2010–11 Nashville Predators season

The 2010–11 Nashville Predators season was the team's 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

2010–11 Nashville Predators
Division2nd Central
Conference5th Western
2010–11 record44–27–11
Home record24–9–8
Road record20–18–3
Goals for219
Goals against194
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainShea Weber
Alternate captainsSteve Sullivan
Ryan Suter
ArenaBridgestone Arena
Team leaders
GoalsSergei Kostitsyn (23)
AssistsRyan Suter (35)
PointsMartin Erat
Kostitsyn (50)
Penalty minutesShane O'Brien (83)
Plus/minusRyan Suter (+20)
WinsPekka Rinne (33)
Goals against averageRinne (2.12)

Pre-season

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With their 18th-overall first-round pick, the Predators chose Austin Watson of the Peterborough Petes.

Regular season

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The Predators opened the season on October 9 at home against the Anaheim Ducks. The regular season ended on April 9, with their final game being against the St. Louis Blues.

Playoffs

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The Predators clinched a berth in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Western Conference's fifth seed. The Predators won their first playoff series in franchise history after defeating the Anaheim Ducks in six games to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals against the first seed, the Vancouver Canucks. In a low-scoring series, the Canucks managed to close out the Predators at Bridgestone Arena in six games.

Standings

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Central Division[1]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 y-Detroit Red Wings 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
2 Nashville Predators 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
3 Chicago Blackhawks 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
4 St. Louis Blues 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks NW 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 y – San Jose Sharks PA 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105
3 y – Detroit Red Wings CE 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
4 Anaheim Ducks PA 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99
5 Nashville Predators CE 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
6 Phoenix Coyotes PA 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99
7 Los Angeles Kings PA 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98
8 Chicago Blackhawks CE 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
8.5
9 Dallas Stars PA 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95
10 Calgary Flames NW 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
11 St. Louis Blues CE 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
12 Minnesota Wild NW 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
13 Columbus Blue Jackets CE 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
14 Colorado Avalanche NW 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
15 Edmonton Oilers NW 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division


Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2010–11 Game Log

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

Playoffs

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The Nashville Predators ended the 2010–11 regular season as the Western Conference's fifth seed. They defeated the fourth seed, the Anaheim Ducks, in the first round, 4–2, which is the first playoff series win in franchise history. Their opponent in the Western Conference Semifinals would be the Vancouver Canucks, who beat Nashville 4–2.

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player stats

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Skaters

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Pekka Rinne 64 3789 33 22 9 134 2.12 1905 .930 6 0 0 12
Anders Lindback 22 1131 11 5 2 49 2.60 576 .915 2 0 0 0
Mark Dekanich 1 50 0 0 0 3 3.60 25 .880 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Pekka Rinne 12 748 6 6 32 2.57 343 .907 0 0 1 0
Anders Lindback 1 13 0 0 0 0.00 9 1.000 0 0 0 0

Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

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Awards

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Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Pekka Rinne[2] NHL Third Star of the Month January 2011
Pekka Rinne[3] NHL Third Star of the Month March 2011


Milestones

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Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Shane O'Brien 300th Career NHL Game October 9, 2010
Anders Lindback 1st Career NHL Game
1st Career NHL Win
October 13, 2010
Jerred Smithson 400th Career NHL Game October 24, 2010
Linus Klasen 1st Career NHL Game October 30, 2010
Ryan Suter 400th Career NHL Game November 16, 2010
Anders Lindback 1st Career NHL Shutout December 11, 2010
Nick Spaling 1st Career NHL Goal December 13, 2010
Mark Dekanich 1st Career NHL Game December 18, 2010
Francis Bouillon 600th Career NHL Game December 26, 2010
Chris Mueller 1st Career NHL Game December 28, 2010
Marcel Goc 100th Career NHL Point January 5, 2011
Kevin Klein 200th Career NHL Game January 5, 2011
Joel Ward 200th Career NHL Game January 5, 2011
Cody Franson 100th Career NHL Game January 8, 2011
Chris Mueller 1st Career NHL Assist
1st Career NHL Point
January 16, 2011
J. P. Dumont 800th Career NHL Game January 23, 2011
Alexander Sulzer 1st Career NHL Goal January 23, 2011
Sergei Kostitsyn 200th Career NHL Game January 24, 2011
Shea Weber 200th Career NHL Point February 9, 2011
Sergei Kostitsyn 100th Career NHL Point February 9, 2011
Jonathon Blum 1st Career NHL Game February 22, 2011
Blake Geoffrion 1st Career NHL Game February 26, 2011
Jonathon Blum 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
February 27, 2011
Martin Erat 600th Career NHL Game March 1, 2011
Blake Geoffrion 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
March 1, 2011
Colin Wilson 100th Career NHL Game March 3, 2011
Jonathon Blum 1st Career NHL Assist March 6, 2011
Blake Geoffrion 1st Career NHL Assist March 12, 2011
Jordin Tootoo 400th Career NHL Game March 19, 2011
Blake Geoffrion 1st Career NHL Hat-trick March 20, 2011
Martin Erat 400th Career NHL Point March 31, 2011
Patric Hornqvist 100th Career NHL Point April 2, 2011
Mike Fisher 700th Career NHL Game April 5, 2011
Nick Spaling 100th Career NHL Game April 5, 2011
Shea Weber 400th Career NHL Game April 5, 2011
Playoffs
Player Milestone Reached
Jonathon Blum 1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 13, 2011
Blake Geoffrion 1st Career NHL Playoff Game
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 13, 2011
Matthew Halischuk 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 13, 2011
Patric Hornqvist 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal April 15, 2011
Jerred Smithson 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist April 17, 2011
Matt Halischuk 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 20, 2011
Anders Lindback 1st Career NHL Playoff Game April 20, 2011
Nick Spaling 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist
1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 22, 2011
Kevin Klein 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal April 22, 2011
Nick Spaling 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal April 24, 2011
Cody Franson 1st Career NHL Playoff Goal May 5, 2011

