	Eeli Tolvanen	3-year, $9.4375 million entry-level contract	^[44]

Draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	30	Eeli Tolvanen	RW	Finland	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
2	61	Grant Mismash	C	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3	92	David Farrance	D	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5	154	Tomas Vomacka	G	Czech Republic	Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)
6	176¹	Pavel Koltygin	C	Russia	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7	216	Jacob Paquette	D	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)

Draft notes

^[45]

The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent Magnus Hellberg to New York in exchange for this pick.^[46]

Notes

^ Until November 28, 2017

References

^ "2017-2018 NHL Attendance". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
^ Geary, Aidan (May 10, 2018). "'Total elation': Jets fans floating on air after historic Game 7 win". CBC. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
^ "2017-2018 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.
^ "Preds to Play Six-Game 2017 Preseason Slate". NHL.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ Willis, Thomas (June 22, 2017). "Six Characteristics: Preds 2017-18 Regular-Season Schedule". NHL.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ "Preds Open 2017-18 Season Season on Road vs. Bruins, Penguins". NHL.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Nashville Predators Stats - 2017-2018". NHL.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
^ "Colin Wilson traded by Predators to Avalanche". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ "Alexei Emelin traded to Predators by Golden Knights". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Predators Acquire Forward Kyle Turris, Signs Six-Year Deal". November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
^ "Nashville Acquires Forward Mark McNeill from Dallas". NHL.com. February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Preds Acquire Fourth-Round Pick in 2018 NHL Draft". NHL.com. February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
^ "Predators Acquire Bollig, Grosenick from Sharks". February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
^ "Preds Acquire Forward Ryan Hartman from Chicago". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
^ "Preds Acquire Tyler Gaudet, John Ramage from Arizona". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
^ "Predators Sign Nick Bonino to Four-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Predators Add O'Connor With One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Predators Sign Hartnell to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Predators Ink Labrie to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Predators Sign Lindback to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "Predators Sign Tanner Jeannot to Entry-Level Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ "Predators Sign Goaltender Niclas Westerholm" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
^ "Predators Sign Goaltender Miroslav Svoboda" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
^ "Predators Sign Defenseman Filip Pyrochta" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
^ "Predators Sign Swedish Forward Carl Persson" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
^ "Golden Knights Sign Six Free Agents; Trade Emelin To Nashville". NHL. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
^ "King to Avto; Soin to Lada. Voracek to Slovan. August 12–17 transfers". KHL. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^ "AMERICANS ENFORCER NEUBER SIGNS, ALONG WITH TOP-4 DEFENSEMAN". Allen Americans. Retrieved August 24, 2017.
^ "Petter Granberg återvänder". skellefteaaik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved June 11, 2019.
^ "Rangers Claim Forward Cody McLeod". NHL.com. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Fisher, Mike (August 3, 2017). "Predators' Mike Fisher: Thanks, Nashville". The Tennessean. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
^ Fiddler, Vernon (September 13, 2017). "Canadian Born, Texas Taught". The Player's Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
^ Satriano, David (May 12, 2018). "Fisher retires from Predators after 18 seasons in NHL". NHL. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
^ "Preds Ink Frederick Gaudreau to Three-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
^ "Predators Sign Pontus Aberg to Two-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
^ "Predators Sign Mazanec to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
^ "Preds Sign Viktor Arvidsson to Seven-Year, $29.75 Million Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
^ "Preds Sign Austin Watson to Three-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
^ "Johansen Inks Eight-Year Deal: "This Is Where I Belong"" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
^ "Predators Sign Bitetto to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "Preds Ink Matt Irwin to Two-Year Deal". NHL.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "Preds Sign Yannick Weber to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
^ "Predators Sign Mike Fisher to One-Year Deal". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.
^ "Preds Sign Eeli Tolvanen to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^ "2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
^ "Nashville Acquires a Sixth-Round Pick from the New York Rangers" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[2] Until November 28, 2017

[1] "2017-2018 NHL Attendance". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

[3] Geary, Aidan (May 10, 2018). "'Total elation': Jets fans floating on air after historic Game 7 win". CBC. Retrieved May 11, 2018.

