2023–24 Nashville Predators season
2023–24 Nashville Predators | |
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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]
Contents
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Location | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 25[A] | Nashville | 0–5 | Florida | Lankinen | Amerant Bank Arena | 6,160 | 0–1–0 | [5] | |
2 | September 25[A] | Nashville | 2–5 | Florida | Saros | Amerant Bank Arena | 6,365 | 0–2–0 | [6] | |
3 | September 27 | Tampa Bay | 2–1 | Nashville | OT | Askarov | Bridgestone Arena | 17,159 | 0–2–1 | [7] |
4 | September 30 | Nashville | 4–5 | Tampa Bay | Askarov | Amalie Arena | 14,197 | 0–3–1 | [8] | |
5 | October 5 | Carolina | 1–5 | Nashville | Saros | Bridgestone Arena | 17,159 | 1–3–1 | [9] | |
6 | October 6 | Nashville | 1–4 | Carolina | Lankinen | PNC Arena | 14,886 | 1–4–1 | [10] | |
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.[11]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
Updated to game played January 31, 2024
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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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
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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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]
Transactions
The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
Key:
Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 29, 2023 | 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 | 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 | To Tampa Bay Lightning
TBL 4th-round pick in 2023 |
To Nashville Predators
CHI 4th-round pick in 2024 |
[71] |
June 29, 2023 | 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 |
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July 1, 2023 | 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 | Jasper Weatherby | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency | [76] |
July 11, 2023 | Denis Gurianov | Montreal Canadiens | 1-year | Free agency | [77] |
October 2, 2023 | Samuel Fagemo | Los Angeles Kings | Waivers | [78] | |
October 21, 2023 | Liam Foudy | Columbus Blue Jackets | Waivers | [79] |
Players lost
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Devin Cooley | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [80] |
Matt Duchene | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency | [81] | |
July 3, 2023 | John Leonard | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency | [82] |
July 5, 2023 | Rasmus Asplund | Florida Panthers | 1-year | Free agency | [83] |
July 11, 2023 | Aidan Rueschhoff | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [84] |
July 14, 2023 | Zach Sanford | Arizona Coyotes | 1-year | Free agency | [85] |
July 18, 2023 | Jimmy Huntington | Hershey Bears (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [86] |
Isaac Ratcliffe | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [87] | |
August 9, 2023 | Cal Foote | New Jersey Devils | 1-year | Free agency | [88] |
November 11, 2023 | Samuel Fagemo | Los Angeles Kings | Waivers | [89] |
Signings
Date | Player | Term | Ref |
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July 1, 2023 | Anthony Angello | 2-year | [90] |
Alexandre Carrier | 1-year | [91] | |
Cody Glass | 2-year | [92] | |
July 6, 2023 | Kalan Lind | 3-year![]() |
[93] |
Tanner Molendyk | 3-year![]() |
[94] | |
January 24, 2024 | Cole Smith | 2-year![]() |
[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) |
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1 | 15 | Matthew Wood | RW | ![]() |
Connecticut Huskies (HE) |
24 | Tanner Molendyk | D | ![]() |
Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | |
2 | 43 | Felix Nilsson | C | ![]() |
Rögle BK (J20 Nationell) |
46 | Kalan Lind | LW | ![]() |
Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | |
3 | 68 | Jesse Kiiskinen | RW | ![]() |
Lahti Pelicans (U20 SM-sarja) |
83 | Dylan MacKinnon | D | ![]() |
Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) | |
4 | 111 | Joey Willis | C | ![]() |
Saginaw Spirit (OHL) |
121 | Juha Jatkola | G | ![]() |
KalPa (Liiga) | |
5 | 143 | Sutter Muzzatti | C | ![]() |
RPI Engineers (ECAC) |
6 | 175 | Austin Roest | C | ![]() |
Everett Silvertips (WHL) |
7 | 218 | Aiden Fink | RW | ![]() |
Brooks Bandits (AJHL) |
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