2008–09 Nashville Predators
Western Conference · Central Division · 40-34-8, 88 pts
The 2008–09 Nashville Predators went 40-34-8 (88 points) in the Central Division. J-P Dumont led the team with 65 points (16 G, 49 A). Dan Ellis had 11 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J-P Dumont | R | 82 | 16 | 49 | 65 | +1 | 20 | 5 | 176 | 9.1 | 17:30 | 33 | 13 |
| Jason Arnott | C | 65 | 33 | 24 | 57 | +2 | 49 | 9 | 196 | 16.8 | 18:55 | 34 | 18 |
| Shea Weber | D | 81 | 23 | 30 | 53 | +1 | 80 | 10 | 251 | 9.2 | 23:58 | 192 | 95 |
| Martin Erat | R | 71 | 17 | 33 | 50 | -7 | 48 | 3 | 149 | 11.4 | 18:34 | 36 | 17 |
| Ryan Suter | D | 82 | 7 | 38 | 45 | -16 | 73 | 3 | 143 | 4.9 | 24:16 | 87 | 93 |
| David Legwand | C | 73 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -3 | 32 | 1 | 175 | 11.4 | 19:27 | 25 | 23 |
| Joel Ward | R | 79 | 17 | 18 | 35 | +1 | 29 | 3 | 133 | 12.8 | 16:01 | 65 | 69 |
| Steve Sullivan | L | 41 | 11 | 21 | 32 | +2 | 30 | 3 | 83 | 13.3 | 18:29 | 15 | 6 |
| Dan Hamhuis | D | 82 | 3 | 23 | 26 | -4 | 67 | 1 | 135 | 2.2 | 22:50 | 133 | 113 |
| Radek Bonk | C | 66 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -12 | 34 | 6 | 102 | 8.8 | 15:27 | 58 | 28 |
| Vernon Fiddler | C | 78 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 24 | 1 | 114 | 9.6 | 13:58 | 83 | 31 |
| Ryan Jones | R | 46 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +1 | 22 | 2 | 63 | 11.1 | 11:26 | 63 | 16 |
| Jordin Tootoo | R | 72 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -15 | 124 | 0 | 138 | 2.9 | 12:05 | 129 | 14 |
| Jerred Smithson | C | 82 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 49 | 0 | 74 | 5.4 | 13:51 | 140 | 50 |
| Kevin Klein | D | 63 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 19 | 1 | 41 | 9.8 | 12:40 | 57 | 47 |
| Greg Zanon | D | 82 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 38 | 0 | 54 | 7.4 | 20:51 | 153 | 237 |
| Ville Koistinen | D | 38 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 42 | 7.1 | 14:42 | 45 | 23 |
| Scott Nichol | C | 43 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 42 | 9.5 | 11:04 | 79 | 15 |
| Rich Peverley | C | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 15 | 0 | 42 | 4.8 | 12:08 | 9 | 9 |
| Antti Pihlstrom | L | 53 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 | 1 | 88 | 2.3 | 11:27 | 100 | 16 |
| Patric Hornqvist | R | 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 16 | 0 | 54 | 3.7 | 11:24 | 20 | 13 |
| Greg De Vries | D | 71 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -15 | 65 | 0 | 38 | 2.6 | 15:08 | 58 | 73 |
| Cal O'Reilly | C | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 50.0 | 12:36 | 0 | 2 |
| Wade Belak | R | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 54 | 0 | 15 | 0.0 | 5:35 | 37 | 6 |
| Nick Tarnasky | C | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 5:38 | 14 | 6 |
| Mike Santorelli | C | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 12:15 | 3 | 1 |
| Alexander Sulzer | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:34 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jed Ortmeyer | R | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 11:01 | 3 | 0 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Ellis | 82 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 963 | .900 | 2.93 | 3 |
| Pekka Rinne | 81 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 4 | 1435 | .917 | 2.38 | 7 |
| Drew MacIntyre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10 | @ STL | L 2–5 | Final |
| Oct 11 | vs DAL | W 3–1 | Final |
| Oct 13 | @ CHI | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Oct 15 | @ DAL | L 4–6 | Final |
| Oct 17 | @ CBJ | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 18 | vs CBJ | W 6–3 | Final |
