2018–19 Nashville Predators season

	2018–19 Nashville Predators
Division	1st Central
Conference	3rd Western
2018–19 record	47–29–6
Home record	25–14–2
Road record	22–15–4
Goals for	240
Goals against	214
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
Minor league affiliate(s)	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Viktor Arvidsson (34)
Assists	Ryan Johansen (50)
Points	Ryan Johansen (64)
Penalty minutes	P. K. Subban (60)
Plus/minus	Nick Bonino; Mattias Ekholm (+27)
Wins	Pekka Rinne (30)
Goals against average	Pekka Rinne (2.42)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Nashville Predators season was the 21st season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1] They entered the season as the defending Presidents' Trophy winners, which was won by the Tampa Bay Lightning on March 18, 2019.^[2] The Predators clinched a playoff spot on March 25, after a 1–0 win over the Minnesota Wild.^[3] They were later defeated by the Dallas Stars in six games in the first round.

Standings[]

Divisional standings[]

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	43	240	214	100
Winnipeg Jets	82	47	30	5	45	272	244	99
St. Louis Blues	82	45	28	9	42	247	223	99
Dallas Stars	82	43	32	7	42	210	202	93
Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	86
Chicago Blackhawks	82	36	34	12	33	270	292	84
Minnesota Wild	82	37	36	9	36	211	237	83

Conference standings[]

Central Division Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Nashville Predators	82	47	29	6	43	240	214	100
Winnipeg Jets	82	47	30	5	45	272	244	99
St. Louis Blues	82	45	28	9	42	247	223	99

Pacific Division[]

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Calgary Flames	82	50	25	7	50	289	227	107
San Jose Sharks	82	46	27	9	46	289	261	101
Vegas Golden Knights	82	43	32	7	40	249	230	93

Western Conference Wild Card[]

Team	GP	W	L	OL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
Dallas Stars	82	43	32	7	42	210	202	93
Colorado Avalanche	82	38	30	14	36	260	246	90
Arizona Coyotes	82	39	35	8	35	213	223	86
Chicago Blackhawks	82	36	34	12	33	270	292	84
Minnesota Wild	82	37	36	9	36	211	237	83
Vancouver Canucks	82	35	36	11	29	225	254	81
Anaheim Ducks	82	35	37	10	32	199	251	80
Edmonton Oilers	82	35	38	9	32	232	274	79
Los Angeles Kings	82	31	42	9	28	202	263	71

Schedule and results[]

Preseason[]

The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2018.^[4]

2018 preseason game log: 3–3–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 3–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 17	Nashville	5–0	Florida		Saros	5,806	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 17	Nashville	5–3	Florida		Grosenick	7,671	2–0–0	Recap
3	September 21	Tampa Bay	5–1	Nashville		Rinne	17,342	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 22	Nashville	2–5	Tampa Bay		Saros	14,457	2–2–0	Recap
5	September 25	Carolina	4–1	Nashville		Rinne	17,188	2–3–0	Recap
6	September 30	Nashville	5–4	Carolina	OT	Saros	18,640	3–3–0	Recap

Regular season[]

The regular season schedule was released on June 21, 2018.^[5]

2018–19 game log

October: 9–3–0 (Home: 4–3–0 ; Road: 5–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 4	Nashville	3–2	NY Rangers		Rinne	17,117	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 6	Nashville	4–3	NY Islanders		Saros	12,163	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 9	Calgary	3–0	Nashville		Rinne	17,209	2–1–0	4	Recap
4	October 11	Winnipeg	0–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,228	3–1–0	6	Recap
5	October 13	NY Islanders	2–5	Nashville		Saros	17,208	4–1–0	8	Recap
6	October 15	Minnesota	2–4	Nashville		Rinne	17,165	5–1–0	10	Recap
7	October 19	Nashville	5–3	Calgary		Saros	18,725	6–1–0	12	Recap
8	October 20	Nashville	3–0	Edmonton		Saros	18,347	7–1–0	14	Recap
9	October 23	San Jose	5–4	Nashville		Saros	17,159	7–2–0	14	Recap
10	October 25	Nashville	4–3	New Jersey	OT	Saros	15,164	8–2–0	16	Recap
11	October 27	Edmonton	5–3	Nashville		Saros	17,248	8–3–0	16	Recap
12	October 30	Vegas	1–4	Nashville		Saros	17,367	9–3–0	18	Recap

