# 2022–23 Nashville Predators season

The 2022–23 Nashville Predators season was the 25th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The Predators were eliminated from playoff contention after the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Minnesota Wild on April 11, 2023, and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2013–14 season.

## Standings
### Divisional standings

Central Division :
| Pos | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Colorado Avalanche | 82 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 280 | 226 | +54 | 109 |
| 2 | Dallas Stars | 82 | 47 | 21 | 14 | 39 | 285 | 218 | +67 | 108 |
| 3 | Minnesota Wild | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 34 | 246 | 225 | +21 | 103 |
| 4 | Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 5 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 6 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |

### Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card :
| Pos | Div | Team v t e | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | PA | x – Seattle Kraken | 82 | 46 | 28 | 8 | 37 | 289 | 256 | +33 | 100 |
| 2 | CE | x – Winnipeg Jets | 82 | 46 | 33 | 3 | 36 | 247 | 225 | +22 | 95 |
| 3 | PA | e – Calgary Flames | 82 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 31 | 260 | 252 | +8 | 93 |
| 4 | CE | e – Nashville Predators | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 229 | 238 | −9 | 92 |
| 5 | PA | e – Vancouver Canucks | 82 | 38 | 37 | 7 | 24 | 276 | 298 | −22 | 83 |
| 6 | CE | e – St. Louis Blues | 82 | 37 | 38 | 7 | 27 | 263 | 301 | −38 | 81 |
| 7 | CE | e – Arizona Coyotes | 82 | 28 | 40 | 14 | 20 | 228 | 299 | −71 | 70 |
| 8 | PA | e – San Jose Sharks | 82 | 22 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 234 | 321 | −87 | 60 |
| 9 | CE | e – Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 49 | 7 | 18 | 204 | 301 | −97 | 59 |
| 10 | PA | e – Anaheim Ducks | 82 | 23 | 47 | 12 | 13 | 209 | 338 | −129 | 58 |

