2019–20 Nashville Predators season
The 2019–20 Nashville Predators season is the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1] They entered the season as the 2-time defending Central Division champions.
2019–20 Nashville Predators | |
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Division | 5th Central |
Conference | 8th Western |
2019–20 record | 35–26–8 |
Home record | 17–14–4 |
Road record | 18–12–4 |
Goals for | 215 |
Goals against | 217 |
Team information | |
General Manager | David Poile |
Coach | Peter Laviolette (Oct. 3 – Jan. 6) John Hynes (Jan. 7 – present) |
Captain | Roman Josi |
Alternate captains | Mattias Ekholm Ryan Ellis Filip Forsberg Ryan Johansen |
Arena | Bridgestone Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Florida Everblades (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Filip Forsberg (21) |
Assists | Roman Josi (49) |
Points | Roman Josi (65) |
Penalty minutes | Austin Watson (65) |
Plus/minus | Roman Josi (+22) |
Wins | Pekka Rinne (18) |
Goals against average | Juuse Saros (2.70) |
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[4] The Predators advanced to the playoffs and are scheduled to face the Arizona Coyotes in the qualifying round.
Standings
Divisional standings
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | 94 |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | 92 |
3 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | 82 |
4 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | 80 |
5 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | 78 |
6 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | 77 |
7 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 72 |
Western Conference
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | St. Louis Blues | 71 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 33 | 225 | 193 | +32 | .662 | Advance to Seeding round-robin tournament[6] |
2 | Colorado Avalanche | 70 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 37 | 237 | 191 | +46 | .657 | |
3 | Vegas Golden Knights | 71 | 39 | 24 | 8 | 30 | 227 | 211 | +16 | .606 | |
4 | Dallas Stars | 69 | 37 | 24 | 8 | 26 | 180 | 177 | +3 | .594 | |
5 | Edmonton Oilers | 71 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 31 | 225 | 217 | +8 | .585 | Advance to 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs qualifying round[6] |
6 | Nashville Predators | 69 | 35 | 26 | 8 | 28 | 215 | 217 | −2 | .565 | |
7 | Vancouver Canucks | 69 | 36 | 27 | 6 | 27 | 228 | 217 | +11 | .565 | |
8 | Calgary Flames | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 25 | 210 | 215 | −5 | .564 | |
9 | Winnipeg Jets | 71 | 37 | 28 | 6 | 30 | 216 | 203 | +13 | .563 | |
10 | Minnesota Wild | 69 | 35 | 27 | 7 | 30 | 220 | 220 | 0 | .558 | |
11 | Arizona Coyotes | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8 | 26 | 195 | 187 | +8 | .529 | |
12 | Chicago Blackhawks | 70 | 32 | 30 | 8 | 23 | 212 | 218 | −6 | .514 | |
13 | Anaheim Ducks | 71 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 20 | 187 | 226 | −39 | .472 | |
14 | Los Angeles Kings | 70 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 21 | 178 | 212 | −34 | .457 | |
15 | San Jose Sharks | 70 | 29 | 36 | 5 | 22 | 182 | 226 | −44 | .450 |
- Tiebreaking procedures
- Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
- Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
- Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
- Greater amount of total wins (including shootouts).
- 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.
- Greater goal differential (difference between goals for and goals against).
- Greater amount of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results
Preseason
The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2019.[7]
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1[A] | September 16 | Florida | 3–6 | Nashville | Ingram | — | 1–0–0 | Recap | |
2[A] | September 16 | Florida | 0–1 | Nashville | Saros | 17,200 | 2–0–0 | Recap | |
3 | September 20 | Nashville | 1–3 | Tampa Bay | Saros | 13,456 | 2–1–0 | Recap | |
4 | September 21 | Tampa Bay | 4–5 | Nashville | OT | Rinne | — | 3–1–0 | Recap |
5 | September 25 | Carolina | 0–3 | Nashville | Rinne | 17,159 | 4–1–0 | Recap | |
6 | September 27 | Nashville | 2–1 | Carolina | OT | Saros | 11,212 | 5–1–0 | Recap |
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Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[8]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
Player statistics
As of March 10, 2020
Skaters
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Roman Josi | 69 | 16 | 49 | 65 | 22 | 41 |
Filip Forsberg | 63 | 21 | 27 | 48 | −7 | 29 |
Matt Duchene | 66 | 13 | 29 | 42 | −4 | 24 |
Ryan Ellis | 49 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 16 | 19 |
Ryan Johansen | 68 | 14 | 22 | 36 | −5 | 45 |
Nick Bonino | 67 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 16 |
Calle Jarnkrok | 64 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 4 | 14 |
Mattias Ekholm | 68 | 8 | 25 | 33 | −1 | 32 |
Craig Smith | 69 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 34 |
Rocco Grimaldi | 66 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 10 | 10 |
Kyle Turris | 62 | 9 | 22 | 31 | −9 | 22 |
Mikael Granlund | 63 | 17 | 13 | 30 | −4 | 28 |
Viktor Arvidsson | 57 | 15 | 13 | 28 | −4 | 26 |
Colton Sissons | 57 | 9 | 6 | 15 | −2 | 20 |
Austin Watson | 53 | 6 | 8 | 14 | −9 | 65 |
Dante Fabbro | 64 | 5 | 6 | 11 | −7 | 38 |
Colin Blackwell | 27 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
Dan Hamhuis | 60 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 35 |
Yakov Trenin | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
Jarred Tinordi | 28 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 34 |
Yannick Weber | 41 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 14 |
Matt Irwin‡ | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −8 | 11 |
Daniel Carr | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −5 | 4 |
Miikka Salomaki‡ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Mathieu Olivier | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Steven Santini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Alexandre Carrier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Korbinian Holzer† | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 2 |
Anthony Richard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
Goaltenders
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Pekka Rinne | 36 | 35 | 1,987:46 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 105 | 3.17 | 1,004 | .895 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Juuse Saros | 40 | 34 | 2,176:50 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 98 | 2.70 | 1,142 | .914 | 4 | 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 March 15, 2020[11][12]
Draft picks
Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team (League) |
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1 | 24 | Philip Tomasino | C | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) | |
2 | 451 | Egor Afanasyev | LW | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | |
3 | 65 | Alexander Campbell | LW | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) | |
4 | 1092 | Marc Del Gaizo | D | UMass (Hockey East) | |
4 | 117 | Semyon Chystyakov | D | Tolpar Ufa (MHL) | |
5 | 148 | Ethan Haider | G | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | |
6 | 179 | Isak Walther | RW | Södertälje SK J18 (J18 Elit) | |
7 | 210 | Juuso Parssinen | C | TPS U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) |
Notes:
- The Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent New Jersey's second-round pick in 2019 (34th overall) to Philadelphia in exchange for New Jersey's third-round pick in 2019 (65th overall) and this pick.[13]
- The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on July 1, 2017, that sent Colin Wilson to Colorado in exchange for this pick.[14]
References
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