November: 8–5–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 3–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
13	November 1	Nashville	4–1	Tampa Bay		Rinne	19,092	10–3–0	20	Recap
14	November 3	Boston	0–1	Nashville		Rinne	17,535	11–3–0	22	Recap
15	November 7	Nashville	4–1	Colorado		Rinne	16,923	12–3–0	24	Recap
16	November 10	Nashville	5–4	Dallas	OT	Saros	18,532	13–3–0	26	Recap
17	November 12	Nashville	1–2	Anaheim	SO	Rinne	16,629	13–3–1	27	Recap
18	November 13	Nashville	4–5	San Jose		Saros	16,654	13–4–1	27	Recap
19	November 15	Nashville	1–2	Arizona		Rinne	13,315	13–5–1	27	Recap
20	November 17	Los Angeles	3–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,627	14–5–1	29	Recap
21	November 19	Tampa Bay	2–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,419	15–5–1	31	Recap
22	November 21	St. Louis	1–4	Nashville		Rinne	17,558	16–5–1	33	Recap
23	November 23	Nashville	2–6	St. Louis		Saros	16,192	16–6–1	33	Recap
24	November 25	Anaheim	2–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,167	17–6–1	35	Recap
25	November 27	Colorado	3–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,163	17–7–1	35	Recap
26	November 29	Arizona	3–0	Nashville		Rinne	17,165	17–8–1	35	Recap

December: 6–7–1 (Home: 5–2–0 ; Road: 1–5–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
27	December 1	Chicago	2–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,548	18–8–1	37	Recap
28	December 3	Buffalo	1–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,311	19–8–1	39	Recap
29	December 6	Nashville	3–5	Vancouver		Rinne	16,894	19–9–1	39	Recap
30	December 8	Nashville	2–5	Calgary		Saros	17,717	19–10–1	39	Recap
31	December 11	Ottawa	1–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,162	20–10–1	41	Recap
32	December 13	Vancouver	3–4	Nashville	OT	Rinne	17,206	21–10–1	43	Recap
33	December 15	New Jersey	1–2	Nashville	SO	Saros	17,446	22–10–1	45	Recap
34	December 17	Nashville	3–4	Ottawa	OT	Saros	14,492	22–10–2	46	Recap
35	December 18	Nashville	1–2	Chicago		Rinne	21,223	22–11–2	46	Recap
36	December 20	Nashville	1–2	Philadelphia		Rinne	19,142	22–12–2	46	Recap
37	December 22	Nashville	2–5	Boston		Rinne	17,565	22–13–2	46	Recap
38	December 27	Dallas	2–0	Nashville		Rinne	17,676	22–14–2	46	Recap
39	December 29	NY Rangers	4–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,673	22–15–2	46	Recap
40	December 31	Nashville	6–3	Washington		Rinne	18,506	23–15–2	48	Recap

January: 7–3–2 (Home: 2–2–0 ; Road: 5–1–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
41	January 1	Philadelphia	0–4	Nashville		Saros	17,481	24–15–2	50	Recap
42	January 4	Nashville	3–4	Detroit	OT	Rinne	19,515	24–15–3	51	Recap
43	January 5	Nashville	4–1	Montreal		Saros	21,302	25–15–3	53	Recap
44	January 7	Nashville	4–0	Toronto		Rinne	19,059	26–15–3	55	Recap
45	January 9	Nashville	4–3	Chicago	OT	Rinne	21,255	27–15–3	57	Recap
46	January 10	Nashville	3–4	Columbus	OT	Rinne	17,065	27–15–4	58	Recap
47	January 13	Nashville	3–6	Carolina		Rinne	16,347	27–16–4	58	Recap
48	January 15	Washington	2–7	Nashville		Saros	17,336	28–16–4	60	Recap
49	January 17	Winnipeg	5–1	Nashville		Rinne	17,507	28–17–4	60	Recap
50	January 19	Florida	4–2	Nashville		Saros	17,716	28–18–4	60	Recap
51	January 21	Nashville	4–1	Colorado		Rinne	18,018	29–18–4	62	Recap
52	January 23	Nashville	2–1	Vegas		Saros	18,477	30–18–4	64	Recap

