2024–25 Nashville Predators season

2024–25 Nashville Predators
2024–25 Nashville Predators
Division	Central
Conference	Western
2024–25 record	0–0–0
Home record	0–0–0
Road record	0–0–0
Goals for	0
Goals against	0
Team information
General manager	Barry Trotz
Coach	Andrew Brunette
Captain	Roman Josi
Alternate captains	Ryan O'Reilly; TBD
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL); Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
	← 2023–24 →

The 2024–25 Nashville Predators season will be the 27th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1] They will attempt to improve on their 47–30–5 record from last season and return to the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Standings

Schedule and Results

Regular Season

The regular season schedule was announced on July 2, 2024^[2]

2024–25 game log

October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 10	Dallas	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
2	October 12	Nashville	–	Detroit			Little Caesars Arena		0–0–0	0
3	October 15	Seattle	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
4	October 17	Edmonton	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
5	October 19	Detroit	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
6	October 22	Boston	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
7	October 25	Nashville	–	Chicago			United Center		0–0–0	0
8	October 26	Columbus	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
9	October 28	Nashville	–	Tampa Bay			Amalie Arena		0–0–0	0
10	October 31	Edmonton	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0

November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 2	Colorado	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
12	November 4	Los Angeles	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
13	November 6	Nashville	–	Washington			Capital One Arena		0–0–0	0
14	November 7	Nashville	–	Florida			Amerant Bank Arena		0–0–0	0
15	November 9	Utah	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
16	November 11	Nashville	–	Colorado			Ball Arena		0–0–0	0
17	November 14	Nashville	–	Edmonton			Rogers Place		0–0–0	0
18	November 15	Nashville	–	Calgary			Scotiabank Saddledome		0–0–0	0
19	November 17	Nashville	–	Vancouver			Rogers Arena		0–0–0	0
20	November 20	Nashville	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena		0–0–0	0
21	November 23	Winnipeg	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
22	November 25	Nashville	–	New Jersey			Prudential Center		0–0–0	0
23	November 27	Philadelphia	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
24	November 29	Tampa Bay	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
25	November 30	Nashville	–	Minnesota			Xcel Energy Center		0–0–0	0

December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
26	December 4	Nashville	–	Toronto			Scotiabank Arena		0–0–0	0
27	December 5	Nashville	–	Montreal			Bell Centre		0–0–0	0
28	December 7	Nashville	–	Ottawa			Canadian Tire Centre		0–0–0	0
29	December 10	Calgary	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
30	December 12	Nashville	–	Dallas			American Airlines Center		0–0–0	0
31	December 14	Nashville	–	Colorado			Ball Arena		0–0–0	0
32	December 17	NY Rangers	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
33	December 19	Pittsburgh	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
34	December 21	Los Angeles	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
35	December 23	Carolina	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
36	December 27	Nashville	–	St. Louis			Enterprise Center		0–0–0	0
37	December 30	Nashville	–	Winnipeg			Canada Life Centre		0–0–0	0
38	December 31	Nashville	–	Minnesota			Xcel Energy Center		0–0–0	0

January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 3	Nashville	–	Vancouver			Rogers Arena		0–0–0	0
40	January 4	Nashville	–	Calgary			Scotiabank Saddledome		0–0–0	0
41	January 7	Nashville	–	Winnipeg			Canada Life Centre		0–0–0	0
42	January 11	Washington	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
43	January 14	Vegas	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
44	January 16	Chicago	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
45	January 18	Minnesota	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
46	January 21	San Jose	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
47	January 23	Nashville	–	San Jose			SAP Center		0–0–0	0
48	January 25	Nashville	–	Anaheim			Honda Center		0–0–0	0
49	January 29	Vancouver	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
50	January 31	Nashville	–	Buffalo			KeyBank Center		0–0–0	0

February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 1	Nashville	–	Pittsburgh			PPG Paints Arena		0–0–0	0
52	February 3	Ottawa	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
53	February 7	Nashville	–	Chicago			United Center		0–0–0	0
54	February 8	Buffalo	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
55	February 22	Colorado	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
56	February 23	New Jersey	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
57	February 25	Florida	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
58	February 27	Winnipeg	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0

