2017–18 Nashville Predators
Western Conference · Central Division · 53-18-11, 117 pts · Playoffs 7-6
The 2017–18 Nashville Predators went 53-18-11 (117 points) in the Central Division and played 13 playoff games (7-6). Filip Forsberg led the team with 64 points (26 G, 38 A). Pekka Rinne had 42 wins in goal.
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Skaters
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | PPG | SOG | SH% | TOI/GP | HIT | BLK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Forsberg | L | 67 | 26 | 38 | 64 | +27 | 38 | 13 | 179 | 14.5 | 17:28 | 86 | 37 |
| Viktor Arvidsson | L | 78 | 29 | 32 | 61 | +20 | 36 | 3 | 247 | 11.7 | 17:45 | 30 | 52 |
| P.K. Subban | D | 82 | 16 | 43 | 59 | +18 | 82 | 5 | 207 | 7.7 | 24:07 | 111 | 90 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | 79 | 15 | 39 | 54 | +13 | 78 | 1 | 129 | 11.6 | 18:33 | 87 | 35 |
| Roman Josi | D | 75 | 14 | 39 | 53 | +24 | 24 | 7 | 253 | 5.5 | 24:28 | 80 | 120 |
| Craig Smith | C | 79 | 25 | 26 | 51 | +20 | 24 | 9 | 229 | 10.9 | 15:23 | 60 | 35 |
| Kevin Fiala | L | 80 | 23 | 25 | 48 | +20 | 26 | 4 | 187 | 12.3 | 15:09 | 34 | 27 |
| Kyle Turris | C | 65 | 13 | 29 | 42 | +22 | 24 | 5 | 119 | 10.9 | 16:06 | 19 | 29 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | C | 68 | 16 | 19 | 35 | +20 | 12 | 1 | 105 | 15.2 | 15:53 | 36 | 31 |
| Mattias Ekholm | D | 81 | 10 | 24 | 34 | +25 | 46 | 5 | 135 | 7.4 | 23:35 | 75 | 117 |
| Ryan Ellis | D | 44 | 9 | 23 | 32 | +26 | 6 | 2 | 110 | 8.2 | 23:21 | 27 | 84 |
| Colton Sissons | C | 81 | 9 | 18 | 27 | +2 | 42 | 1 | 120 | 7.5 | 16:06 | 136 | 49 |
| Nick Bonino | C | 71 | 12 | 13 | 25 | +4 | 20 | 0 | 83 | 14.5 | 15:38 | 18 | 72 |
| Scott Hartnell | L | 62 | 13 | 11 | 24 | -3 | 82 | 2 | 82 | 15.9 | 12:01 | 82 | 25 |
| Austin Watson | L | 76 | 14 | 5 | 19 | +2 | 123 | 0 | 96 | 14.6 | 12:20 | 187 | 78 |
| Alexei Emelin | D | 76 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +9 | 40 | 0 | 59 | 1.7 | 16:53 | 181 | 109 |
| Miikka Salomaki | R | 58 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -8 | 34 | 0 | 51 | 3.9 | 10:17 | 114 | 35 |
| Matt Irwin | D | 50 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +2 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 3.2 | 13:26 | 78 | 54 |
| Pontus Aberg | L | 37 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +8 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 5.1 | 11:06 | 16 | 7 |
| Ryan Hartman | R | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 14 | 0 | 33 | 9.1 | 13:46 | 19 | 13 |
| Yannick Weber | D | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 16 | 0 | 40 | 5.0 | 12:03 | 47 | 35 |
| Mike Fisher | C | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 14.3 | 12:21 | 25 | 14 |
| Anthony Bitetto | D | 32 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 27 | 0 | 25 | 4.0 | 13:26 | 40 | 31 |
| Frederick Gaudreau | C | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0.0 | 9:10 | 8 | 8 |
| Samuel Girard | D | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 16:55 | 3 | 6 |
| Cody McLeod | L | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | 6:49 | 55 | 10 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | R | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 12:07 | 2 | 1 |
Goaltenders
| Player | GP | GS | W | L | OTL | SA | SV% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Rinne | 59 | 59 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 1840 | .927 | 2.31 | 8 |
| Juuse Saros | 26 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 810 | .925 | 2.45 | 3 |
| Anders Lindback | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Schedule & results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 5 | @ BOS | L 3–4 | Final |
| Oct 7 | @ PIT | L 0–4 | Final |
| Oct 10 | vs PHI | W 6–5 | Final |
| Oct 12 | vs DAL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 14 | @ CHI | L 1–2 | Final/OT |
| Oct 17 | vs COL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Oct 19 | @ PHI | W 1–0 | Final |
| Oct 21 | @ NYR | L 2–4 | Final |
