The 2019–20 Nashville Predators season was the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] They entered the season as the two-time defending Central Division champions.
2019–20 Nashville Predators | |
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Division | 4th Central |
Conference | 6th 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 – Aug. 7) |
Captain | Roman Josi |
Alternate captains | Mattias Ekholm Ryan Ellis Filip Forsberg Ryan Johansen |
Arena | Bridgestone Arena |
Average attendance | 17,407[1] |
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.[3][4] On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled.[5] The Predators advanced to the playoffs, but were defeated in four games by the Arizona Coyotes in the qualifying round.[6]
Standings
editDivisional standings
editPos | 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
editPos | 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[8] |
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[8] |
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
edit- Fewer number of games played (only used during regular season).
- Greater number of regulation wins (denoted by RW).
- Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime (excluding shootout wins; denoted by ROW).
- Greater number 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 number of goals scored (denoted by GF).
Schedule and results
editPreseason
editThe preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2019.[10]
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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 | [11] | |
2[A] | September 16 | Florida | 0–1 | Nashville | Saros | 17,200 | 2–0–0 | [12] | |
3 | September 20 | Nashville | 1–3 | Tampa Bay | Saros | 13,456 | 2–1–0 | [13] | |
4 | September 21 | Tampa Bay | 4–5 | Nashville | OT | Rinne | — | 3–1–0 | [14] |
5 | September 25 | Carolina | 0–3 | Nashville | Rinne | 17,159 | 4–1–0 | [15] | |
6 | September 27 | Nashville | 2–1 | Carolina | OT | Saros | 11,212 | 5–1–0 | [16] |
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Regular season
editThe regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.[17]
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Playoffs
editThe Predators lost to the Arizona Coyotes in four games in the qualifying round.[87]
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Player statistics
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Goaltenders
editPlayer | 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 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Juuse Saros | 4 | 4 | 242:09 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3.22 | 124 | .895 | 0 | 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.
Draft picks
editBelow 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 | Canada | Niagara IceDogs (OHL) |
2 | 451 | Egor Afanasyev | LW | Russia | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |
3 | 65 | Alexander Campbell | LW | Canada | Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) |
4 | 1092 | Marc Del Gaizo | D | United States | UMass (Hockey East) |
4 | 117 | Semyon Chystyakov | D | Russia | Tolpar Ufa (MHL) |
5 | 148 | Ethan Haider | G | United States | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) |
6 | 179 | Isak Walther | RW | Sweden | Södertälje SK J18 (J18 Elit) |
7 | 210 | Juuso Parssinen | C | Finland | TPS U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) |
Notes
edit- 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.[96]
- 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.[97]
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