[4] "2017-2018 NHL Hockey Standings". NHL.com.

[5] "Preds to Play Six-Game 2017 Preseason Slate". NHL.com. June 19, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

[6] Willis, Thomas (June 22, 2017). "Six Characteristics: Preds 2017-18 Regular-Season Schedule". NHL.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

[7] "Preds Open 2017-18 Season Season on Road vs. Bruins, Penguins". NHL.com. June 23, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

[regstats-8] "Nashville Predators Stats - 2017-2018". NHL.com. Retrieved September 19, 2017.

[9] "Colin Wilson traded by Predators to Avalanche". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[10] "Alexei Emelin traded to Predators by Golden Knights". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.

[Turris-11] "Predators Acquire Forward Kyle Turris, Signs Six-Year Deal". November 5, 2017. Retrieved November 5, 2017.

[12] "Nashville Acquires Forward Mark McNeill from Dallas". NHL.com. February 3, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[AbergLetestu-13] "Preds Acquire Fourth-Round Pick in 2018 NHL Draft". NHL.com. February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[14] "Predators Acquire Bollig, Grosenick from Sharks". February 25, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.

[15] "Preds Acquire Forward Ryan Hartman from Chicago". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

[16] "Preds Acquire Tyler Gaudet, John Ramage from Arizona". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

[17] "Predators Sign Nick Bonino to Four-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[18] "Predators Add O'Connor With One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[19] "Predators Sign Hartnell to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[20] "Predators Ink Labrie to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[21] "Predators Sign Lindback to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[22] "Predators Sign Tanner Jeannot to Entry-Level Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. April 2, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[23] "Predators Sign Goaltender Niclas Westerholm" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018.

[24] "Predators Sign Goaltender Miroslav Svoboda" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

[25] "Predators Sign Defenseman Filip Pyrochta" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. May 7, 2018. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[26] "Predators Sign Swedish Forward Carl Persson" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. May 9, 2018. Retrieved May 9, 2018.

[27] "Golden Knights Sign Six Free Agents; Trade Emelin To Nashville". NHL. Retrieved July 1, 2017.

[28] "King to Avto; Soin to Lada. Voracek to Slovan. August 12–17 transfers". KHL. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

[29] "AMERICANS ENFORCER NEUBER SIGNS, ALONG WITH TOP-4 DEFENSEMAN". Allen Americans. Retrieved August 24, 2017.

[30] "Petter Granberg återvänder". skellefteaaik.se (in Swedish). Retrieved June 11, 2019.

[31] "Rangers Claim Forward Cody McLeod". NHL.com. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2018.

[32] Fisher, Mike (August 3, 2017). "Predators' Mike Fisher: Thanks, Nashville". The Tennessean. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 4, 2017.

[33] Fiddler, Vernon (September 13, 2017). "Canadian Born, Texas Taught". The Player's Tribune. Retrieved September 16, 2017.

[34] Satriano, David (May 12, 2018). "Fisher retires from Predators after 18 seasons in NHL". NHL. NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved May 15, 2018.

[35] "Preds Ink Frederick Gaudreau to Three-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[36] "Predators Sign Pontus Aberg to Two-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[37] "Predators Sign Mazanec to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.

[38] "Preds Sign Viktor Arvidsson to Seven-Year, $29.75 Million Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.

[39] "Preds Sign Austin Watson to Three-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.

[40] "Johansen Inks Eight-Year Deal: "This Is Where I Belong"" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.

[41] "Predators Sign Bitetto to One-Year Contract". NHL.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[42] "Preds Ink Matt Irwin to Two-Year Deal". NHL.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[43] "Preds Sign Yannick Weber to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. January 9, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.

[44] "Predators Sign Mike Fisher to One-Year Deal". NHL.com. February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 26, 2018.

[45] "Preds Sign Eeli Tolvanen to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract". NHL.com. March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

[46] "2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

[47] "Nashville Acquires a Sixth-Round Pick from the New York Rangers" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

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v t e Nashville Predators
Founded in 1998 Based in Nashville, Tennessee
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks expansion draft Seasons Current season
History	Records Award winners Broadcasters
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