| Oct 24 | vs CGY | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Oct 27 | @ CHI | W 2–1 | Final |
| Oct 28 | vs NYI | L 2–6 | Final |
| Nov 1 | @ SJS | L 1–4 | Final |
| Nov 3 | @ ANA | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 4 | @ LAK | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Nov 7 | @ CBJ | W 3–1 | Final |
| Nov 11 | vs PIT | W 5–4 | Final/SO |
| Nov 14 | vs WSH | W 6–3 | Final |
| Nov 16 | @ MIN | L 4–6 | Final |
| Nov 18 | vs COL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Nov 20 | vs WPG | W 5–3 | Final |
| Nov 22 | vs MTL | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Nov 24 | @ STL | W 2–0 | Final |
| Nov 26 | @ CAR | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Nov 28 | vs CHI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Nov 30 | vs VAN | L 3–5 | Final |
| Dec 2 | vs ANA | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Dec 4 | vs BOS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Dec 5 | @ DAL | W 5–2 | Final |
| Dec 8 | vs VGK | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Dec 13 | @ VAN | W 7–1 | Final |
| Dec 14 | @ EDM | W 4–0 | Final |
| Dec 16 | @ CGY | W 2–0 | Final |
| Dec 19 | vs WPG | L 4–6 | Final |
| Dec 21 | vs CAR | L 1–4 | Final |
| Dec 23 | @ DAL | L 3–4 | Final/SO |
| Dec 27 | @ STL | W 2–1 | Final |
| Dec 29 | @ MIN | L 2–4 | Final |
| Dec 30 | vs MIN | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 2 | @ VGK | L 0–3 | Final |
| Jan 4 | @ ARI | L 2–3 | Final/OT |
| Jan 6 | @ LAK | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 9 | vs EDM | W 2–1 | Final |
| Jan 16 | vs VGK | W 1–0 | Final |
| Jan 18 | vs ARI | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Jan 20 | vs FLA | W 4–3 | Final |
| Jan 23 | vs TBL | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Jan 25 | @ NJD | W 3–0 | Final |
| Jan 30 | vs CHI | L 1–2 | Final |
| Feb 1 | vs LAK | W 5–0 | Final |
| Feb 3 | vs NYR | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 5 | @ NYI | W 5–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 7 | @ TOR | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Feb 8 | @ OTT | L 3–4 | Final/OT |
| Feb 10 | @ MTL | W 3–2 | Final/SO |
| Feb 13 | vs STL | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Feb 15 | vs CGY | L 3–4 | Final |
| Feb 17 | vs DET | L 1–3 | Final |
| Feb 19 | vs OTT | W 5–2 | Final |
| Feb 20 | @ DET | W 3–2 | Final |
| Feb 22 | vs SJS | W 7–1 | Final |
| Feb 25 | vs STL | W 4–0 | Final |
| Feb 27 | @ WPG | W 6–5 | Final |
| Mar 1 | @ EDM | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 2 | @ VAN | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 4 | @ COL | W 4–3 | Final/OT |
| Mar 6 | vs DAL | W 2–0 | Final |
| Mar 8 | vs ANA | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 10 | vs NJD | L 2–3 | Final/SO |
| Mar 13 | vs WPG | W 3–1 | Final |
| Mar 15 | @ ARI | W 3–2 | Final |
| Mar 16 | @ COL | W 4–2 | Final |
| Mar 19 | @ BUF | W 4–0 | Final |
| Mar 22 | vs TOR | L 2–5 | Final |
| Mar 24 | @ MIN | L 1–4 | Final |
| Mar 25 | @ WPG | L 4–5 | Final/SO |
| Mar 27 | vs MIN | W 2–1 | Final/SO |
| Mar 29 | vs SJS | W 5–3 | Final |
| Mar 31 | vs BUF | L 4–7 | Final |
| Apr 1 | @ TBL | W 4–1 | Final |
| Apr 3 | @ FLA | L 1–2 | Final |
| Apr 5 | @ WSH | W 4–3 | Final |
| Apr 7 | vs CBJ | W 4–2 | Final |
| Apr 12 | vs COL | W 5–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 14 | vs COL | W 5–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 16 | @ COL | L 3–5 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 18 | @ COL | W 3–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 20 | vs COL | L 1–2 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 22 | @ COL | W 5–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 27 | vs WPG | L 1–4 | Final · Playoffs |
| Apr 29 | vs WPG | W 5–4 | Final/2OT · Playoffs |
| May 1 | @ WPG | L 4–7 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 3 | @ WPG | W 2–1 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 5 | vs WPG | L 2–6 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 7 | @ WPG | W 4–0 | Final · Playoffs |
| May 10 | vs WPG | L 1–5 | Final · Playoffs |