February: 7–6–1 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 2–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
53	February 1	Nashville	4–1	Florida		Saros	13,158	31–18–4	66	Recap
54	February 2	Dallas	3–1	Nashville		Rinne	17,722	31–19–4	66	Recap
55	February 5	Arizona	2–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,295	32–19–4	68	Recap
56	February 7	Dallas	2–3	Nashville	OT	Saros	17,174	33–19–4	70	Recap
57	February 9	Nashville	2–3	St. Louis		Rinne	18,166	33–20–4	70	Recap
58	February 10	St. Louis	5–4	Nashville	OT	Saros	17,622	33–20–5	71	Recap
59	February 12	Detroit	3–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,260	33–21–5	71	Recap
60	February 14	Montreal	1–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,417	34–21–5	73	Recap
61	February 16	Nashville	1–5	Vegas		Saros	18,430	34–22–5	73	Recap
62	February 19	Nashville	5–3	Dallas		Rinne	17,985	35–22–5	75	Recap
63	February 21	Los Angeles	1–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,510	36–22–5	77	Recap
64	February 23	Colorado	5–0	Nashville		Rinne	17,760	36–23–5	77	Recap
65	February 25	Edmonton	2–3	Nashville	SO	Rinne	17,481	37–23–5	79	Recap
66	February 26	Nashville	0–2	St. Louis		Saros	16,645	37–24–5	79	Recap

March: 7–5–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 5–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
67	March 1	Nashville	3–5	Winnipeg		Rinne	15,321	37–25–5	79	Recap
68	March 3	Nashville	3–2	Minnesota	SO	Saros	18,885	38–25–5	81	Recap
69	March 5	Minnesota	4–5	Nashville	SO	Rinne	17,668	39–25–5	83	Recap
70	March 9	Carolina	5–3	Nashville		Saros	17,724	39–26–5	83	Recap
71	March 12	Nashville	2–3	Anaheim		Rinne	16,811	39–27–5	83	Recap
72	March 14	Nashville	3–1	Los Angeles		Rinne	17,730	40–27–5	85	Recap
73	March 16	Nashville	4–2	San Jose		Saros	17,562	41–27–5	87	Recap
74	March 19	Toronto	0–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,499	42–27–5	89	Recap
75	March 21	Pittsburgh	2–1	Nashville	SO	Rinne	17,729	42–27–6	90	Recap
76	March 23	Nashville	0–5	Winnipeg		Rinne	15,321	42–28–6	90	Recap
77	March 25	Nashville	1–0	Minnesota		Saros	18,833	43–28–6	92	Recap
78	March 29	Nashville	3–1	Pittsburgh		Rinne	18,632	44–28–6	94	Recap
79	March 30	Columbus	5–2	Nashville		Saros	17,751	44–29–6	94	Recap

April: 3–0–0 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 1–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
80	April 2	Nashville	3–2	Buffalo		Rinne	16,569	45–29–6	96	Recap
81	April 4	Vancouver	2–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,669	46–29–6	98	Recap
82	April 6	Chicago	2–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,694	47–29–6	100	Recap

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

Playoffs[]

Main article: 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs

The Predators faced the Dallas Stars in the First Round of the playoffs,^[6] and were defeated in six games.^[7]

2019 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference First Round vs. (WC1) Dallas Stars: Dallas won 4–2
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 10	Dallas	3–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,458	0–1	Recap
2	April 13	Dallas	1–2	Nashville	OT	Rinne	17,611	1–1	Recap
3	April 15	Nashville	3–2	Dallas		Rinne	18,532	2–1	Recap
4	April 17	Nashville	1–5	Dallas		Rinne	18,532	2–2	Recap
5	April 20	Dallas	5–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,633	2–3	Recap
6	April 22	Nashville	1–2	Dallas	OT	Rinne	19,025	2–4	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Player statistics[]

As of April 22, 2019^[8]

Skaters[]

