2009–10 Nashville Predators season

The 2009–10 Nashville Predators season is the Nashville Predators' eleventh season in the National Hockey League.
== Pre-season ==
2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)	2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 17 	Atlanta Thrashers 	0 - 5 	Nashville Predators 	 	Dan Ellis 	14,103 	1-0-0 	 	
2 	September 18 	Nashville Predators 	4 - 2 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Pekka Rinne 	8,495 	2-0-0 	 	
3 	September 19 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	2 - 3 	Nashville Predators 	 	Pekka Rinne 	10,703 	3-0-0 	 	
4 	September 23 	Nashville Predators 	4 - 5 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Pekka Rinne 	5,017 	3-1-0 	 	
5 	September 26 	Carolina Hurricanes 	5 - 2 	Nashville Predators 	 	Pekka Rinne 	10,973 	3-2-0 	 	
6 	September 27 	Nashville Predators 	4 - 2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Dan Ellis 	13,761 	4-2-0 	 	
== Regular season ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
=== Game log ===
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October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)	October: 6-6–1 (Home: 3–3–0; Road: 3–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 3 	Nashville Predators 	3 - 2 	Dallas Stars 	SO 	Dan Ellis 	18,532 	1-0-0 	2 	
2 	October 8 	Colorado Avalanche 	2 - 3 	Nashville Predators 	 	Dan Ellis 	14,797 	2-0-0 	4 	
3 	October 10 	Buffalo Sabres 	1 - 0 	Nashville Predators 	 	Pekka Rinne 	14,209 	2-1-0 	4 	
4 	October 12 	Edmonton Oilers 	6 - 1 	Nashville Predators 	 	Pekka Rinne 	12,179 	2-2-0 	4 	
5 	October 14 	Nashville Predators 	0 - 6 	Dallas Stars 	 	Dan Ellis 	16,365 	2-3-0 	4 	
6 	October 15 	Chicago Blackhawks 	3 - 1 	Nashville Predators 	 	Pekka Rinne 	13,103 	2-4-0 	4 	
7 	October 17 	Nashville Predators 	2 - 3 	Washington Capitals 	SO 	Dan Ellis 	18,277 	2-4-1 	5 	
8 	October 21 	Nashville Predators 	2 - 3 	Boston Bruins 	 	Dan Ellis 	16,715 	2-5-1 	5 	
9 	October 22 	Nashville Predators 	6 - 5 	Ottawa Senators 	OT 	Pekka Rinne 	18,970 	3-5-1 	7 	
10 	October 24 	Nashville Predators 	0 - 2 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Dan Ellis 	20,272 	3-6-1 	7 	
11 	October 28 	Nashville Predators 	4 - 3 	Minnesota Wild 	 	Pekka Rinne 	18,199 	4-6-1 	9 	
12 	October 29 	Chicago Blackhawks 	0 - 2 	Nashville Predators 	 	Pekka Rinne 	13,585 	5-6-1 	11 	
13 	October 31 	Dallas Stars 	2 - 4 	Nashville Predators 	 	Pekka Rinne 	12,520 	6-7-1 	13 	
== Playoffs ==
2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs 	2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs
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Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2	Western Conference Quarter-final vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2) - Blackhawks won series 4-2
Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 16 	@ Chicago Blackhawks 	4-1 	 	Niemi 	United Center 	22,256 	0-1 	
2 	April 18 	@ Chicago Blackhawks 	2-0 	 	Niemi 	United Center 	22,158 	1-1 	
3 	April 20 	Chicago Blackhawks 	4-1 	 	Niemi 	Bridgestone Arena 	16,075 	1-2 	
4 	April 22 	Chicago Blackhawks 	3-0 	 	Niemi 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,113 	2-2 	
5 	April 24 	@ Chicago Blackhawks 	5-4 	4:07 OT 	Niemi 	United Center 	22,115 	3-2 	
6 	April 26 	Chicago Blackhawks 	5-3 	 	Niemi 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,113 	4-2 	
