# 2013–14 Nashville Predators season

The 2013–14 Nashville Predators season was the club's 16th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Predators finished tenth in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row.

## Regular season

After the season ended, it was announced that head coach Barry Trotz's contract would not be extended and a search for a new head coach would begin immediately. Trotz had been offered a different role in the organization, which he declined. Trotz had been the only coach in franchise history.

## Standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | y – Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 47 | 250 | 220 | +30 | 112 |
| 2 | x – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 43 | 248 | 191 | +57 | 111 |
| 3 | x – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 46 | 21 | 15 | 40 | 267 | 220 | +47 | 107 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 207 | 206 | +1 | 98 |
| 5 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 36 | 235 | 228 | +7 | 91 |
| 6 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 36 | 216 | 242 | −26 | 88 |
| 7 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 237 | −10 | 84 |
Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | ROW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | x – Minnesota Wild | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 35 | 207 | 206 | +1 | 98 |
| 2 | CE | x – Dallas Stars | 82 | 40 | 31 | 11 | 36 | 235 | 228 | +7 | 91 |
| 3 | PA | Phoenix Coyotes | 82 | 37 | 30 | 15 | 31 | 216 | 231 | −15 | 89 |
| 4 | CE | Nashville Predators | 82 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 36 | 216 | 242 | −26 | 88 |
| 5 | CE | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 37 | 35 | 10 | 29 | 227 | 237 | −10 | 84 |
| 6 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 36 | 35 | 11 | 31 | 196 | 223 | −27 | 83 |
| 7 | PA | Calgary Flames | 82 | 35 | 40 | 7 | 28 | 209 | 241 | −32 | 77 |
| 8 | PA | Edmonton Oilers | 82 | 29 | 44 | 9 | 25 | 203 | 270 | −67 | 67 |

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2013–14 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

The 2013-14 season was another disappointing one for the Nashville Predators as they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

## Player stats

Final stats

### Skaters

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Shea Weber | 79 | 23 | 33 | 56 | −2 | 52 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 76 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 1 | 28 |
| Craig Smith | 79 | 24 | 28 | 52 | 16 | 22 |
| Mike Fisher | 75 | 20 | 29 | 49 | −4 | 60 |
| Roman Josi | 72 | 13 | 27 | 40 | −2 | 18 |
| David Legwand$^‡$ | 62 | 10 | 30 | 40 | −8 | 30 |
| Matt Cullen | 77 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 4 | 32 |
| Colin Wilson | 81 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −1 | 21 |
| Nick Spaling | 71 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 2 | 14 |
| Ryan Ellis | 80 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 9 | 24 |
| Gabriel Bourque | 74 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −5 | 8 |
| Seth Jones | 77 | 6 | 19 | 25 | −23 | 24 |
| Eric Nystrom | 79 | 15 | 6 | 21 | −25 | 60 |
| Paul Gaustad | 75 | 10 | 11 | 21 | −6 | 61 |
| Viktor Stalberg | 70 | 8 | 10 | 18 | −14 | 32 |
| Calle Jarnkrok | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| Mattias Ekholm | 62 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −8 | 10 |
| Richard Clune | 58 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −7 | 166 |
| Victor Bartley | 50 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Michael Del Zotto$^†$ | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −4 | 8 |
| Filip Forsberg | 13 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −8 | 4 |
| Matt Hendricks$^‡$ | 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −5 | 54 |
| Colton Sissons | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Kevin Klein$^‡$ | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −11 | 21 |
| Simon Moser | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Patrick Eaves$^†$ | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Joe Piskula | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Van Guilder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Beck | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 |