Regular season^[9]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen	80	14	50	64	7	42
Josi, RomanRoman Josi	82	15	41	56	9	42
Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg	64	28	22	50	8	26
Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson	58	34	14	48	12	26
Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm	80	8	36	44	27	47
Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis	82	7	34	41	21	20
Smith, CraigCraig Smith	76	21	17	38	11	20
Bonino, NickNick Bonino	81	17	18	35	27	18
Fiala, KevinKevin Fiala ^‡ \|\| 64 \|\| 10 \|\| 22 \|\| 32 \|\| -11 –11 \|\| 26
Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban	63	9	22	31	5	60
Sissons, ColtonColton Sissons	75	15	15	30	20	23
Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok	79	10	16	26	13	12
Turris, KyleKyle Turris	55	7	16	23	-6 –6	33
Hartman, RyanRyan Hartman ^‡ \|\| 64 \|\| 10 \|\| 10 \|\| 20 \|\| 7 \|\| 44
Watson, AustinAustin Watson	37	7	9	16	11	39
Grimaldi, RoccoRocco Grimaldi	53	5	8	13	-2 –2	10
Weber, YannickYannick Weber	62	2	6	8	7	18
Salomaki, MiikkaMiikka Salomaki	37	3	4	7	5	8
Irwin, MattMatt Irwin	44	1	6	7	5	38
Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle ^† \|\| 26 \|\| 5 \|\| 0 \|\| 5 \|\| -1 –1 \|\| 16
Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund ^† \|\| 16 \|\| 1 \|\| 4 \|\| 5 \|\| -6 –6 \|\| 4
Hamhuis, DanDan Hamhuis	57	0	5	5	-2 –2	28
Gaudreau, FrederickFrederick Gaudreau	55	3	1	4	1	2
Simmonds, WayneWayne Simmonds ^† \|\| 17 \|\| 1 \|\| 2 \|\| 3 \|\| 4 \|\| 9
Rinaldo, ZacZac Rinaldo	23	1	2	3	1	20
Bitetto, AnthonyAnthony Bitetto ^‡ \|\| 18 \|\| 0 \|\| 3 \|\| 3 \|\| 1 \|\| 8
Tolvanen, EeliEeli Tolvanen	4	1	1	2	2	0
Fabbro, DanteDante Fabbro	4	1	0	1	-1 –1	0
Donovan, MattMatt Donovan	2	0	1	1	0	2
McLeod, CodyCody McLeod ^† \|\| 7 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| 0 \|\| -3 –3 \|\| 7
Richard, AnthonyAnthony Richard	1	0	0	0	-1 –1	0
Di Giuseppe, PhillipPhillip Di Giuseppe	3	0	0	0	-1 –1	0
Blackwell, ColinColin Blackwell	6	0	0	0	-1 –1	2
Pitlick, RemRem Pitlick	1	0	0	0	0	2

Playoffs^[10]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Josi, RomanRoman Josi	6	2	2	4	-1 –1	4
Grimaldi, RoccoRocco Grimaldi	5	3	0	3	1	0
Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban	6	1	2	3	-3 –3	0
Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis	6	0	3	3	-2 –2	0
Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen	6	1	1	2	-2 –2	2
Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg	6	1	1	2	-2 –2	6
Turris, KyleKyle Turris	6	1	1	2	2	2
Watson, AustinAustin Watson	6	1	1	2	-2 –2	6
Granlund, MikaelMikael Granlund	6	1	1	2	1	2
Bonino, NickNick Bonino	6	0	2	2	-3 –3	2
Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok	6	0	2	2	1	2
Boyle, BrianBrian Boyle	3	0	2	2	4	2
Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm	6	0	2	2	-2 –2	12
Smith, CraigCraig Smith	6	1	0	1	0	2
Salomaki, MiikkaMiikka Salomaki	2	0	1	1	0	0
Fabbro, DanteDante Fabbro	6	0	1	1	2	0
Hamhuis, DanDan Hamhuis	6	0	0	0	2	0
Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson	6	0	0	0	-2 –2	2
Sissons, ColtonColton Sissons	6	0	0	0	-5 –5	6
Simmonds, WayneWayne Simmonds	2	0	0	0	1	0

Goaltenders[]

Regular season^[11]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	56	55	3,219:44	30	19	4	130	2.42	1,581	.918	4	0	0	4
Saros, JuuseJuuse Saros	31	27	1,696:13	17	10	2	74	2.62	870	.915	3	0	0	0

Playoffs^[12]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	6	6	329:38	2	4	17	3.09	179	.905	0	0	0	0
Saros, JuuseJuuse Saros	1	0	45:29	0	0	1	1.32	21	.952	0	0	0	2

^†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.

Transactions[]

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2018–19 season.

Trades[]

Date	Details		Ref
June 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)	To Florida Panthers 3rd-round pick in 2018	To Nashville Predators 3rd-round pick in 2019	^[13]
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	To Buffalo Sabres Jack Dougherty	To Nashville Predators Nicholas Baptiste	^[14]
January 14, 2019 (2019-01-14)	To New York Rangers Connor Brickley	To Nashville Predators Cole Schneider	^[15]
February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)	To New Jersey Devils 2nd-round pick in 2019	To Nashville Predators Brian Boyle	^[16]
February 6, 2019 (2019-02-06)	To New York Rangers 7th-round pick in 2020	To Nashville Predators Cody McLeod	^[17]
February 8, 2019 (2019-02-08)	To Arizona Coyotes Emil Pettersson	To Nashville Predators Laurent Dauphin Adam Helewka	^[18]
February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Nicholas Baptiste	To Nashville Predators Future considerations	^[19]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	To Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala	To Nashville Predators Mikael Granlund	^[20]
February 25, 2019 (2019-02-25)	To Philadelphia Flyers Ryan Hartman Conditional 4th-round pick in 2020	To Nashville Predators Wayne Simmonds	^[21]
June 14, 2019 (2019-06-14)	To Tampa Bay Lightning 7th-round pick in 2021	To Nashville Predators Connor Ingram	^[22]