March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
59	March 1	Nashville	–	NY Islanders			UBS Arena		0–0–0	0
60	March 2	Nashville	–	NY Rangers			Madison Square Garden		0–0–0	0
61	March 4	Nashville	–	Boston			TD Garden		0–0–0	0
62	March 6	Seattle	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
63	March 8	Chicago	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
64	March 11	Nashville	–	San Jose			SAP Center		0–0–0	0
65	March 14	Nashville	–	Anaheim			Honda Center		0–0–0	0
66	March 15	Nashville	–	Los Angeles			Crypto.com Arena		0–0–0	0
67	March 18	St. Louis	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
68	March 20	Anaheim	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
69	March 22	Toronto	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
70	March 23	Nashville	–	St. Louis			Enterprise Center		0–0–0	0
71	March 25	Nashville	–	Carolina			PNC Arena		0–0–0	0
72	March 27	St. Louis	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
73	March 29	Vegas	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
74	March 31	Nashville	–	Philadelphia			Wells Fargo Center		0–0–0	0

April: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
75	April 1	Nashville	–	Columbus			Nationwide Arena		0–0–0	0
76	April 3	Nashville	–	Dallas			American Airlines Center		0–0–0	0
77	April 6	Montreal	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
78	April 8	NY Islanders	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
79	April 10	Nashville	–	Utah			Delta Center		0–0–0	0
80	April 12	Nashville	–	Vegas			T-Mobile Arena		0–0–0	0
81	April 14	Utah	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0
82	April 16	Dallas	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena		0–0–0	0

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

Roster

Updated July 24, 2024^[3]^[4]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
45	Alexandre Carrier	D	R	27	2015	Quebec City, Quebec
77	Luke Evangelista	RW	R	22	2020	Oakville, Ontario
57	Dante Fabbro	D	R	26	2016	Coquitlam, British Columbia
9	Filip Forsberg	LW	R	29	2013	Östervåla, Sweden
8	Cody Glass	C	R	25	2021	Winnipeg, Manitoba
17	Mark Jankowski	C	L	29	2022	Dundas, Ontario
59	Roman Josi (C)	D	L	34	2008	Bern, Switzerland
3	Jeremy Lauzon	D	L	27	2022	Val-d'Or, Quebec
27	Jake Lucchini	C	L	29	2024	Trail, British Columbia
81	Jonathan Marchessault	C	R	33	2024	Cap-Rouge, Quebec
32	Matt Murray	G	L	26	2024	St. Albert, Alberta
47	Michael McCarron	C	R	29	2020	Grosse Pointe, Michigan
82	Tommy Novak	C	L	27	2015	River Falls, Wisconsin
14	Gustav Nyquist	LW	L	34	2023	Halmstad, Sweden
90	Ryan O'Reilly (A)	C	L	33	2023	Clinton, Ontario
74	Juuse Saros	G	L	29	2013	Forssa, Finland
2	Luke Schenn	D	R	34	2023	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
10	Colton Sissons	C	R	30	2012	North Vancouver, British Columbia
76	Brady Skjei	D	L	30	2024	Lakeville, Minnesota
36	Cole Smith	LW	L	28	2020	Brainerd, Minnesota
91	Steven Stamkos	C	R	34	2024	Markham, Ontario
41	Scott Wedgewood	G	L	31	2024	Brampton, Ontario