Transactions

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The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

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Date
Details
June 19, 2010[4] To New Jersey Devils
Jason Arnott
To Nashville Predators
Matthew Halischuk
2nd-round pick in 2011 – Magnus Hellberg
June 19, 2010[5] To Philadelphia Flyers
Dan Hamhuis
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2011[a]
To Nashville Predators
Ryan Parent
June 29, 2010[6] To Montreal Canadiens
Dan Ellis
Dustin Boyd
Future considerations
To Nashville Predators
Sergei Kostitsyn
Future considerations
August 5, 2010[7] To Florida Panthers
Mike Santorelli
To Nashville Predators
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2011 – Josh Shalla
September 1, 2010[8] To Atlanta Thrashers
Ian McKenzie
To Nashville Predators
Grant Lewis
October 5, 2010[9] To Vancouver Canucks
Ryan Parent
Jonas Andersson
To Nashville Predators
Shane O'Brien
Dan Gendur
February 10, 2011[10] To Ottawa Senators
1st-round pick in 2011 – Stefan Noesen
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2012 – Jarrod Maidens
To Nashville Predators
Mike Fisher
February 25, 2011[11] To Florida Panthers
Alexander Sulzer
To Nashville Predators
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[b]

Draft picks

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Nashville's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Previous Team
1 18 Austin Watson RW   United States Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 78 Taylor Aronson D   United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 126 (from Tampa Bay) Patrick Cehlin RW   Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
6 168 Anthony Bitetto D   United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
7 194 (from St. Louis) David Elsner F   Germany Landshut Cannibals (DEL2)
7 198 Joonas Rask C   Finland Ilves (SM-liiga)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  2. ^ Bergeron tops 'Three Stars' for the month of January
  3. ^ Perry tops March's 'Three Stars of the Month'
  4. ^ Preds Trade Arnott to New Jersey
  5. ^ Preds Trade for Ryan Parent
  6. ^ Predators Acquire Forward Sergei Kostitsyn From Montreal
  7. ^ Preds Trade Santorelli to Florida For Draft Picks
  8. ^ Preds Acquire Grant Lewis From Atlanta Thrashers
  9. ^ Preds Acquire O’Brien & Gendur From Vancouver Canucks
  10. ^ Preds Acquire Mike Fisher From Ottawa Senators
  11. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire a Conditional Seventh-Round Pick from Florida
  12. ^ Preds Sign Kelsey Wilson To 1-Year Deal
  13. ^ Preds Sign Jonas Andersson to 1-Year Deal
  14. ^ Preds Sign Center Matthew Lombardi to 3-Year Deal
  15. ^ Preds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Brett Palin
  16. ^ Preds Sign Veteran Forward Jamie Lundmark
  17. ^ Preds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Aaron Johnson
  18. ^ Preds Sign Forward Steve Begin
  19. ^ Predators Sign Forward Chris Mueller; Activate Mueller to NHL Roster
  20. ^ Panthers Sign RW Bill Thomas and LW Triston Grant
  21. ^ Blues Sign Forward Dave Scatchard
  22. ^ GREBESHKOV AGREES TO JOIN SKA ST. PETERSBURG OF KHL
  23. ^ Blue Jackets Sign Forward Ben Guite
  24. ^ Predators Claim Marek Svatos On Waivers
  25. ^ Bulletin: Senators claim forward Marek Svatos off waivers from Nashville
  26. ^ Preds Re-Sign Wade Belak
  27. ^ Preds Sign Jani Lajunen To Entry-Level Contract
  28. ^ Preds Sign '08 Draftee Anders Lindback
  29. ^ Preds Sign 2008 Second Rounder Roman Josi
  30. ^ Preds Sign Finnish Goaltender Atte Engren
  31. ^ Preds Sign Brentwood Native Blake Geoffrion
  32. ^ Preds Sign Bouillon To 2-Year Deal
  33. ^ Predators Sign Forward Andreas Thuresson
  34. ^ Preds Bring Back Laakso On 1-Year Deal
  35. ^ "Nashville Predators Sign Forward Sergei Kostitsyn" (Press release). Nashville Predators. July 6, 2010.
  36. ^ Predators Ink Ryan Parent to a Two-Year Contract
  37. ^ Predators Sign Goaltender Mark Dekanich to One-Year Contract[permanent dead link]
  38. ^ Preds Sign Hornqvist to 3-Year Deal
  39. ^ Preds Sign '09 Draftee Taylor Beck
  40. ^ Franson Signs 2-Year Deal
  41. ^ Nashville Signs '10 Draftee Taylor Aronson
  42. ^ Preds, Smithson Agree On 2-Year Deal
  43. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2010 First Rounder Austin Watson
  44. ^ Preds Sign 2007 Draftee Ben Ryan To Entry Level Contract
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