Free agents[]

Date	Player	Team	Contract term	Ref
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Connor Brickley	from Florida Panthers	1-year	^[23]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Rocco Grimaldi	from Colorado Avalanche	1-year	^[24]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Mark McNeill	to Boston Bruins	1-year	^[25]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	John Ramage	to New Jersey Devils	1-year	^[26]
July 1, 2018 (2018-07-01)	Jarred Tinordi	from Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	^[27]
July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)	Zac Rinaldo	from Arizona Coyotes	1-year	^[28]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)	Colin Blackwell	from Rochester Americans (AHL)	2-year	^[29]
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)	Zachary Magwood	from Barrie Colts (OHL)	3-year	^[30]
July 12, 2018 (2018-07-12)	Harry Zolnierczyk	to Springfield Falcons (AHL)	Unknown	^[31]
July 25, 2018 (2018-07-25)	Dan Hamhuis	from Dallas Stars	2-year	^[32]
July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)	Trevor Smith	to San Antonio Rampage (AHL)	Unknown	^[33]
September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)	Alexei Emelin	to Avangard Omsk (KHL)	3-year	^[34]
September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)	Anders Lindback	to Davos (NL)	1-year	^[35]
November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)	Matt Donovan	from Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)	2-year	^[36]
February 19, 2019 (2019-02-19)	Tom McCollum	from Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)	1-year	^[37]
April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)	Lukas Craggs	from Bowling Green Falcons (WCHA)	2-year	^[38]
April 5, 2019 (2019-04-05)	Brandon Fortunato	from Quinnipiac Bobcats (ECAC Hockey)	2-year	^[39]
April 18, 2019 (2019-04-18)	Josh Wilkins	from Providence Friars (Hockey East)	2-year	^[40]
May 1, 2019 (2019-05-01)	Mathieu Olivier	from Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)	2-year	^[41]

Waivers[]

Date	Player	Team	Ref
January 1, 2019 (2019-01-01)	Phillip Di Giuseppe	from Carolina Hurricanes	^[42]
January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)	Anthony Bitetto	to Minnesota Wild	^[43]

Contract terminations[]

Date	Player	Via	Ref
November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)	Tyler Moy	Mutual termination	^[44]
November 8, 2018 (2018-11-08)	Carl Persson	Mutual termination	^[45]
December 29, 2018 (2018-12-29)	Joonas Lyytinen	Mutual termination	^[46]
January 9, 2019 (2019-01-09)	Miroslav Svoboda	Mutual termination	^[47]
May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25)	Filip Pyrochta	Mutual termination	^[48]

Retirement[]

Date	Player	Ref
May 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)	Mike Fisher	^[49]
October 1, 2018 (2018-10-01)	Scott Hartnell	^[50]

Signings[]

Date	Player	Contract term	Ref
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)	Ryan Hartman	1-year	^[51]
July 16, 2018 (2018-07-16)	Juuse Saros	3-year	^[52]
July 30, 2018 (2018-07-30)	Miikka Salomaki	1-year	^[53]
August 14, 2018 (2018-08-14)	Ryan Ellis	8-year	^[54]
November 3, 2018 (2018-11-03)	Pekka Rinne	2-year	^[55]
February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)	Laurent Dauphin	1-year	^[56]
February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)	Adam Helewka	1-year	^[57]
March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)	Troy Grosenick	1-year	^[58]
March 22, 2019 (2019-03-22)	Rem Pitlick	2-year	^[59]
March 27, 2019 (2019-03-27)	Dante Fabbro	3-year	^[60]

Draft picks[]

See also: List of Nashville Predators draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 22 and 23, 2018, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
4	111¹	Jachym Kondelik	C	Czech Republic	Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL)
5	131²	Spencer Stastney	D	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5	151	Vladislav Yeryomenko	D	Belarus	Calgary Hitmen (WHL)
7	213	Milan Kloucek	G	Czech Republic	Dynamo Pardubice (ELH)

Notes:

The Columbus Blue Jackets' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on February 25, 2018, that sent Mark Letestu to Columbus in exchange for this pick.^[61]
The Chicago Blackhawks' fifth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on February 26, 2018, that sent Victor Ejdsell and a first and fourth-round pick both in 2018 to Chicago in exchange for Ryan Hartman and this pick.^[62]

References[]