## Regular season

2022–23 game log :
October: 3–5–1 (home: 2–3–1; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
1October 7San Jose Sharks4–1SarosO2 Arena16,6481–0–02
2October 8@ San Jose Sharks3–2LankinenO2 Arena17,0232–0–04
3October 13Dallas Stars1–4SarosBridgestone Arena17,6922–1–04
4October 15@ Dallas Stars1–5SarosAmerican Airlines Center18,5322–2–04
5October 18Los Angeles Kings3–4SOSarosBridgestone Arena17,1592–2–15
6October 20@ Columbus Blue Jackets3–5LankinenNationwide Arena14,6912–3–15
7October 22Philadelphia Flyers1–3SarosBridgestone Arena17,4702–4–15
8October 27St. Louis Blues6–2SarosBridgestone Arena17,1593–4–17
9October 29Washington Capitals0–3SarosBridgestone Arena17,1593–5–17 :
November: 7–4–1 (home: 5–0–1; road: 2–4–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
10November 1@ Edmonton Oilers4–7SarosRogers Place16,8123–6–17
11November 3@ Calgary Flames4–1LankinenScotiabank Saddledome16,9844–6–19
12November 5@ Vancouver Canucks4–3SOSarosRogers Arena18,8555–6–111
13November 8@ Seattle Kraken1–5SarosClimate Pledge Arena17,1515–7–111
14November 10@ Colorado Avalanche3–5LankinenBall Arena18,1345–8–111
15November 12New York Rangers2–1SarosBridgestone Arena17,1696–8–113
16November 15Minnesota Wild2–1SarosBridgestone Arena17,1597–8–115
17November 17New York Islanders5–4SarosBridgestone Arena17,1598–8–117
18November 19Tampa Bay Lightning2–3OTSarosBridgestone Arena17,4448–8–218
19November 21Arizona Coyotes4–3SOSarosBridgestone Arena17,1599–8–220
20November 23@ Detroit Red Wings0–3LankinenLittle Caesars Arena19,5159–9–220
—November 25Colorado AvalanchePostponed due to a water main break at Bridgestone Arena. Moved to April 14.
—November 26Columbus Blue JacketsPostponed due to a water main break at Bridgestone Arena. Moved to January 17.
21November 29Anaheim Ducks2–1OTSarosBridgestone Arena17,15910–9–222 :
December: 5–5–4 (home: 1–3–1; road: 4–2–3)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
22December 1@ New Jersey Devils4–3OTSarosPrudential Center14,07111–9–224
23December 2@ New York Islanders4–1LankinenUBS Arena16,26312–9–226
24December 8@ Tampa Bay Lightning2–5SarosAmalie Arena19,09212–10–226
25December 10Ottawa Senators2–3SarosBridgestone Arena17,41412–11–226
26December 12@ St. Louis Blues0–1OTSarosEnterprise Center18,09612–11–327
27December 13Edmonton Oilers3–6LankinenBridgestone Arena17,15912–12–327
28December 15@ Winnipeg Jets1–2OTSarosCanada Life Centre13,94912–12–428
29December 17@ Colorado Avalanche1–3SarosBall Arena18,13112–13–428
30December 19Edmonton Oilers4–3OTSarosBridgestone Arena17,55813–13–430
31December 21@ Chicago Blackhawks4–2SarosUnited Center15,23914–13–432
32December 23Colorado Avalanche2–3OTSarosBridgestone Arena17,15914–13–533
33December 27Dallas Stars2–3SarosBridgestone Arena17,76814–14–533
34December 30@ Anaheim Ducks6–1SarosHonda Center14,89015–14–535
35December 31@ Vegas Golden Knights4–5OTLankinenT-Mobile Arena18,33315–14–636 :
January: 9–4–0 (home: 6–1–0; road: 3–3–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
36January 3Montreal Canadiens6–3SarosBridgestone Arena17,58116–14–638
37January 5@ Carolina Hurricanes5–3SarosPNC Arena18,34417–14–640
38January 6@ Washington Capitals3–2LankinenCapital One Arena18,57318–14–642
39January 9@ Ottawa Senators3–0SarosCanadian Tire Centre13,36219–14–644
40January 11@ Toronto Maple Leafs1–2SarosScotiabank Arena18,63819–15–644
41January 12@ Montreal Canadiens3–4AskarovBell Centre21,10519–16–644
42January 14Buffalo Sabres3–5SarosBridgestone Arena17,76119–17–644
43January 16Calgary Flames2–1SarosBridgestone Arena17,15920–17–646
44January 17Columbus Blue Jackets2–1LankinenBridgestone Arena17,15921–17–648
45January 19@ St. Louis Blues2–5SarosEnterprise Center18,09621–18–648
46January 21Los Angeles Kings5–3SarosBridgestone Arena17,65422–18–650
47January 24Winnipeg Jets2–1SarosBridgestone Arena17,15923–18–652
48January 26New Jersey Devils6–4SarosBridgestone Arena17,16424–18–654 :
February: 5–5–0 (home: 2–4–0; road: 3–1–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
49February 7Vegas Golden Knights1–5SarosBridgestone Arena17,15924–19–654
50February 11@ Philadelphia Flyers2–1OTSarosWells Fargo Center19,41225–19–656
51February 13Arizona Coyotes2–4LankinenBridgestone Arena17,15925–20–656
52February 16Boston Bruins0–5SarosBridgestone Arena17,15925–21–656
53February 18Florida Panthers7–3LankinenBridgestone Arena17,82326–21–658
54February 19@ Minnesota Wild3–4SarosXcel Energy Center19,25526–22–658
55February 21Vancouver Canucks5–4SOSarosBridgestone Arena17,16127–22–660
56February 23@ San Jose Sharks6–2SarosSAP Center11,32028–22–662
57February 26@ Arizona Coyotes6–2SarosMullett Arena4,60029–22–664
58February 28Pittsburgh Penguins1–3SarosBridgestone Arena17,43529–23–664 :
March: 8–6–2 (home: 2–3–1; road: 6–3–1)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
59March 2@ Florida Panthers2–1LankinenFLA Live Arena16,66030–23–666
60March 4@ Chicago Blackhawks3–1SarosUnited Center18,94231–23–668
61March 6@ Vancouver Canucks3–4SOSarosRogers Arena18,52531–23–769
62March 9@ Arizona Coyotes1–4SarosMullett Arena4,60031–24–769
63March 11@ Los Angeles Kings2–1SOLankinenCrypto.com Arena18,23032–24–771
64March 12@ Anaheim Ducks5–4OTSarosHonda Center15,09833–24–773
65March 14Detroit Red Wings2–1SarosBridgestone Arena17,64434–24–775
66March 16Chicago Blackhawks1–2SarosBridgestone Arena17,53834–25–775
67March 18Winnipeg Jets2–3OTSarosBridgestone Arena17,40234–25–876
68March 19@ New York Rangers0–7LankinenMadison Square Garden18,00634–26–878
69March 21@ Buffalo Sabres7–3SarosKeyBank Center13,04335–26–878
70March 23Seattle Kraken2–1SOSarosBridgestone Arena17,43636–26–880
71March 25Seattle Kraken2–7SarosBridgestone Arena17,33536–27–880
72March 26Toronto Maple Leafs2–3LankinenBridgestone Arena17,41136–28–880
73March 28@ Boston Bruins2–1SarosTD Garden17,85037–28–882
74March 30@ Pittsburgh Penguins0–2SarosPPG Paints Arena17,48237–29–882 :
April: 5–3–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–2–0)
GameDateOpponentScoreOTDecisionLocationAttendanceRecordPointsRecap
75April 1St. Louis Blues6–1SarosBridgestone Arena17,34838–29–884
76April 3@ Dallas Stars1–5SarosAmerican Airlines Center18,05638–30–884
77April 4Vegas Golden Knights3–2OTLankinenBridgestone Arena17,42039–30–886
78April 6Carolina Hurricanes3–0SarosBridgestone Arena17,76240–30–888
79April 8@ Winnipeg Jets0–2SarosCanada Life Centre14,07540–31–888
80April 10@ Calgary Flames3–2SOSarosScotiabank Saddledome17,35941–31–890
81April 13Minnesota Wild4–3OTSarosBridgestone Arena17,51942–31–892
82April 14Colorado Avalanche3–4LankinenBridgestone Arena17,15942–32–892 :
2022–23 schedule
  Win (2 Points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

