# 2024–25 Nashville Predators season

The 2024–25 Nashville Predators season is the 27th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. They failed to improve on their 47–30–5 record from last season, but will still attempt to return to the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Winnipeg Jets | 67 | 46 | 17 | 4 | 38 | 234 | 154 | +80 | 96 |
| 2 | Dallas Stars | 65 | 42 | 21 | 2 | 35 | 222 | 170 | +52 | 86 |
| 3 | Colorado Avalanche | 67 | 40 | 24 | 3 | 35 | 224 | 194 | +30 | 83 |
| 4 | Minnesota Wild | 66 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 183 | 189 | −6 | 79 |
| 5 | St. Louis Blues | 66 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 190 | 199 | −9 | 69 |
| 6 | Utah Hockey Club | 66 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 187 | 197 | −10 | 69 |
| 7 | Nashville Predators | 65 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 171 | 213 | −42 | 57 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 66 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 180 | 231 | −51 | 49 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | CE | Minnesota Wild | 66 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 183 | 189 | −6 | 79 |
| 2 | PA | Calgary Flames | 65 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 169 | 190 | −21 | 71 |
| 3 | PA | Vancouver Canucks | 65 | 30 | 24 | 11 | 23 | 178 | 198 | −20 | 71 |
| 4 | CE | St. Louis Blues | 66 | 31 | 28 | 7 | 22 | 190 | 199 | −9 | 69 |
| 5 | CE | Utah Hockey Club | 66 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 21 | 187 | 197 | −10 | 69 |
| 6 | PA | Anaheim Ducks | 66 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 21 | 177 | 204 | −27 | 65 |
| 7 | PA | Seattle Kraken | 67 | 29 | 34 | 4 | 23 | 201 | 218 | −17 | 62 |
| 8 | CE | Nashville Predators | 65 | 25 | 33 | 7 | 21 | 171 | 213 | −42 | 57 |
| 9 | CE | Chicago Blackhawks | 66 | 20 | 37 | 9 | 17 | 180 | 231 | −51 | 49 |
| 10 | PA | San Jose Sharks | 67 | 18 | 40 | 9 | 13 | 177 | 250 | −73 | 45 |

## Schedule and results
### Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 25, 2024.
2024–25 game log :
Notes:
$^A$ Indicates split-squad. :

### Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on July 2, 2024
2024–25 game log :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics

Updated to game played March 4, 2025

### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Filip Forsberg | 61 | 22 | 33 | 55 | −16 | 36 |
| Jonathan Marchessault | 61 | 19 | 27 | 46 | −19 | 33 |
| Ryan O'Reilly | 58 | 16 | 23 | 39 | −18 | 11 |
| Roman Josi | 53 | 9 | 29 | 38 | −26 | 18 |
| Steven Stamkos | 61 | 18 | 18 | 36 | −21 | 38 |
| Tommy Novak$^‡$ | 52 | 13 | 9 | 22 | −5 | 4 |
| Gustav Nyquist$^‡$ | 57 | 9 | 12 | 21 | −20 | 12 |
| Brady Skjei | 61 | 7 | 14 | 21 | −10 | 28 |
| Colton Sissons | 60 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −9 | 20 |
| Luke Evangelista | 48 | 5 | 13 | 18 | −4 | 18 |
| Zachary L'Heureux | 45 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −6 | 52 |
| Cole Smith | 50 | 4 | 6 | 10 | −7 | 55 |
| Fedor Svechkov | 31 | 6 | 3 | 9 | −11 | 4 |
| Mark Jankowski$^‡$ | 40 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +1 | 15 |
| Michael McCarron | 53 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −17 | 68 |
| Nick Blankenburg | 39 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +10 | 14 |
| Justin Barron$^†$ | 24 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −10 | 8 |
| Alexandre Carrier$^‡$ | 28 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −14 | 12 |
| Juuso Parssinen$^‡$ | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −8 | 0 |
| Adam Wilsby | 23 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +3 | 6 |
| Marc Del Gaizo | 25 | 1 | 4 | 5 | +1 | 17 |
| Luke Schenn$^‡$ | 61 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −9 | 41 |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Kevin Gravel | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 |
| Philip Tomasino$^‡$ | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 37 |
| Joakim Kemell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Lucchini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Ozzy Wiesblatt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 |
| Kieffer Bellows | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 2 |
| Dante Fabbro | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| Andreas Englund$^†$ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 19 |
| Spencer Stastney | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | 0 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Juuse Saros | 46 | 46 | 2,658:40 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 131 | 2.96 | 1,272 | .898 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Justus Annunen$^†$ | 13 | 11 | 713:28 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 3.20 | 371 | .898 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Wedgewood$^‡$ | 5 | 4 | 260:01 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 3.69 | 131 | .878 | 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.