↑ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc., 81. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
↑ Lightning secure the franchise's first ever Presidents' Trophy (March 18, 2019). Retrieved on March 27, 2019.
↑ Predators clinch playoff berth with shutout against Wild (March 25, 2019). Retrieved on March 27, 2019.
↑ Predators to Play Six-Game 2018 Preseason Schedule (June 12, 2018). Retrieved on June 21, 2018.
↑ Predators Open 2018-19 Season Against Rangers; Home Opener Set (June 21, 2018). Retrieved on October 1, 2018.
↑ Preds to Open Stanley Cup Playoffs at Home on Wednesday (April 7, 2019). Retrieved on April 7, 2019.
↑ Stars eliminate Predators in overtime thriller (April 23, 2019). Retrieved on April 23, 2019.
↑ Nashville Predators Stats - 2018-2019. Retrieved on March 2, 2019.
↑ 2018–19 Regular season – Nashville Predators Stats – Skaters. Retrieved on April 7, 2019.
↑ 2018–19 Playoffs – Nashville Predators Stats – Skaters. Retrieved on April 22, 2019.
↑ 2018–19 Regular season – Nashville Predators Stats – Goalies. Retrieved on April 7, 2019.
↑ 2018–19 Playoffs – Nashville Predators Stats – Goalies. Retrieved on April 22, 2019.
↑ 2018 NHL Draft Notes (June 23, 2018). Retrieved on June 25, 2018.
↑ Preds Acquire Forward Nick Baptiste from Buffalo (October 1, 2018). Retrieved on October 2, 2018.
↑ Predators Acquire Forward Cole Schneider from Rangers (January 14, 2019). Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
↑ Predators Acquire Forward Brian Boyle (February 6, 2019). Retrieved on February 6, 2019.
↑ Predators Acquire Forward Cody McLeod from Rangers (February 6, 2019). Retrieved on February 6, 2019.
↑ Predators Acquire Dauphin, Helewka from Arizona (February 8, 2019). Retrieved on February 8, 2019.
↑ Predators Trade Baptiste to Toronto for Future Considerations (February 24, 2019). Retrieved on February 24, 2019.
↑ Predators Acquire Mikael Granlund from Minnesota (February 25, 2019). Retrieved on February 25, 2019.
↑ Predators Acquire Forward Wayne Simmonds from Philadelphia (February 25, 2019). Retrieved on February 26, 2019.
↑ Predators Acquire Goaltender Connor Ingram from Tampa Bay (June 14, 2019). Retrieved on June 15, 2019.
↑ Preds Ink Forward Connor Brickley to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.
↑ Predators Sign Forward Rocco Grimaldi to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.
↑ Bruins Announce Seven Transactions On July 1. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.
↑ Devils sign defenseman John Ramage to a one-year, two-way contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.
↑ Preds Add Defenseman Jarred Tinordi with One-Year Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.
↑ Preds Sign Zac Rinaldo to One-Year, Two-Way Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2018.
↑ Predators Sign Forward Colin Blackwell to Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 4, 2018.
↑ Nashville Signs Zach Magwood to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 4, 2018.
↑ THUNDERBIRDS SIGN F HARRY ZOLNIERCZYK TO AHL ONE-WAY CONTRACT. springfieldthunderbirds.com. Retrieved on July 15, 2018.
↑ Predators Sign Defenseman Dan Hamhuis to Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 28, 2018.
↑ Rampage Sign Trevor Smith and Sam Lofquist to AHL Contracts. oursportscentral.com. Retrieved on July 30, 2018.
↑ Защитник Алексей Емелин - в "Авангарде"! (ru-RU) (September 2, 2018). Retrieved on September 4, 2018.
↑ HCD verpflichtet Goalie Anders Lindbäck (de-CH) (September 15, 2018). Retrieved on September 17, 2018.
↑ Nashville Signs Defenseman Matt Donovan to Two-Year Deal (November 4, 2018). Retrieved on November 6, 2018.
↑ Predators Sign Goaltender Thomas McCollum (February 19, 2019). Retrieved on February 20, 2019.
↑ Preds Sign Forward Lukas Craggs to Two-Year, Entry-Level Deal (April 5, 2019). Retrieved on April 7, 2019.
↑ Preds Sign Defenseman Brandon Fortunato to Two-Year, Entry-Level Deal (April 5, 2019). Retrieved on April 7, 2019.
↑ Predators Sign Josh Wilkins to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract (April 18, 2019). Retrieved on April 19, 2019.
↑ Predators Sign Mathieu Olivier to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract (May 1, 2019). Retrieved on May 2, 2019.
↑ Predators Claim Phillip Di Giuseppe On Waivers from Carolina (January 1, 2019). Retrieved on January 6, 2019.
↑ Wild claims Anthony Bitetto off waivers from Nashville (January 25, 2019). Retrieved on January 31, 2019.
↑ American-Swiss forward Tyler Moy on his way to Lausanne? (November 2, 2018). Retrieved on November 4, 2018.
↑ Carl Persson: Waived unconditionally (November 7, 2018). Retrieved on November 9, 2018.
↑ Joonas Lyytinen: Set to be released (December 28, 2018). Retrieved on January 6, 2019.
↑ Miroslav Svoboda: Slated for release (January 8, 2019). Retrieved on January 10, 2019.
↑ Filip Pyrochta: Let go by Preds (May 24, 2019). Retrieved on May 27, 2019.
↑ Fisher retires from Predators after 18 seasons in NHL (May 12, 2018). Retrieved on June 8, 2018.
↑ Former Preds Forward Hartnell Announces Retirement (October 1, 2018). Retrieved on October 2, 2018.
↑ Predators Sign Ryan Hartman to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.
↑ Preds Sign Goaltender Juuse Saros to Three-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.
↑ Predators Sign Forward Miikka Salomaki to Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on August 5, 2018.
↑ Predators Sign Defenseman Ryan Ellis to Eight-Year Contract (August 14, 2018). Retrieved on August 22, 2018.
↑ Predators Sign Goaltender Pekka Rinne to Two-Year Contract (November 3, 2018). Retrieved on November 4, 2018.
↑ Predators Sign Forward Laurent Dauphin (February 27, 2019). Retrieved on March 4, 2019.
↑ Predators Sign Forward Adam Helewka (February 27, 2019). Retrieved on March 4, 2019.
↑ Predators Sign Goaltender Troy Grosenick (March 1, 2019). Retrieved on March 4, 2019.
↑ Predators Sign Rem Pitlick to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract (March 22, 2019). Retrieved on March 25, 2019.
↑ Predators Sign Dante Fabbro to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract (March 27, 2019). Retrieved on March 27, 2019.
↑ Letestu traded to Blue Jackets after being sent to Predators from Oilers (February 25, 2018). Retrieved on June 7, 2018.
↑ Hartman traded to Predators by Blackhawks (February 26, 2018). Retrieved on June 7, 2018.