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key: † Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Nick Blankenburg	Columbus Blue Jackets	2-year	Free agency	^[5]
	Vinnie Hinostroza	Pittsburgh Penguins	2-year	Free agency	^[5]
	Jake Lucchini	Minnesota Wild	2-year	Free agency	^[5]
	Jonathan Marchessault	Vegas Golden Knights	5-year	Free agency	^[6]
	Matt Murray	Dallas Stars	1-year	Free agency	^[5]
	Brady Skjei	Carolina Hurricanes	7-year	Free agency	^[7]
	Steven Stamkos	Tampa Bay Lightning	4-year	Free agency	^[8]
	Scott Wedgewood	Dallas Stars	2-year	Free agency	^[9]
July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03)	Kieffer Bellows	Toronto Marlies (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[10]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Anthony Beauvillier	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency	^[11]
	Troy Grosenick	Minnesota Wild	1-year	Free agency	^[12]
	Jimmy Huntington	Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency	^[13]
	Kiefer Sherwood	Vancouver Canucks	2-year	Free agency	^[14]
	Jason Zucker	Buffalo Sabres	1-year	Free agency	^[15]
July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02)	Jaret Anderson-Dolan	Winnipeg Jets	2-year	Free agency	^[16]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Alexandre Carrier	3-year	^[17]
July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)	Juuse Saros	8-year‡	^[18]
July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)	Adam Wilsby	1-year	^[19]
July 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)	Spencer Stastney	2-year	^[20]

Draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round	#	Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1	22	Yegor Surin	C	Russia	Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
2	55	Teddy Stiga	C	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3	77	Viggo Gustafsson	D	Sweden	HV71 (J20 Nationell)
	87	Miguel Marques	RW	Canada	Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
	94	Hiroki Gojsic	RW	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4	99	Jakub Milota	G	Czech Republic	Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL)
4	127	Victor Norringer	LW	Sweden	Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell)
7	213	Erik Pahlsson	C	Sweden	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

References

^ National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
^ "Predators Announce 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule". Nashville Predators. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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^ "Predators Agree to Terms with Jonathan Marchessault on Five-Year, $27.5 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Predators Agree to Terms with Brady Skjei on Seven-Year, $49 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Predators Agree to Terms with Steven Stamkos on Four-Year, $32 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Predators Sign Scott Wedgewood to Two-Year, $3 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Predators Sign Kieffer Bellows to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Penguins Sign Anthony Beauvillier to a One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Eight Players". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Penguins Sign Forward Jimmy Huntington on a One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Canucks Agree to Terms with Forward Kiefer Sherwood on a Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Sabres sign Zucker to 1-year contract". NHL.com. Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Jets sign forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan to a two-year contract". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
^ "Predators Agree to Terms with Alexandre Carrier on Three-Year, $11.25 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Predators Agree to Terms with Juuse Saros on Eight-Year, $61.92 Million Contract Beginning in 2025-26". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Predators Sign Adam Wilsby to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.
^ "Predators Sign Spencer Stastney to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

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

[2] "Predators Announce 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule". Nashville Predators. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 17, 2024.

[3] "Nashville Predators Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[4] "Nashville Predators Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved July 24, 2024.

[Free_Agency-5] "Predators Agree to Terms with Four Free Agents". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[6] "Predators Agree to Terms with Jonathan Marchessault on Five-Year, $27.5 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[7] "Predators Agree to Terms with Brady Skjei on Seven-Year, $49 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[8] "Predators Agree to Terms with Steven Stamkos on Four-Year, $32 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[9] "Predators Sign Scott Wedgewood to Two-Year, $3 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[10] "Predators Sign Kieffer Bellows to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[11] "Penguins Sign Anthony Beauvillier to a One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[12] "Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Eight Players". NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[13] "Penguins Sign Forward Jimmy Huntington on a One-Year Contract". NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[14] "Canucks Agree to Terms with Forward Kiefer Sherwood on a Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[15] "Sabres sign Zucker to 1-year contract". NHL.com. Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[16] "Jets sign forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan to a two-year contract". NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 2, 2024. Retrieved July 22, 2024.

[17] "Predators Agree to Terms with Alexandre Carrier on Three-Year, $11.25 Million Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[18] "Predators Agree to Terms with Juuse Saros on Eight-Year, $61.92 Million Contract Beginning in 2025-26". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[19] "Predators Sign Adam Wilsby to One-Year, Two-Way Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 18, 2024. Retrieved July 20, 2024.

[20] "Predators Sign Spencer Stastney to Two-Year Contract". NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 25, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

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