==Player stats==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	17	34	51 	2 	35
 	80	30	21	51 	18 	40
 	74	21	28	49 	-7 	50
 	63	19	27	46 	0 	26
 	74	17	28	45 	8 	20
 	78	16	27	43 	0 	36
 	82	11	27	38 	-5 	24
 	82	4 	33	37 	4 	48
 	71	13	21	34 	-5 	18
 	73	12	18	30 	10 	14
 	78	5 	19	24 	4 	49
 	61	6 	15	21 	15 	16
 	51	6 	10	16 	2 	40
 	35	8 	7 	15 	-2 	7
 	69	9 	4 	13 	-4 	54
 	81	3 	8 	11 	5 	50
 	81	1 	10	11 	-13	27
 	31	2 	9 	11 	1 	4
 	41	7 	4 	11 	3 	18
 	16	3 	2 	5 	3 	17
 	18	3 	2 	5 	1 	4
 	25	2 	1 	3 	-8 	8
 	22	1 	2 	3 	-5 	4
 	28	0 	3 	3 	3 	0
 	20	0 	2 	2 	4 	4
 	39	0 	2 	2 	0 	58
 	4 	1 	1 	2 	0 	6
 	6 	0 	0 	0 	-3 	4
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	9
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	-2 	2
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	6 	2	5	7 	5 	8
 	6 	4	1	5 	-2 	4
 	6 	2	2	4 	3 	0
 	6 	2	2	4 	1 	2
 	6 	0	3	3 	2 	2
 	6 	2	1	3 	-1 	4
 	6 	2	0	2 	-3 	0
 	6 	0	2	2 	-1 	2
 	2 	0	2	2 	2 	0
 	6 	0	2	2 	1 	4
 	6 	1	0	1 	-1 	6
 	6 	0	1	1 	-2 	2
 	6 	0	1	1 	0 	2
 	4 	0	1	1 	1 	2
 	2 	0	1	1 	-2 	4
 	6 	0	1	1 	-1 	0
 	6 	0	0	0 	-1 	6
 	6 	0	0	0 	-1 	0
 	4 	0	0	0 	-1 	0
 	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	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	58	3246	32	16	5 	137	2.53	1541	.911	7 	0	0	2
 	31	1715	15	13	1 	77 	2.69	848 	.909	1 	0	1	4
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	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 ==
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Awards===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pekka RinneKaberle, Rinne and Nabokov named NHL 'Three Stars' of the week 	NHL First Star of the Week	November 2, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patric HornqvistGoalies Huet and Fleury, forward Hornqvist named NHL three stars of the week	NHL Third Star of the Week	December 21, 2009	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pekka RinneSamuelsson, Stempniak and Rinne named '3 Stars' 	NHL Third Star of the Week	March 15, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pekka RinneNashville's Pekka Rinne named NHL's first start of week with 4 wins, 2 shutouts 	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 (#148 overall) in 2009	To Nashville Predators 5th-round pick in 2010
June 27, 2009 	To St. Louis Blues 7th-round pick (#202 overall) in 2009 	To Nashville Predators 7th-round pick in 2010
March 1, 2010Preds Acquire D-Man Grebeshkov From Oilers 	To Edmonton Oilers 2nd-round pick in 2010 	To Nashville Predators Denis Grebeshkov
March 3, 2010Preds Acquire Forward Dustin Boyd from Calgary	To Calgary Flames 4th-round pick in 2010 	To Nashville Predators Dustin Boyd
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=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Ben GuitePreds Add Ben Guite 	Colorado Avalanche	1 year, $550,000 2-way contract
Peter OlveckyPreds Sign Free Agent Forward Peter Olvecky To 1-Year Deal	Minnesota Wild 	1 year, $500,000 2-way contract
Ben EavesPreds Ink Free Agent Forward Ben Eaves 	Espoo Blues 	1 year, $600,000 2-way contract
Marcel GocPreds Ink Free Agent Forward Marcel Goc 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $550,000 2-way contract
Francis BouillonPreds Sign Bouillon to 1-Year Deal 	Montreal Canadiens	1 year, $750,000
