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The 2021–22 Nashville Predators season was the 24th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] John Hynes entered his third season and second full season as head coach of the team.
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2021–22 Nashville Predators | |
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Division | 5th Central |
Conference | 8th Western |
2021–22 record | 45–30–7 |
Home record | 25–14–2 |
Road record | 20–16–5 |
Goals for | 266 |
Goals against | 252 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | John Hynes |
Captain | Roman Josi |
Alternate captains | Mattias Ekholm Filip Forsberg Mikael Granlund Ryan Johansen |
Arena | Bridgestone Arena |
Average attendance | 18,495[1] |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Florida Everblades (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Matt Duchene (43) |
Assists | Roman Josi (73) |
Points | Roman Josi (96) |
Penalty minutes | Mark Borowiecki (151) |
Plus/minus | Alexandre Carrier (+26) |
Wins | Juuse Saros (38) |
Goals against average | Juuse Saros (2.64) |
The Predators opened the season at home on October 14, 2021, against the NHL's expansion team, the Seattle Kraken. The Predators lost the game 4–3, giving the Kraken the franchise's first-ever win.[3] On April 26, 2022, the Predators clinched a playoff berth after the Dallas Stars defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in a shootout.[4] In the playoffs, the Predators were swept in the first round by the Colorado Avalanche.
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | z – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 56 | 19 | 7 | 46 | 312 | 234 | +78 | 119 |
2 | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 53 | 22 | 7 | 37 | 310 | 253 | +57 | 113 |
3 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 49 | 22 | 11 | 43 | 311 | 242 | +69 | 109 |
4 | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
5 | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
6 | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 31 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
7 | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
8 | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |
Pos | Div | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 46 | 30 | 6 | 31 | 238 | 246 | −8 | 98 |
2 | CE | x – Nashville Predators | 82 | 45 | 30 | 7 | 35 | 266 | 252 | +14 | 97 |
3 | PA | e – Vegas Golden Knights | 82 | 43 | 31 | 8 | 34 | 266 | 248 | +18 | 94 |
4 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 32 | 249 | 236 | +13 | 92 |
5 | CE | e – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 32 | 252 | 257 | −5 | 89 |
6 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 32 | 37 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 264 | −50 | 77 |
7 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 31 | 37 | 14 | 22 | 232 | 271 | −39 | 76 |
8 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 28 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 219 | 291 | −72 | 68 |
9 | PA | e – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 27 | 49 | 6 | 23 | 216 | 285 | −69 | 60 |
10 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 25 | 50 | 7 | 18 | 207 | 313 | −106 | 57 |
2021 preseason: 4–1–1 (home: 2–0–0; road: 2–1–1)
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October: 4–4–0 (home: 3–3–0; road: 1–1–0)
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November: 8–5–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 4–4–1)
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December: 7–2–1 (home: 2–1–0; road: 5–1–1)
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January: 8–3–2 (home: 4–2–0; road: 4–1–2)
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February: 3–5–0 (home: 2–3–0; road: 1–2–0)
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March: 9–5–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–4–0)
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April: 6–6–3 (home: 4–3–2; road: 2–3–1)
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2021–22 schedule
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Legend: Win Loss |
As of April 30, 2022
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Juuse Saros | 67 | 67 | 3,931:23 | 38 | 25 | 3 | 173 | 2.64 | 2,107 | .918 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Rittich | 17 | 12 | 822:56 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 49 | 3.57 | 431 | .886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Connor Ingram | 3 | 3 | 177:45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3.71 | 91 | .879 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
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Connor Ingram | 4 | 3 | 230:51 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 3.64 | 161 | .913 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Rittich | 1 | 1 | 15:04 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 19.91 | 13 | .615 | 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.
The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2021–22 season.