## Player statistics
### Skaters

Regular season :
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
| Roman Josi | 67 | 18 | 41 | 59 | +5 | 36 |
| Matt Duchene | 71 | 22 | 34 | 56 | +4 | 32 |
| Tommy Novak | 51 | 17 | 26 | 43 | +5 | 8 |
| Filip Forsberg | 50 | 19 | 23 | 42 | –4 | 20 |
| Mikael Granlund$^‡$ | 58 | 9 | 27 | 36 | –16 | 12 |
| Cody Glass | 72 | 14 | 21 | 35 | +9 | 20 |
| Colton Sissons | 82 | 12 | 18 | 30 | –4 | 20 |
| Nino Niederreiter$^†$ | 56 | 18 | 10 | 28 | –9 | 16 |
| Ryan Johansen | 55 | 12 | 16 | 28 | –13 | 32 |
| Juuso Parssinen | 45 | 6 | 19 | 25 | –1 | 15 |
| Yakov Trenin | 77 | 12 | 12 | 24 | –7 | 47 |
| Ryan McDonagh | 71 | 2 | 18 | 20 | +12 | 22 |
| Mattias Ekholm$^‡$ | 57 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 24 |
| Philip Tomasino | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | +5 | 6 |
| Cole Smith | 69 | 4 | 13 | 17 | –3 | 60 |
| Luke Evangelista | 24 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +7 | 6 |
| Tanner Jeannot$^‡$ | 56 | 5 | 9 | 14 | –1 | 85 |
| Kiefer Sherwood | 32 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +4 | 30 |
| Mark Jankowski | 50 | 7 | 5 | 12 | –1 | 18 |
| Tyson Barrie$^†$ | 24 | 3 | 9 | 12 | –4 | 10 |
| Jeremy Lauzon | 67 | 3 | 9 | 12 | –11 | 66 |
| Dante Fabbro | 79 | 2 | 9 | 11 | –4 | 50 |
| Alexandre Carrier | 43 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
| Michael McCarron | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –3 | 24 |
| Eeli Tolvanen | 13 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 4 |
| Cal Foote$^†$ | 24 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 35 |
| Jordan Gross | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 2 |
| Zach Sanford | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –3 | 4 |
| Spencer Stastney | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +5 | 2 |
| John Leonard | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Egor Afanasyev | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –7 | 2 |
| Kevin Gravel | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –10 | 4 |
| Jake Livingstone$^†$ | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | –2 | 2 |
| Mark Borowiecki | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Roland McKeown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 8 |
| Rasmus Asplund$^†$ | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –6 | 4 |

### Goaltenders

Regular season :
| Player | GP | GS | TOI | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO | G | A | PIM |
| Juuse Saros | 64 | 63 | 3,809:59 | 33 | 23 | 7 | 171 | 2.69 | 2,099 | .919 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Lankinen | 19 | 18 | 1,069:10 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 49 | 2.75 | 583 | .916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yaroslav Askarov | 1 | 1 | 57:50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.15 | 35 | .886 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
$^†$Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Flyers. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only. $^‡$Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only. Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

## Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.