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[1] National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc., 81. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.

[2] Lightning secure the franchise's first ever Presidents' Trophy (March 18, 2019). Retrieved on March 27, 2019.

[3] Predators clinch playoff berth with shutout against Wild (March 25, 2019). Retrieved on March 27, 2019.

[4] Predators to Play Six-Game 2018 Preseason Schedule (June 12, 2018). Retrieved on June 21, 2018.

[5] Predators Open 2018-19 Season Against Rangers; Home Opener Set (June 21, 2018). Retrieved on October 1, 2018.

[6] Preds to Open Stanley Cup Playoffs at Home on Wednesday (April 7, 2019). Retrieved on April 7, 2019.

[7] Stars eliminate Predators in overtime thriller (April 23, 2019). Retrieved on April 23, 2019.

[regstats-8] Nashville Predators Stats - 2018-2019. Retrieved on March 2, 2019.

[9] 2018–19 Regular season – Nashville Predators Stats – Skaters. Retrieved on April 7, 2019.

[10] 2018–19 Playoffs – Nashville Predators Stats – Skaters. Retrieved on April 22, 2019.

[11] 2018–19 Regular season – Nashville Predators Stats – Goalies. Retrieved on April 7, 2019.

[12] 2018–19 Playoffs – Nashville Predators Stats – Goalies. Retrieved on April 22, 2019.

[13] 2018 NHL Draft Notes (June 23, 2018). Retrieved on June 25, 2018.

[14] Preds Acquire Forward Nick Baptiste from Buffalo (October 1, 2018). Retrieved on October 2, 2018.

[15] Predators Acquire Forward Cole Schneider from Rangers (January 14, 2019). Retrieved on January 14, 2019.

[16] Predators Acquire Forward Brian Boyle (February 6, 2019). Retrieved on February 6, 2019.

[17] Predators Acquire Forward Cody McLeod from Rangers (February 6, 2019). Retrieved on February 6, 2019.

[18] Predators Acquire Dauphin, Helewka from Arizona (February 8, 2019). Retrieved on February 8, 2019.

[19] Predators Trade Baptiste to Toronto for Future Considerations (February 24, 2019). Retrieved on February 24, 2019.

[20] Predators Acquire Mikael Granlund from Minnesota (February 25, 2019). Retrieved on February 25, 2019.

[21] Predators Acquire Forward Wayne Simmonds from Philadelphia (February 25, 2019). Retrieved on February 26, 2019.

[22] Predators Acquire Goaltender Connor Ingram from Tampa Bay (June 14, 2019). Retrieved on June 15, 2019.

