Nashville Predators
8-4-521 PTS4th in the Central divisionNHL
Playoff odds
50%
Power play
29.8 %
Penalty kill
88.5 %
Goals per game
3.00
Goals against
2.82
Faceoffs
50.7 %
Playoff odds
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50%
Top 3 in division
13%
Win the division
1%
Projected points
93
84–103
Performance
Actual goals: on pace for 93 pts
Expected goals: on pace for 86 pts
Expected goals are less rosy: Nashville Predators has benefited from shooting or goaltending luck.
Talent (WAR)
Lineup: 15.0 WAR (28th of 32)
- Justus Annunen3.2
- Filip Forsberg3.2
- Steven Stamkos2.0
- Ryan O'Reilly1.6
- Roman Josi1.5
Injuries
No injury that dents the lineup.
Team Pulse · 2026-27
All 32 teams →Team Pulse says which way the team is heading (−100 to +100), first over its last five seasons, then this season. The rating this year, separately, says how good it is right now (0 to 100): an average team can rise fast, an excellent one can decline.
5-year pulse
-15
→ Stable
- RESResults
- ↓
- OFFOffense
- →
- DEFDefense
- →
- PPPower play
- →
- PKPenalty kill
- ↑
- GOALGoaltending
- ↓
- POSPossession
- →
Rating this year
33/ 100
23 of 32
Changes as the season goes: after 7 games, last season still counts for 74%. It fades with every game.
Pulse this season
0
→ Stable
- OFFOffense
- 16
- ↓
- DEFDefense
- 26
- →
- PPPower play
- 74
- ↑
- PKPenalty kill
- 76
- →
- GOALGoaltending
- 44
- →
- POSPossession
- 25
- →
- ROSTERRoster
- 53
- →
Why Nashville Predators is stable
- Over 5 years (21-22 to 25-26): index 104 → 99.2, stable (-1.8 per season); improving: the penalty kill; slipping: goaltending and results.
- EV xGF/60: 2.47 → 2.05 (↓ 17%, worse)
- EV xGA/60: 2.62 → 2.42 (↓ 7.7%, better)
- PP xGF/60: 7.34 → 7.12 (↓ 3%, worse)
- PK xGA/60: 7.84 → 6.16 (↓ 21.5%, better)
- Roster: 3 key players rising, 6 declining, 9 stable.
- The progress comes mostly from the power play, while offense holds it back; the core is rising.
- Early season (7 games): the pulse rests mostly on the roster, and last season still weighs heavily in the rating this year.
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Pulse by horizon
| 10 games | Season | 1 year | 3 years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Pulse | — | — | 0 | -1 |
| OFF · Offense | — | — | -24 | -25 |
| DEF · Defense | — | — | +9 | +5 |
| PP · Power play | — | — | +23 | +22 |
| PK · Penalty kill | — | — | +16 | +17 |
| GOAL · Goaltending | — | — | +2 | +4 |
| POS · Possession | — | — | -4 | -7 |
| ROSTER · Roster | — | — | -1 | -1 |
— : not enough games yet for that horizon (last 10 vs previous 10: 20 games; season: 25). The 5- and 10-year horizons will come with past seasons' history.
Roster Trend · -1 (core +11)
| Player | Trend | PAL | WAR/60 | Scoring | Passing | Defense | Skating | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman JosiD · 36 · core | → -2 | -6 | +9 | -1 | -1 | -5 | +3 | -30 |
| Ryan O'ReillyC · 35 · core | ↑ +15 | +5 | +22 | +3 | +8 | +5 | +2 | -30 |
| Filip ForsbergW · 32 · core | → +7 | +2 | +18 | 0 | -2 | +7 | -3 | -15 |
| Steven StamkosC · 36 · core | ↑↑ +31 | +36 | +22 | +4 | -3 | +3 | +11 | -30 |
| Jack DruryC · 26 · core | ↑ +15 | +13 | +18 | -5 | +1 | +2 | +11 | 0 |
| Mavrik BourqueC · 24 · core | → 0 | -3 | +2 | +8 | -1 | -2 | -4 | +15 |
| Brady SkjeiD · 32 | ↓ -23 | -13 | -22 | -18 | -7 | +1 | +1 | -15 |
| Ross ColtonC · 30 | → -3 | -2 | -5 | -10 | +3 | +2 | +10 | -15 |
| Adam WilsbyD · 26 | ↓ -14 | -13 | -15 | -10 | +7 | -8 | +6 | 0 |
| Nick PerbixD · 28 | ↓↓ -50 | -29 | -23 | -21 | -32 | -15 | -22 | 0 |
| Nicolas HagueD · 27 | → -9 | -7 | -16 | -3 | +3 | -1 | +4 | 0 |
| Matthew WoodW · 21 | → 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +30 |
| Jonathan MarchessaultW · 35 | ↓ -25 | -17 | -18 | -8 | -10 | -12 | -1 | -30 |
| Jayden StrubleD · 25 | → -8 | -11 | +8 | -10 | +2 | +1 | -9 | +15 |
| Ilya LyubushkinD · 32 | → +5 | +7 | +1 | +2 | -1 | +10 | -5 | -15 |
| Tyson JostC · 28 | ↓ -14 | -13 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -6 | +1 | 0 |
| Alexander KerfootC · 32 | → -1 | -10 | +13 | +4 | -2 | 0 | -4 | -15 |
| Nils HoglanderW · 25 | ↓ -25 | -20 | -10 | -14 | -11 | -5 | -9 | +15 |
A player's trend compares 2025-26 with 2024-25 (PAL, WAR per 60, SC, PA, DF, SK ratings, in percentile points) and adds age. Roster Trend weights each player by ice time and importance: a rising fourth line doesn't offset a declining top center.