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 23, 2021 | To Carolina Hurricanes LAK 2nd-round pick in 2021 2nd-round pick in 2021 |
To Nashville Predators 1st-round pick in 2021 |
[108] |
July 24, 2021 | To Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick in 2021 5th-round pick in 2021 |
To Nashville Predators LAK 3rd-round pick in 2021 |
[109] |
February 1, 2022 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Anthony Richard |
To Nashville Predators Jimmy Huntington |
[110] |
March 20, 2022 | To Seattle Kraken 2nd-round pick in 2022 |
To Nashville Predators Jeremy Lauzon |
[111] |
March 21, 2022 | To Los Angeles Kings Frederic Allard |
To Nashville Predators Brayden Burke |
[112] |
March 21, 2022 | To Toronto Maple Leafs Future considerations |
To Nashville Predators Alex Biega |
[113] |
June 30, 2022 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Mathieu Olivier |
To Nashville Predators TOR 4th-round pick in 2022 |
[114] |
July 3, 2022 | To Tampa Bay Lightning Philippe Myers Grant Mismash |
To Nashville Predators Ryan McDonagh |
[115] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 28, 2021 | Matt Luff | Los Angeles Kings | 1-year | Free agency | [116] |
David Rittich | Toronto Maple Leafs | 1-year | Free agency | [117] | |
Matt Tennyson | New Jersey Devils | 2-year | Free agency | [117] | |
March 9, 2022 | Navrin Mutter | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | 3-year | Free agency | [118] |
June 9, 2022 | Markus Nurmi | TPS (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [119] |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref |
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July 13, 2021 | Pekka Rinne | Retirement | [120] | ||
July 21, 2021 | Calle Jarnkrok | Seattle Kraken | Expansion draft | [121] | |
July 28, 2021 | Erik Haula | Boston Bruins | 2-year | Free agency | [122] |
Tyler Lewington | Boston Bruins | 1-year | Free agency | [122] | |
Sean Malone | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency | [123] | |
July 29, 2021 | Michael Carcone | Arizona Coyotes | 2-year | Free agency | [124] |
August 12, 2021 | Lukas Craggs | Rochester Americans (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [125] |
August 18, 2021 | Josh Wilkins | Vasterviks IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) | Unknown | Free agency | [126] |
September 8, 2021 | Brad Richardson | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [127] |
September 10, 2021 | Erik Gudbranson | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency | [128] |
October 5, 2021 | Rem Pitlick | Minnesota Wild | Waivers | [129] | |
October 12, 2021 | Luca Sbisa | Retirement | [130] | ||
November 25, 2021 | Patrick Harper | Contract termination | [131] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 15, 2021 | Cole Smith | 1-year | Re-signing | [132] |
July 26, 2021 | Frederic Allard | 1-year | Re-signing | [133] |
July 27, 2021 | Jeremy Davies | 1-year | Re-signing | [134] |
Ben Harpur | 1-year | Re-Signing | [134] | |
July 28, 2021 | Mikael Granlund | 4-year | Re-signing | [135] |
Zachary L'Heureux | 3-year | Entry-level | [136] | |
Michael McCarron | 2-year | Re-signing | [137] | |
Anthony Richard | 1-year | Re-signing | [138] | |
July 29, 2021 | Mathieu Olivier | 2-year | Re-signing | [139] |
July 30, 2021 | Tanner Jeannot | 2-year | Re-signing | [140] |
August 4, 2021 | Rem Pitlick | 1-year | Re-signing | [141] |
August 5, 2021 | Dante Fabbro | 2-year | Re-signing | [142] |
August 30, 2021 | Eeli Tolvanen | 3-year | Re-signing | [143] |
October 11, 2021 | Jack Matier | 3-year | Entry-level | [144] |
October 13, 2021 | Mattias Ekholm | 4-year | Extension | [145] |
February 15, 2022 | Mark Borowiecki | 1-year | Extension | [146] |
March 22, 2022 | Jachym Kondelik | 2-year | Entry-level | [147] |
March 31, 2022 | Spencer Stastney | 2-year | Entry-level | [148] |
April 13, 2022 | Adam Wilsby | 2-year | Entry-level | [149] |
May 16, 2022 | Yaroslav Askarov | 3-year | Entry-level | [150] |
June 13, 2022 | Jeremy Lauzon | 4-year | Extension | [151] |
June 24, 2022 | Cody Glass | 1-year | Extension | [152] |
Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, which were held on July 23 to 24, 2021. It was held virtually via Video conference call from the NHL Network studio in Secaucus, New Jersey.
Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
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1 | 19 | Fedor Svechkov | C | Russia | Lada Togliatti (VHL) |
1 | 27 | Zachary L'Heureux | LW | Canada | Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) |
3 | 72 | Anton Olsson | D | Sweden | Malmo Redhawks (SHL) |
4 | 115 | Ryan Ufko | D | USA | Chicago Steel (USHL) |
4 | 124 | Jack Matier | D | Canada | Ottawa 67's (OHL) |
6 | 179 | Simon Knak | RW | Switzerland | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
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