[23] Preds Ink Forward Connor Brickley to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.

[24] Predators Sign Forward Rocco Grimaldi to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.

[25] Bruins Announce Seven Transactions On July 1. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.

[26] Devils sign defenseman John Ramage to a one-year, two-way contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.

[27] Preds Add Defenseman Jarred Tinordi with One-Year Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 1, 2018.

[28] Preds Sign Zac Rinaldo to One-Year, Two-Way Deal. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2018.

[29] Predators Sign Forward Colin Blackwell to Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 4, 2018.

[30] Nashville Signs Zach Magwood to Entry-Level Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 4, 2018.

[31] THUNDERBIRDS SIGN F HARRY ZOLNIERCZYK TO AHL ONE-WAY CONTRACT. springfieldthunderbirds.com. Retrieved on July 15, 2018.

[32] Predators Sign Defenseman Dan Hamhuis to Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 28, 2018.

[33] Rampage Sign Trevor Smith and Sam Lofquist to AHL Contracts. oursportscentral.com. Retrieved on July 30, 2018.

[34] Защитник Алексей Емелин - в "Авангарде"! (ru-RU) (September 2, 2018). Retrieved on September 4, 2018.

[35] HCD verpflichtet Goalie Anders Lindbäck (de-CH) (September 15, 2018). Retrieved on September 17, 2018.

[36] Nashville Signs Defenseman Matt Donovan to Two-Year Deal (November 4, 2018). Retrieved on November 6, 2018.

[37] Predators Sign Goaltender Thomas McCollum (February 19, 2019). Retrieved on February 20, 2019.

[38] Preds Sign Forward Lukas Craggs to Two-Year, Entry-Level Deal (April 5, 2019). Retrieved on April 7, 2019.

[39] Preds Sign Defenseman Brandon Fortunato to Two-Year, Entry-Level Deal (April 5, 2019). Retrieved on April 7, 2019.

[40] Predators Sign Josh Wilkins to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract (April 18, 2019). Retrieved on April 19, 2019.

[41] Predators Sign Mathieu Olivier to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract (May 1, 2019). Retrieved on May 2, 2019.

[42] Predators Claim Phillip Di Giuseppe On Waivers from Carolina (January 1, 2019). Retrieved on January 6, 2019.

[43] Wild claims Anthony Bitetto off waivers from Nashville (January 25, 2019). Retrieved on January 31, 2019.

[44] American-Swiss forward Tyler Moy on his way to Lausanne? (November 2, 2018). Retrieved on November 4, 2018.

[45] Carl Persson: Waived unconditionally (November 7, 2018). Retrieved on November 9, 2018.

[46] Joonas Lyytinen: Set to be released (December 28, 2018). Retrieved on January 6, 2019.

[47] Miroslav Svoboda: Slated for release (January 8, 2019). Retrieved on January 10, 2019.

[48] Filip Pyrochta: Let go by Preds (May 24, 2019). Retrieved on May 27, 2019.

[49] Fisher retires from Predators after 18 seasons in NHL (May 12, 2018). Retrieved on June 8, 2018.

[50] Former Preds Forward Hartnell Announces Retirement (October 1, 2018). Retrieved on October 2, 2018.

[51] Predators Sign Ryan Hartman to One-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.

[52] Preds Sign Goaltender Juuse Saros to Three-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on July 16, 2018.

[53] Predators Sign Forward Miikka Salomaki to Two-Year Contract. nhl.com. Retrieved on August 5, 2018.

[54] Predators Sign Defenseman Ryan Ellis to Eight-Year Contract (August 14, 2018). Retrieved on August 22, 2018.

[55] Predators Sign Goaltender Pekka Rinne to Two-Year Contract (November 3, 2018). Retrieved on November 4, 2018.

[56] Predators Sign Forward Laurent Dauphin (February 27, 2019). Retrieved on March 4, 2019.

[57] Predators Sign Forward Adam Helewka (February 27, 2019). Retrieved on March 4, 2019.

[58] Predators Sign Goaltender Troy Grosenick (March 1, 2019). Retrieved on March 4, 2019.

[59] Predators Sign Rem Pitlick to Two-Year, Entry-Level Contract (March 22, 2019). Retrieved on March 25, 2019.

[60] Predators Sign Dante Fabbro to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract (March 27, 2019). Retrieved on March 27, 2019.

[61] Letestu traded to Blue Jackets after being sent to Predators from Oilers (February 25, 2018). Retrieved on June 7, 2018.

[62] Hartman traded to Predators by Blackhawks (February 26, 2018). Retrieved on June 7, 2018.

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