2023–24 Nashville Predators season

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2023–24 Nashville Predators
2023–24 record 28–25–2
Home record 14–15–0
Road record 14–10–2
Goals for 167
Goals against 179
Team information
General Manager Barry Trotz
Coach Andrew Brunette
Captain Roman Josi
Alternate captains Ryan McDonagh
Ryan O'Reilly
Arena Bridgestone Arena
Minor league affiliations Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals Filip Forsberg (26)
Assists Roman Josi (39)
Points Filip Forsberg (55)
Penalties in minutes Michael McCarron (75)
Plus/minus Filip Forsberg (+7)
Wins Juuse Saros (21)
Goals against average Yaroslav Askarov (1.47)
<2022–23

The 2023–24 Nashville Predators season is the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. This is the team’s first season without David Poile as General Manager, following his retirement on June 30, 2023. Poile was previously the only GM in team history and retired as both the longest tenured and winningest GM in team history. The Preds will attempt to make the playoffs for the 9th time in 10 years after missing last year.[1]

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 Dallas Stars 15 11 3 1 8 52 39 +13 23
2 Colorado Avalanche 15 10 5 0 9 56 46 +10 20
3 Winnipeg Jets 15 8 5 2 7 55 50 +5 18
4 St. Louis Blues 14 8 5 1 7 42 36 +6 17
5 Arizona Coyotes 15 7 6 2 5 52 46 +6 16
6 Minnesota Wild 15 5 8 2 4 50 64 −14 12
7 Chicago Blackhawks 13 5 8 0 4 34 45 −11 10
8 Nashville Predators 15 5 10 0 4 44 52 −8 10
Updated to game(s) played on November 15, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 PA Anaheim Ducks 16 9 7 0 6 49 51 −2 18
2 CE St. Louis Blues 14 8 5 1 7 42 36 +6 17
3 CE Arizona Coyotes 15 7 6 2 5 52 46 +6 16
4 PA Seattle Kraken 17 5 8 4 3 43 62 −19 14
5 PA Calgary Flames 15 5 8 2 5 39 53 −14 12
6 CE Minnesota Wild 15 5 8 2 4 50 64 −14 12
7 PA Edmonton Oilers 15 5 9 1 4 43 55 −12 11
8 CE Chicago Blackhawks 13 5 8 0 4 34 45 −11 10
9 CE Nashville Predators 15 5 10 0 4 44 52 −8 10
10 PA San Jose Sharks 16 2 13 1 2 21 72 −51 5
Updated to game(s) played on November 15, 2023. Source: National Hockey League[3]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 23, 2023.[4]

Regular season

The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[11]

2023–24 game log
February: 2–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
52 February 10 Arizona 4–5 Nashville OT Saros 17,507 27–23–2 56 [63]
53 February 13 New Jersey 4–2 Nashville Saros 17,159 27–24–2 56 [64]
54 February 15 Dallas 9–2 Nashville Saros 17,159 27–25–2 56 [65]
55 February 17 Nashville 5–2 St. Louis Saros 18,096 28–25–2 58 [66]
56 February 20 Nashville Vegas
57 February 22 Nashville Los Angeles
58 February 24 Nashville San Jose
59 February 25 Nashville Anaheim
60 February 27 Ottawa Nashville
61 February 29 Minnesota Nashville

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

Player statistics

Updated to game played January 31, 2024

Skaters

Regular season [67]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Filip Forsberg 51 24 27 51 +6 32
Roman Josi 51 10 35 45 −1 25
Ryan O'Reilly 51 17 25 42 0 10
Gustav Nyquist 51 12 26 38 +1 6
Colton Sissons 51 13 12 25 −5 22
Tommy Novak 40 8 15 23 −8 6
Luke Evangelista 50 9 13 22 −4 14
Philip Tomasino 40 7 13 20 −5 25
Cole Smith 50 5 12 17 +1 50
Alexandre Carrier 46 4 10 14 0 26
Juuso Parssinen 44 8 4 12 −6 12
Michael McCarron 39 7 5 12 +1 61
Ryan McDonagh 44 1 11 12 +3 16
Yakov Trenin 48 8 3 11 +3 32
Kiefer Sherwood 39 5 6 11 +6 20
Tyson Barrie 32 1 10 11 −8 14
Dante Fabbro 41 2 8 10 +2 20
Jeremy Lauzon 51 5 3 8 −2 66
Luke Schenn 32 0 5 5 +1 18
Cody Glass 23 1 2 3 −12 14
Marc Del Gaizo 5 0 3 3 +2 2
Liam Foudy 12 0 3 3 −2 2
Denis Gurianov 12 1 1 2 +4 0
Mark Jankowski 2 1 0 1 +1 0
Samuel Fagemo 4 1 0 1 0 0
Spencer Stastney 9 1 0 1 +6 4

Goaltenders

Regular season [68]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Juuse Saros 40 40 2,242:45 19 19 2 110 2.94 1,129 .903 2 0 0 2
Kevin Lankinen 14 10 712:31 6 4 0 37 3.12 354 .895 0 0 0 0
Yaroslav Askarov 2 1 81:40 1 0 0 2 1.47 35 .943 0 0 0 0

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.