| Oct 23 | vs CGY | L 3–5 | Final |
| Oct 25 | vs LAK | W 5–4 | Final |
| Oct 28 | @ WSH | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Oct 30 | vs EDM | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 1 | vs FLA | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Nov 4 | @ VAN | L 0–4 | Final |
| Nov 6 | @ CGY | L 6–7 | Final |
| Nov 8 | @ COL | L 0–1 | Final |
| Nov 11 | @ SJS | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 14 | @ ANA | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 15 | @ LAK | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 17 | vs SJS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 21 | @ TBL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 23 | @ CAR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 25 | vs STL | L 0–1 | Final/SO |
| Nov 28 | @ ATL | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 29 | vs MIN | L 2–6 | Final |
| Dec 1 | @ BUF | W 2–0 | Final |
| Dec 4 | vs COL | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 6 | vs MIN | W 1–0 | Final |
| Dec 8 | @ STL | L 3–6 | Final |
| Dec 9 | vs VAN | L 1–3 | Final |
| Dec 11 | @ CBJ | L 1–2 | Final/SO |
| Dec 13 | vs DAL | W 3–0 | Final |
| Dec 18 | @ PHX | L 1–2 | Final |
| Dec 20 | vs NYI | W 1–0 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ FLA | L 0–3 | Final |
| Dec 26 | vs DET | W 3–2 | Final |
| Dec 28 | @ EDM | L 2–5 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ COL | L 1–5 | Final |
| Jan 1 | vs VAN | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 3 | vs CGY | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 6 | vs COL | L 1–2 | Final |
| Jan 8 | vs PIT | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 10 | vs CHI | W 4–1 | Final |
| Jan 11 | @ CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 13 | @ TOR | W 2–0 | Final |
| Jan 15 | @ MTL | L 2–3 | Final |
| Jan 17 | vs ATL | L 2–7 | Final |
| Jan 19 | vs NJD | L 1–3 | Final |
| Jan 28 | @ VAN | W 5–3 | Final |
| Jan 30 | @ CGY | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 1 | @ EDM | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs PHX | W 2–1 | Final |
| Feb 5 | vs ANA | W 4–2 | Final |
| Feb 6 | @ MIN | W 2–0 | Final |
| Feb 8 | @ DAL | L 1–4 | Final |
| Feb 10 | vs DET | L 3–5 | Final |
| Feb 12 | vs STL | W 4–3 | Final/SO |
| Feb 14 | vs BOS | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Feb 16 | vs OTT | L 0–2 | Final |
| Feb 18 | @ DET | L 2–6 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs STL | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Feb 21 | @ STL | W 1–0 | Final/OT |
| Feb 24 | vs CHI | W 5–3 | Final |
| Feb 26 | vs PHX | W 4–1 | Final |
| Feb 28 | vs DET | W 8–0 | Final |
| Mar 3 | vs EDM | W 6–5 | Final/OT |
| Mar 5 | vs CBJ | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 7 | @ PHI | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs WSH | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Mar 12 | vs NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Mar 14 | @ PHX | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ LAK | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 18 | @ ANA | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Mar 19 | @ SJS | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Mar 24 | vs ANA | L 1–2 | Final/SO |
| Mar 26 | vs SJS | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 28 | vs LAK | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 29 | @ DET | W 4–3 | Final |
| Mar 31 | @ CBJ | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ CHI | L 1–3 | Final |
| Apr 4 | vs CBJ | W 5–4 | Final/SO |
| Apr 7 | vs CHI | L 2–4 | Final |
| Apr 9 | @ DET | W 4–3 | Final/SO |
| Apr 10 | @ MIN | L 4–8 | Final |