# 2009–10 Nashville Predators season

The 2009–10 Nashville Predators season was the Nashville Predators' 12th season in the National Hockey League.

## Regular season
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 |
| 2 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 |
| 3 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 |
| 4 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 |
| 5 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 1 | z – San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 264 | 215 | 113 |
| 2 | y – Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 52 | 22 | 8 | 271 | 209 | 112 |
| 3 | y – Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 49 | 28 | 5 | 272 | 222 | 103 |
| 4 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 225 | 202 | 107 |
| 5 | Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 44 | 24 | 14 | 229 | 216 | 102 |
| 6 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 241 | 219 | 101 |
| 7 | Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 225 | 225 | 100 |
| 8 | Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 244 | 233 | 95 |
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| 9 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 225 | 223 | 90 |
| 10 | Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 40 | 32 | 10 | 204 | 210 | 90 |
| 11 | Anaheim Ducks | PA | 82 | 39 | 32 | 11 | 238 | 251 | 89 |
| 12 | Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 37 | 31 | 14 | 237 | 254 | 88 |
| 13 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 219 | 246 | 84 |
| 14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 32 | 35 | 15 | 216 | 259 | 79 |
| 15 | Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 27 | 47 | 8 | 214 | 284 | 62 |
bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

### Game log

2009–10 Game Log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Playoffs

2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs :

## Player stats
### Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Steve Sullivan | 82 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 2 | 35 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 80 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 18 | 40 |
| Martin Erat | 74 | 21 | 28 | 49 | -7 | 50 |
| Jason Arnott | 63 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 26 |
| Jean-Pierre Dumont | 74 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 8 | 20 |
| Shea Weber | 78 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 0 | 36 |
| David Legwand | 82 | 11 | 27 | 38 | -5 | 24 |
| Ryan Suter | 82 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 4 | 48 |
| Joel Ward | 71 | 13 | 21 | 34 | -5 | 18 |
| Marcel Goc | 73 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 10 | 14 |
| Dan Hamhuis | 78 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 49 |
| Cody Franson | 61 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 16 |
| Jordin Tootoo | 51 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 40 |
| Colin Wilson | 35 | 8 | 7 | 15 | -2 | 7 |
| Jerred Smithson | 69 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -4 | 54 |
| Francis Bouillon | 81 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 50 |
| Kevin Klein | 81 | 1 | 10 | 11 | -13 | 27 |
| Cal O'Reilly | 31 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Jones$^‡$ | 41 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 18 |
| Dave Scatchard | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| Dustin Boyd$^†$ | 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Michael Santorelli | 25 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 8 |
| Andreas Thuresson | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| Nick Spaling | 28 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Alexander Sulzer | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Wade Belak | 39 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| Denis Grebeshkov$^†$ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Ben Guite | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 |
| Triston Grant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 |
| Peter Olvecky | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teemu Laakso | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| David Legwand | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| Martin Erat | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| Jean-Pierre Dumont | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Joel Ward | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Sullivan | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Shea Weber | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| Jason Arnott | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Dan Hamhuis | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| Denis Grebeshkov | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Klein | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jerred Smithson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| Marcel Goc | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 |
| Jordin Tootoo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cody Franson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 |
| Colin Wilson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Francis Bouillon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 |
| Ryan Suter | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dustin Boyd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Nick Spaling | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts
Regular season :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Pekka Rinne | 58 | 3246 | 32 | 16 | 5 | 137 | 2.53 | 1541 | .911 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dan Ellis | 31 | 1715 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 77 | 2.69 | 848 | .909 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Playoffs :
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Pekka Rinne | 6 | 358 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 2.68 | 179 | .911 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only. $^‡$Traded mid-season Bold/italics denotes franchise record

## Awards and records
### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |

### Awards

Regular Season :
| Player | Award | Awarded |
| Pekka Rinne | NHL First Star of the Week | November 2, 2009 |
| Patric Hornqvist | NHL Third Star of the Week | December 21, 2009 |
| Pekka Rinne | NHL Third Star of the Week | March 15, 2010 |
| Pekka Rinne | NHL First Star of the Week | March 22, 2010 |

## Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| June 27, 2009 | To Tampa Bay Lightning 5th-round pick (148th overall) in 2009 | To Nashville Predators 5th-round pick in 2010 |
| June 27, 2009 | To St. Louis Blues 7th-round pick (202nd overall) in 2009 | To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 2010 |
| March 1, 2010 | To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2010 | To Nashville Predators Denis Grebeshkov |
| March 3, 2010 | To Calgary Flames 4th-round pick in 2010 | To Nashville Predators Dustin Boyd |
Player signings
PlayerContract terms
Triston Grant1 year, $500k 2-way contract
Joel Ward2 years, $3 million
Steve Sullivan2 years, $7.5 million
Nolan Yonkman1 year, $500,000 2-way contract
Ryan Maki1 year, $500,000 2-way contract
Ryan Jones2 years, $975,000
Cal O'Reilly2 years, $1.125 million 2-way contract
Kevin Klein3 years, $4.05 million contract extension
Marcel Goc1 year, $775,000 contract extension
Jordin Tootoo2 years, $2.5 million contract extension
Pekka Rinne2 years, $6.8 million contract extension
Ryan Thang2 years, $1.05 million entry-level contract
Ryan Flynn2 years, $1.05 million entry-level contract
Michael Latta3-year entry-level contract
Gabriel Bourque3-year entry-level contract
Charles-Olivier Roussel3-year entry-level contract :

## Draft picks

Nashville's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 11 | Ryan Ellis | (D) | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
| 2 | 41 | Zach Budish | (RW) | United States | Edina High School (USHS-MN) |
| 2 | 42 (Minnesota) | Charles-Olivier Roussel | (D) | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 3 | 70 (from Ottawa) | Taylor Beck | (LW) | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 3 | 72 | Michael Latta | (C) | Canada | Guelph Storm (OHL) |
| 4 | 98 (from Toronto via San Jose) | Craig Smith | (C) | United States | Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) |
| 4 | 102 | Mattias Ekholm | (D) | Sweden | Mora IK (HockeyAllsvenskan) |
| 4 | 110 (from NY Rangers) | Nick Oliver | (C/F) | United States | Roseau High School (USHS-MN) |
| 5 | 132 | Gabriel Bourque | (LW) | Canada | Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL) |
| 7 | 192 | Cameron Reid | (C) | Canada | Westside Warriors (BCHL) |