Dave ScatchardPreds Ink Veteran Forward Dave Scatchard 	Milwaukee Admirals	1 year, $550,000 2-way contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Greg ZanonWild agrees to terms with D Greg Zanon 	Minnesota Wild 	3 years, $5.8 million
Vernon FiddlerCOYOTES SIGN FIDDLER TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT	Phoenix Coyotes 	2 years, $2.2 million
Ville KoistinenKoistinen Inks Two-Year Deal With Cats 	Florida Panthers 	2 years, $2.4 million
Scott NicholNichol Signs With San Jose 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year, $750,000
Jed OrtmeyerSharks Sign Four Players, Re-sign Vesce 	San Jose Sharks 	1 year
Radek Bonk 	Trinec Ocelari HC	
===Claimed via Waivers===
Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via Waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Ryan JonesOilers claim Ryan Jones	Edmonton Oilers	March 3, 2010
=== Player Signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Triston GrantPredators Agree to Terms with Forward Triston Grant 	1 year, $500k 2-way contract
Joel WardPredators Sign Joel Ward to 2-Year Contract 	2 years, $3 million
Steve SullivanSullivan Re-Ups With Preds 	2 years, $7.5 million
Nolan YonkmanPreds Agree To Terms With Defenseman Nolan Yonkman 	1 year, $500,000 2-way contract
Ryan MakiPredators Agree to Terms with Forward Ryan Maki 	1 year, $500,000 2-way contract
Ryan JonesPreds Sign Forward Ryan Jones 	2 years, $975,000
Cal O'ReillyPredators Sign Forward Cal O'Reilly To A Two-Year Contract 	2 years, $1.125 million 2-way contract
Kevin KleinPreds Ink Klein To 3-Year Deal 	3 years, $4.05 million contract extension
Marcel GocGoc Signs On For Additional Year 	1 year, $775,000 contract extension
Jordin TootooTootoo Re-Signs With Preds 	2 years, $2.5 million contract extension
Pekka RinnePreds Sign Rinne to 2-Year Deal 	2 years, $6.8 million contract extension
Ryan ThangPreds Ink Notre Dame's Ryan Thang to Entry Level Contract 	2 years, $1.05 million entry-level contract
Ryan FlynnPreds Sign Ryan Flynn To Entry Level Contract 	2 years, $1.05 million entry-level contract
Michael LattaPreds Sign '09 Draftee Michael Latta 	3 year entry-level contract
Gabriel BourquePredators Sign 2009 Draftees Bourque and Roussel 	3 year entry-level contract
Charles-Olivier RousselPredators Sign 2009 Draftees Bourque and Roussel	3 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) 	 	Windsor Spitfires (Ontario Hockey League)
2 	41 	Zach Budish 	(RW) 	 	Edina High School (United States High School)
2 	42 (Minnesota) 	Charles-Olivier Roussel	(D) 	 	Shawinigan Cataractes (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
3 	70 (from Ottawa) 	Taylor Beck 	(LW) 	 	Guelph Storm (Ontario Hockey League)
3 	72 	Michael Latta 	(C) 	 	Guelph Storm (Ontario Hockey League)
4 	98 (from Toronto via San Jose)	Craig Smith 	(C) 	 	Waterloo Black Hawks (United States Hockey League)
4 	102 	Mattias Ekholm 	(D) 	 	Mora IK (Allsvenskan)
4 	110 (from NY Rangers) 	Nick Oliver 	(C/F) 	 	Roseau High School (United States High School)
5 	132 	Gabriel Bourque 	(LW) 	 	Baie-Comeau Drakkar (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)
7 	192 	Cameron Reid 	(C) 	 	Westside Warriors (BCHL)
== Final roster ==
Updated March 23, 2010.
 
 
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== See also ==
* 2009–10 NHL season
== Farm teams ==
== References ==
==External links==
*2009–10 Nashville Predators season at ESPN
*2009–10 Nashville Predators season at Hockey Reference
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