The Nashville Predators story
Awarded to Craig Leipold on June 25, 1997, the franchise began play in the 1998-99 season and quickly established itself in a non-traditional hockey market. After steady growth through its early years the club reached the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 2003–04, and a defining era arrived with the run to the franchise’s first Stanley Cup Final in 2017, which ended in six games against the Pittsburgh Penguins. In 2008 ownership shifted to a locally based group, marking a new chapter of community investment and stability.
Today the team plays home games at Bridgestone Arena, its home since 1998, and competes in the NHL’s Central Division of the Western Conference. The club reached another peak the season after the 2017 Final by winning the Presidents' Trophy and the Central Division title. As of 2026 the franchise stands alongside Nashville SC as one of two professional sports teams in Tennessee that were not relocated from another city; its development pipeline includes AHL affiliate Milwaukee and ECHL affiliate Atlanta.
A handful of figures have come to define the club’s identity: founder Craig Leipold, long-time goaltender Pekka Rinne, and captain Shea Weber shaped the team’s early reputation, while Roman Josi has emerged as the on-ice leader and Andrew Brunette leads the roster behind the bench.
Historical facts from Wikipedia and NHL archives; text written by PickALeague.
The franchise
- Founded
- 1997
- First season
- 1998-99
- City
- Nashville
- Home
- Bridgestone Arena
- Seats
- 19,395
- Head coach
- Andrew Brunette
- Captain
- Roman Josi
MascotGnashRetired numbers
- 35Pekka Rinne (2005-21)
Captains
- Roman JosiOct. 5, 2017 – Present
- Mike FisherOct. 14, 2016 – June 11, 2017
- Shea WeberOct. 9, 2010 – May 12, 2016
- Jason ArnottOct. 4, 2007 – April 26, 2010
- Kimmo TimonenOct. 5, 2006 – April 20, 2007
- Greg JohnsonOct. 11, 2002 – April 30, 2006
- Tom FitzgeraldOct. 10, 1998 – March 12, 2002
Head coaches
- Andrew BrunetteOct. 10, 2023 – Present
- John HynesJan. 7, 2020 – April 14, 2023
- Peter LavioletteOct. 9, 2014 – Jan. 5, 2020
- Barry TrotzOct. 10, 1998 – April 13, 2014
Fun facts: Nashville Predators
Do the Nashville Predators play tonight?
Not today. Their next game is on November 11, 2026, at the Los Angeles Kings, at 10:00 p.m..
What channel is the Nashville Predators game on?
Their next game is carried by ESPN+, HULU, Disney+, SNE.
What is the Nashville Predators record?
8-4-5, good for 21 points in 17 games, 4th in the Central division.
Who leads the Nashville Predators in scoring?
Filip Forsberg, with 20 points (5 goals, 15 assists).
Where do the Nashville Predators play?
At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, which seats 19,395.
Who is the Nashville Predators captain?
Roman Josi wears the “C”.
Who coaches the Nashville Predators?
Andrew Brunette is the head coach.
Have the Nashville Predators ever won the Stanley Cup?
Not yet.
Which numbers have the Nashville Predators retired?
1 : 35 Pekka Rinne.
How long have the Nashville Predators existed?
Their first season in the league was 1998-99.
Who is the Nashville Predators mascot?
Gnash.
Who is injured on the Nashville Predators?
1 : Jonathan Marchessault (day-to-day, lower body).