### Key

† Contract is entry-level.  ‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2023–24 season.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To San Jose SharksLuke Kunin | To Nashville PredatorsJohn Leonard 3rd-round pick in 2023 |
| July 8, 2022 (2022-07-08) | To Toronto Maple Leafs4th-round pick in 2022 | To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2023 |
| February 25, 2023 (2023-02-25) | To Winnipeg JetsNino Niederreiter | To Nashville Predators2nd-round pick in 2024 |
| February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) | To Tampa Bay LightningTanner Jeannot | To Nashville PredatorsCal Foote 3rd-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2023 5th-round pick in 2023 2nd-round pick in 2024 Conditional 1st-round pick in 2025 |
| February 26, 2023 (2023-02-26) | To Philadelphia FlyersFuture considerations | To Nashville PredatorsIsaac Ratcliffe |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | To New York RangersFuture considerations | To Nashville PredatorsAustin Rueschhoff |
| February 28, 2023 (2023-02-28) | To Edmonton OilersMattias Ekholm 6th-round pick in 2024 | To Nashville PredatorsTyson Barrie Reid Schaefer 1st-round pick in 2023 4th-round pick in 2024 |
| March 1, 2023 (2023-03-01) | To Pittsburgh PenguinsMikael Granlund | To Nashville Predators2nd-round pick in 2023 |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | To Buffalo Sabres7th-round pick in 2025 | To Nashville PredatorsRasmus Asplund |
| March 8, 2023 (2023-03-08) | To St. Louis BluesFuture considerations | To Nashville PredatorsAnthony Angello |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Kevin Gravel | Calgary Flames | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Jordan Gross | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Mark Jankowski | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Kevin Lankinen | Chicago Blackhawks | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Roland McKeown | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Kiefer Sherwood | Colorado Avalanche | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Zach Sanford | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 21, 2022 (2022-07-21) | Nino Niederreiter | Carolina Hurricanes | 2-year | Free agency |
| November 14, 2022 (2022-11-14) | Nolan Burke | Sarnia Sting (OHL) | 3-year† | Free agency |
| March 29, 2023 (2023-03-29) | Jake Livingstone | Minnesota State Mavericks (CCHA) | 1-year† | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Term | Via |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Matt Benning | San Jose Sharks | 4-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Nick Cousins | Florida Panthers | 2-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Jeremy Davies | Buffalo Sabres | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Matt Luff | Detroit Red Wings | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | David Rittich | Winnipeg Jets | 1-year | Free agency |
| July 26, 2022 (2022-07-26) | David Farrance | Chicago Wolves (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) | Matt Tennyson | Coachella Valley Firebirds (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 10, 2022 (2022-10-10) | Connor Ingram | Arizona Coyotes | | Waivers |
| October 15, 2022 (2022-10-15) | Rocco Grimaldi | San Diego Gulls (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency |
| October 27, 2022 (2022-10-27) | Ben Harpur | New York Rangers | 1-year | Free agency |
| December 12, 2022 (2022-12-12) | Eeli Tolvanen | Seattle Kraken | | Waivers |
| April 3, 2023 (2023-04-03) | Markus Nurmi | TPS (Liiga) | 3-year‡ | Free agency |
| May 3, 2023 (2023-05-03) | Mark Borowiecki | | | Retirement |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term |
| July 11, 2022 (2022-07-11) | Filip Forsberg | 8-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Devin Cooley | 1-year |
| July 13, 2022 (2022-07-13) | Jimmy Huntington | 1-year |
| July 14, 2022 (2022-07-14) | Cole Smith | 1-year |
| July 15, 2022 (2022-07-15) | Joakim Kemell | 3-year† |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | John Leonard | 1-year |
| July 18, 2022 (2022-07-18) | Tommy Novak | 1-year |
| August 5, 2022 (2022-08-05) | Yakov Trenin | 2-year |
| February 6, 2023 (2023-02-06) | Cole Smith | 1-year‡ |
| February 8, 2023 (2023-02-08) | Tommy Novak | 1-year‡ |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | Dante Fabbro | 1-year‡ |
| March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03) | Kevin Lankinen | 1-year‡ |
| March 13, 2023 (2023-03-13) | Mark Jankowski | 1-year‡ |
| April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16) | Michael McCarron | 1-year‡ |
| April 16, 2023 (2023-04-16) | Kiefer Sherwood | 1-year‡ |
| May 5, 2023 (2023-05-05) | Fedor Svechkov | 1-year†‡ |
| June 27, 2023 (2023-06-27) | Jake Livingstone | 2-year‡ |

## Draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) |
| 1 | 17 | Joakim Kemell | RW | Finland | JYP (Liiga) |
| 3 | 82 | Adam Ingram | C | Canada | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) |
| 3 | 84 | Kasper Kulonummi | D | Finland | Jokerit (U20 SM-sarja) |
| 4 | 114 | Cole O'Hara | RW | Canada | Tri-City Storm (USHL) |
| 5 | 146 | Graham Sward | D | Canada | Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) |
| 7 | 210 | Ben Strinden | C | USA | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) |