### Goaltenders

Regular Season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Carter Hutton | 40 | 34 | 2,085:17 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 91 | 2.62 | 1006 | .910 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Marek Mazanec | 25 | 22 | 1,369:32 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 64 | 2.80 | 650 | .902 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pekka Rinne | 24 | 24 | 1,366:49 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 2.77 | 645 | .902 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devan Dubnyk$^{†‡}$ | 2 | 2 | 123:57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4.35 | 60 | .850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Magnus Hellberg | 1 | 0 | 12:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only. $^‡$Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 30, 2013 | To St. Louis Blues 4th-round pick in 2013 | To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 2013 4th-round pick in 2014 |
| January 15, 2014 | To Edmonton Oilers Matt Hendricks | To Nashville Predators Devan Dubnyk |
| January 22, 2014 | To New York Rangers Kevin Klein | To Nashville Predators Michael Del Zotto |
| March 5, 2014 | To Montreal Canadiens Devan Dubnyk | To Nashville Predators Future Considerations |
| March 5, 2014 | To Detroit Red Wings David Legwand | To Nashville Predators Calle Jarnkrok Patrick Eaves Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2014 |
| April 19, 2014 | To Washington Capitals 7th-round pick in 2014 | To Nashville Predators Jaynen Rissling |
Player signings
PlayerDateContract terms
Seth JonesJuly 10, 20133 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Richard CluneJuly 17, 20132 years, $1.7 million
Nick SpalingJuly 25, 20131 year, $1.5 million
Jonathan-Ismael DiabyJanuary 2, 20143 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract
Felix GirardApril 15, 20143 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Garrett NoonanApril 22, 20142 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Jaynen RisslingApril 22, 20143 years, $1.82 million entry-level contract
Pontus AbergMay 7, 20143 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Max GortzJune 2, 20143 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Carter HuttonJune 2, 20142 years, $1.45 million contract extension :

## Draft picks

Nashville Predators' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.
| Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
| 1 | 4 | Seth Jones | D | United States | Portland Winterhawks (WHL) |
| 3 | 64 | Jonathan-Ismael Diaby | D | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 95 | Felix Girard | C | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 99 | Juuse Saros | G | Finland | HPK (SM-liiga) |
| 5 | 125 | Saku Maenalanen | RW | Finland | Karpat Jr. (Finland-Jr.) |
| 5 | 140 | Teemu Kivihalme | D | United States | Burnsville Blaze (MSHSL) |
| 6 | 155 | Emil Pettersson | C | Sweden | Timra IK (SHL/Swe-2) |
| 6 | 171 | Tommy Veilleux | LW | Canada | Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 185 | Wade Murphy | RW | Canada | Penticton Vees (BCHL) |
| 7 | 203 | Janne Juvonen | G | Finland | Lahti Pelicans (SM-liiga) |

### Draft notes

* The Nashville Predators' second-round pick went to the Montreal Canadiens as the result of a February 27, 2012 trade that sent Andrei Kostitsyn to the Predators in exchange for a 2013 conditional fifth-round pick and this pick.
* $^a$ The Tampa Bay Lightning's third-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as a result of a June 15, 2012 trade that sent Anders Lindback, Kyle Wilson and a 2012 seventh-round pick (#202–Nikita Gusev) to the Lightning in exchange for Sebastien Caron, two 2012 second-round picks (#37–Pontus Aberg, #50–Colton Sissons) and this pick.
* The Nashville Predators' third-round pick went to the New York Rangers as the result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 third-round pick (#89–Brendan Leipsic) to the Predators in exchange for this pick.
* $^b$ The Buffalo Sabres' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as a result of a February 27, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 first-round pick (#21–Mark Jankowski) to the Sabres in exchange for Paul Gaustad and this pick.
* The Toronto Maple Leafs' fourth-round pick went to the St. Louis Blues as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a seventh-round pick in 2013 (203rd overall) and a fourth-round pick in 2014 to Nashville in exchange for this pick. Nashville previously acquired this pick as the result of a trade on July 3, 2011 that sent Cody Franson and Matthew Lombardi to Toronto in exchange for Brett Lebda, Robert Slaney and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade). The condition – Lombardi plays in 60 or more regular season games over the course of the 2011–12 and 2012–13 NHL seasons – was converted on April 3, 2012.
* $^d$ The New York Rangers' fifth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as a result of a June 23, 2012 trade that sent a 2012 fifth-round pick (#142–Thomas Spelling) to the Rangers in exchange for this pick.
* $^e$ The San Jose Sharks' sixth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as a result of an April 3, 2013 trade that sent Scott Hannan to the Sharks in exchange for this pick.
* $^f$ The St. Louis Blues' seventh-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent Toronto's fourth-round pick in 2013 (112th overall) to St. Louis in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 and this pick.