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2015β16 Nashville Predators | |
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Division | 4th Central |
Conference | 7th Western |
2015β16 record | 41β27β14 |
Home record | 23β11β7 |
Road record | 18β16β7 |
Goals for | 228 |
Goals against | 215 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Peter Laviolette |
Captain | Shea Weber |
Alternate captains |
Mike Fisher Roman Josi James Neal |
Arena | Bridgestone Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Milwaukee Admirals ( AHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Filip Forsberg (33) |
Assists | Roman Josi (47) |
Points | Filip Forsberg (64) |
Penalty minutes | Barret Jackman (76) |
Plus/minus | James Neal (+27) |
Wins | Pekka Rinne (34) |
Goals against average | Carter Hutton (2.33) |
The 2015β16 Nashville Predators season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. [1] It was also the first time that the Predators played in a game 7 in a playoff series.
2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3β2β1 (Home: 2β1β1 ; Road: 1β1β0) | |||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT | Decision | Attendance | Record | Recap |
1 | September 20 | Florida | 2β5 | Nashville | Hutton | 15,432 | 1β0β0 | Recap | |
2 | September 20 | Florida | 3β2 | Nashville | OT | Saros | 12,711 | 1β0β1 | Recap |
3 | September 22 | Nashville | 3β2 | Tampa Bay | OT | Hutton | 14,324 | 2β0β1 | Recap |
4 | September 23 | Tampa Bay | 2β5 | Nashville | Rinne | 14,186 | 3β0β1 | Recap | |
5 | September 29 | Columbus | 5β2 | Nashville | Hutton | 16,027 | 3β1β1 | Recap | |
6 | October 3 | Nashville | 1β7 | Columbus | Rinne | 13,795 | 3β2β1 | Recap |
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
After trailing 2β1 in the second period, the Predators opened their playoff run with a 3β2 victory over the Ducks. [3] The Predators took a 2β0 lead in the series with a 3β2 victory over the Ducks. [4] Back home in Nashville for Game 3, the Predators were shut out in a 3β0 loss and the Ducks pushed the series to 2β1. [5] The Ducks evened the series in a 4β1 victory in Game 4. [6] The Ducks pulled to a one-game lead over the Predators with a 5β2 victory in Game 5. [7] Back in Nashville for Game 6, the Predators kept the series alive with a 3β1 victory over the Ducks. [8] The Predators scored two goals in the first period and held off a late rally by the Ducks to win Game 7 2β1 and advance on to the Western Conference semifinals. [9]
Despite scoring the first goal, the Predators fell 5β2 to the Sharks in Game 1 of the second round. [10] The Predators fell to a two-game deficit in a 3β2 loss to the Sharks in Game 2. [11] After allowing a power play goal in the first period, the Predators scored four unanswered goals β including two on power plays β to take Game 3. [12] A third overtime goal by Mike Fisher gave the Predators a 4β3 victory in Game 4 and evened the series at two games a piece. [13] The Predators fell 5β1 to the Sharks in Game 5. [14] Despite trailing two goals in the first period of Game 6, the Predators rallied back to tie the game in the third period and score the winning goal in overtime to force a Game 7, which they lost 5β0. [15]
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Legend: Win Loss |
Final stats
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Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Pekka Rinne | 66 | 66 | 3895:22 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 161 | 2.48 | 1744 | .908 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
Carter Hutton | 17 | 15 | 978:56 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 38 | 2.33 | 464 | .918 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Juuse Saros | 1 | 1 | 58:01 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.10 | 23 | .870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Pekka Rinne | 14 | 14 | 866 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 2.63 | 404 | .906 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Carter Hutton | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
β‘Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
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The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015β16 season.
Date | Details
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July 1, 2015 | To
Calgary Flames Conditional 4th-round pick in 2016 |
To Nashville Predators Max Reinhart |
[21] |
July 1, 2015 | To
New York Rangers Magnus Hellberg |
To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2017 |
[22] |
July 12, 2015 | To
Toronto Maple Leafs Taylor Beck |
To Nashville Predators Jamie Devane |
[23] |
January 6, 2016 | To
Columbus Blue Jackets Seth Jones |
To Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen |
[24] |
January 14, 2016 | To
Ottawa Senators Conor Allen |
To Nashville Predators Patrick Mullen |
[25] |
January 15, 2016 | To
Arizona Coyotes Victor Bartley |
To Nashville Predators Stefan Elliott |
[26] |
February 29, 2016 | To
Arizona Coyotes Future considerations |
To Nashville Predators Corey Potter |
[27] |
June 20, 2016 | To
Buffalo Sabres Jimmy Vesey (rights) |
To Nashville Predators MIN's 3rd-round pick in 2016 |
[28] |
Free agents acquired
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Free agents lost
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Claimed via waivers
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Lost via waivers
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Player signings
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Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, that was held on June 26β27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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2 | 55 | Iakov Trenin | C | Russia | Gatineau Olympiques ( QMJHL) |
3 | 85 | Thomas Novak | C | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks ( USHL) |
4 | 100 [a] | Anthony Richards | C | Canada | Val-d'Or Foreurs ( QMJHL) |
4 | 115 | Alexandre Carrier | D | Canada | Gatineau Olympiques ( QMJHL) |
5 | 145 | Karel Vejmelka | G | Czech Republic | HC Dynamo Pardubice ( Czech U20) |
6 | 175 | Tyler Moy | C | Canada | Harvard University ( NCAA) |
7 | 205 | Evan Smith | G | United States | Austin Bruins ( NAHL) |