Roster

Updated October 17, 2021[69][70]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
5 Canada Matt Benning D R 30 2020 St. Albert, Alberta
90 Canada Mark Borowiecki D L 34 2020 Ottawa, Ontario
45 Canada Alexandre Carrier D R 27 2015 Quebec City, Quebec
21 Canada Nick Cousins C L 30 2020 Belleville, Ontario
95 Canada Matt Duchene C L 33 2019 Haliburton, Ontario
14 Sweden Mattias Ekholm (A) D L 34 2009 Borlänge, Sweden
57 Canada Dante Fabbro D R 26 2016 Coquitlam, British Columbia
9 Sweden Filip Forsberg (A) LW R 29 2013 Östervåla, Sweden
64 Finland Mikael Granlund RW L 32 2019 Oulu, Finland
23 United States Rocco Grimaldi C R 31 2018 Rossmoor, California
17 Canada Ben Harpur D L 29 2020 Hamilton, Ontario
39 Canada Connor Ingram G L 27 2019 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
84 Canada Tanner Jeannot LW L 27 2018 Oxbow, Saskatchewan
92 Canada Ryan Johansen (A) C R 31 2016 Vancouver, British Columbia
59 Switzerland Roman Josi (C) D L 34 2008 Bern, Switzerland
11 United States Luke Kunin C R 26 2020 Chesterfield, Missouri
55 Canada Philippe Myers D R 27 2021 Moncton, New Brunswick
25 Canada Mathieu Olivier Injured Reserve RW R 27 2019 Biloxi, Mississippi
33 Czech Republic David Rittich G L 31 2021 Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
74 Finland Juuse Saros G L 29 2013 Forssa, Finland
10 Canada Colton Sissons C R 30 2012 North Vancouver, British Columbia
28 Finland Eeli Tolvanen RW L 25 2017 Vihti, Finland
26 Canada Philip Tomasino C R 22 2019 Mississauga, Ontario
13 Russia Yakov Trenin C R 27 2015 Chelyabinsk, Russia


Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.

Key:

 dagger  Contract is entry-level.
 double-dagger  Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) To Detroit Red Wings
2nd-round pick in 2023
TBL 3rd-round pick in 2023
To Nashville Predators
VAN 2nd-round pick in 2023
[71]
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) To Dallas Stars
3rd-round pick in 2023
To Nashville Predators
3rd-round pick in 2024
6th-round pick in 2024
[71]
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) To Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL 4th-round pick in 2023
To Nashville Predators
CHI 4th-round pick in 2024
[71]
June 29, 2023 (2023-06-29) To New Jersey Devils
7th-round pick in 2023
To Nashville Predators
7th-round pick in 2024
[71]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Troy Grosenick Philadelphia Flyers 1-year Free agency [72]
Gustav Nyquist Minnesota Wild 2-year Free agency [73]
Ryan O'Reilly Toronto Maple Leafs 4-year Free agency [74]
Luke Schenn Toronto Maple Leafs 3-year Free agency [75]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) Jasper Weatherby Detroit Red Wings 1-year Free agency [76]
July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11) Denis Gurianov Montreal Canadiens 1-year Free agency [77]
October 2, 2023 (2023-10-02) Samuel Fagemo Los Angeles Kings Waivers [78]
October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) Liam Foudy Columbus Blue Jackets Waivers [79]

Players lost

Date Player New team Term Via Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Devin Cooley Buffalo Sabres 1-year Free agency [80]
Matt Duchene Dallas Stars 1-year Free agency [81]
July 3, 2023 (2023-07-03) John Leonard Arizona Coyotes 1-year Free agency [82]
July 5, 2023 (2023-07-05) Rasmus Asplund Florida Panthers 1-year Free agency [83]
July 11, 2023 (2023-07-11) Aidan Rueschhoff Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) 1-year Free agency [84]
July 14, 2023 (2023-07-14) Zach Sanford Arizona Coyotes 1-year Free agency [85]
July 18, 2023 (2023-07-18) Jimmy Huntington Hershey Bears (AHL) 1-year Free agency [86]
Isaac Ratcliffe Chicago Wolves (AHL) 1-year Free agency [87]
August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09) Cal Foote New Jersey Devils 1-year Free agency [88]
November 11, 2023 (2023-11-11) Samuel Fagemo Los Angeles Kings Waivers [89]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
July 1, 2023 (2023-07-01) Anthony Angello 2-year [90]
Alexandre Carrier 1-year [91]
Cody Glass 2-year [92]
July 6, 2023 (2023-07-06) Kalan Lind 3-yeardagger [93]
Tanner Molendyk 3-yeardagger [94]
January 24, 2024 (2024-01-24) Cole Smith 2-yeardouble-dagger [95]

Draft picks

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Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.

Round # Player Pos. Nationality Team (League)
1 15 Matthew Wood RW  Canada Connecticut Huskies (HE)
24 Tanner Molendyk D  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2 43 Felix Nilsson C  Sweden Rögle BK (J20 Nationell)
46 Kalan Lind LW  Canada Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 68 Jesse Kiiskinen RW  Finland Lahti Pelicans (U20 SM-sarja)
83 Dylan MacKinnon D  Canada Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4 111 Joey Willis C  United States Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
121 Juha Jatkola G  Finland KalPa (Liiga)
5 143 Sutter Muzzatti C  United States RPI Engineers (ECAC)
6 175 Austin Roest C  Canada Everett Silvertips (WHL)
7 218 Aiden Fink RW  Canada Brooks Bandits (AJHL)

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