## Roster

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Updated March 14, 2025
| No. | Player | Pos | S/G | Age | Acquired | Birthplace |
| 29 | Justus Annunen | G | L | 25 | 2024 | Kempele, Finland |
| 20 | Justin Barron | D | R | 23 | 2024 | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| 26 | Kieffer Bellows | LW | L | 26 | 2024 | Edina, Minnesota |
| 37 | Nick Blankenburg | D | R | 26 | 2024 | Washington Township, Michigan |
| 58 | Michael Bunting | LW | L | 29 | 2025 | Scarborough, Ontario |
| 7 | Marc Del Gaizo | D | L | 25 | 2019 | Basking Ridge, New Jersey |
| 8 | Andreas Englund | D | L | 29 | 2025 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 77 | Luke Evangelista | RW | R | 23 | 2020 | Oakville, Ontario |
| 9 | Filip Forsberg (A) | LW | R | 30 | 2013 | Östervåla, Sweden |
| 59 | Roman Josi (C) | D | L | 34 | 2008 | Bern, Switzerland |
| 68 | Zachary L'Heureux | LW | L | 21 | 2021 | Montreal, Quebec |
| 3 | Jeremy Lauzon | D | L | 27 | 2022 | Val-d'Or, Quebec |
| 81 | Jonathan Marchessault | C | R | 34 | 2024 | Cap-Rouge, Quebec |
| 47 | Michael McCarron | C | R | 30 | 2020 | Grosse Pointe, Michigan |
| 90 | Ryan O'Reilly (A) | C | L | 34 | 2023 | Clinton, Ontario |
| 82 | Jordan Oesterle | D | L | 32 | 2025 | Dearborn Heights, Michigan |
| 74 | Juuse Saros | G | L | 29 | 2013 | Forssa, Finland |
| 10 | Colton Sissons | C | R | 31 | 2012 | North Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 76 | Brady Skjei | D | L | 30 | 2024 | Lakeville, Minnesota |
| 36 | Cole Smith | LW | L | 29 | 2020 | Brainerd, Minnesota |
| 91 | Steven Stamkos | C | R | 35 | 2024 | Markham, Ontario |
| 24 | Spencer Stastney | D | L | 25 | 2018 | Mequon, Wisconsin |
| 40 | Fedor Svechkov | C | L | 21 | 2021 | Tolyatti, Russia |
| 19 | Jakub Vrana | LW | L | 29 | 2025 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 89 | Ozzy Wiesblatt | RW | R | 23 | 2024 | Calgary, Alberta |
| 83 | Adam Wilsby | D | L | 24 | 2020 | Stockholm, Sweden |

## Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.
Key:  † Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| August 13, 2024 (2024-08-13) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsCody Glass MIN 3rd-round pick in 2025 6th-round pick in 2026 | To Nashville PredatorsJordan Frasca |
| August 23, 2024 (2024-08-23) | To San Jose SharksYaroslav Askarov Nolan Burke COL 3rd-round pick in 2025 | To Nashville PredatorsMagnus Chrona David Edstrom conditional SJS 1st-round pick in 2025 or VGK 1st-round pick in 2025$^1$ |
| November 25, 2024 (2024-11-25) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsPhilip Tomasino | To Nashville PredatorsNYR 4th-round pick in 2027 |
| November 27, 2024 (2024-11-27) | To Chicago BlackhawksFuture considerations | To Nashville PredatorsRyder Rolston |
| November 30, 2024 (2024-11-30) | To Colorado AvalancheScott Wedgewood | To Nashville PredatorsJustus Annunen 6th-round pick in 2025 |
| December 18, 2024 (2024-12-18) | To Montreal CanadiensAlexandre Carrier | To Nashville PredatorsJustin Barron |
| December 28, 2024 (2024-12-28) | To Colorado AvalancheJuuso Parssinen NYR 7th-round pick in 2026 | To Nashville PredatorsOndrej Pavel 3rd-round pick in 2027 |
| February 7, 2025 (2025-02-07) | To Vancouver CanucksFuture considerations | To Nashville PredatorsMark Friedman |
| February 26, 2025 (2025-02-26) | To Tampa Bay LightningAnthony Angello | To Nashville PredatorsJesse Ylonen |
| March 1, 2025 (2025-03-01) | To Minnesota WildGustav Nyquist$^2$ | To Nashville Predators2nd-round pick in 2026 |
| March 5, 2025 (2025-03-05) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsTommy Novak Luke Schenn | To Nashville PredatorsMichael Bunting 4th-round pick in 2026 |
Notes
* If Vegas' first-round pick falls within the top 10, San Jose has the right to transfer either its first-round pick or Vegas' first-round pick to Nashville.
* Nashville retains 50% of Nyqvist's remaining contract.

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Nick Blankenburg | Columbus Blue Jackets | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Vinnie Hinostroza | Pittsburgh Penguins | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Jake Lucchini | Minnesota Wild | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Jonathan Marchessault | Vegas Golden Knights | 5-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Matt Murray | Dallas Stars | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Brady Skjei | Carolina Hurricanes | 7-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Steven Stamkos | Tampa Bay Lightning | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Scott Wedgewood | Dallas Stars | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 3, 2024 (2024-07-03) | Kieffer Bellows | Toronto Marlies (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Anthony Beauvillier | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Troy Grosenick | Minnesota Wild | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Jimmy Huntington | Pittsburgh Penguins | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Kiefer Sherwood | Vancouver Canucks | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Jason Zucker | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 2, 2024 (2024-07-02) | Jaret Anderson-Dolan | Winnipeg Jets | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 10, 2024 (2024-07-10) | Liam Foudy | New York Islanders | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 21, 2024 (2024-09-21) | Kevin Lankinen | Vancouver Canucks | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03) | Tyson Barrie | Calgary Flames | 1-year | Free agency |
| November 10, 2024 (2024-11-10) | Dante Fabbro | Columbus Blue Jackets | | Waivers |
| February 5, 2025 (2025-02-05) | Vinnie Hinostroza | Minnesota Wild | | Waivers |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Alexandre Carrier | 3-year |
| July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01) | Juuse Saros | 8-year‡ |
| July 18, 2024 (2024-07-18) | Adam Wilsby | 1-year |
| July 25, 2024 (2024-07-25) | Spencer Stastney | 2-year |

## Draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 22 | Yegor Surin | C | Russia | Loko Yaroslavl (MHL) |
| 2 | 55 | Teddy Stiga | C | United States | U.S. NTDP (USHL) |
| 3 | 77 | Viggo Gustafsson | D | Sweden | HV71 (J20 Nationell) |
| 3 | 87 | Miguel Marques | RW | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 3 | 94 | Hiroki Gojsic | RW | Canada | Kelowna Rockets (WHL) |
| 4 | 99 | Jakub Milota | G | Czech Republic | Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL) |
| 4 | 127 | Victor Norringer | LW | Sweden | Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell) |
| 7 | 213 | Erik Pahlsson | C | Sweden | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) |