2008–09 Nashville Predators season

The 2008–09 Nashville Predators season began on October 10, 2008. It was the Nashville Predators' tenth season in the National Hockey League.
==Pre-season==
2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)	2008 Pre-season Game Log: 2–4–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 1–2–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap 	
1 	September 25 	Atlanta 	4–2 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	10,558 	0–1–0 	 	
2 	September 26 	Nashville 	3–4 	Columbus 	 	MacIntyre 	11,964 	0–2–0 	 	
3 	September 27 	Columbus 	1–3 	Nashville 	 	Ellis 	12,078 	1–2–0 	 	
4 	October 2 	Carolina 	4–2 	Nashville 	 	Ellis 	12,903 	1–3–0 	 	
5 	October 3 	Nashville 	6–4 	Atlanta 	 	Rinne 	6,753 	2–3–0 	 	
6 	October 5 	Nashville 	0–2 	Carolina 	 	Ellis 	11,313 	2–4–0 	 	
==Regular season==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
===Game log===
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October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)	October: 5–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 10 	Nashville 	2–5 	St. Louis 	 	Ellis 	19,150 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 11 	Dallas 	1–3 	Nashville 	 	Ellis 	17,113 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 13 	Nashville 	3–2 	Chicago 	SO 	Ellis 	21,712 	2–1–0 	4 	
4 	October 15 	Nashville 	4–6 	Dallas 	 	Ellis 	16,899 	2–2–0 	4 	
5 	October 17 	Nashville 	3–5 	Columbus 	 	Ellis 	17,930 	2–3–0 	4 	
6 	October 18 	Columbus 	3–6 	Nashville 	 	Ellis 	13,259 	3–3–0 	6 	
7 	October 23 	Calgary 	5–3 	Nashville 	 	Ellis 	12,042 	3–4–0 	6 	
8 	October 25 	Los Angeles 	4–5 	Nashville 	 	Ellis 	14,704 	4–4–0 	8 	
9 	October 28 	Nashville 	3–4 	Washington 	SO 	Ellis 	17,011 	4–4–1 	9 	
10 	October 30 	Edmonton 	1–3 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	11,294 	5–4–1 	11 	
==Playoffs==
The Nashville Predators failed to qualify for the 2009 NHL playoffs, making it the first time that the Predators missed the playoffs since 2003.
==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	16	49	65 	+1 	20
 	65	33	24	57 	+2 	49
 	81	23	30	53 	+1 	80
 	71	17	33	50 	-7 	48
 	82	7 	38	45 	-16	73
 	73	20	22	42 	-3 	32
 	79	17	18	35 	+1 	29
 	41	11	21	32 	+2 	30
 	82	3 	23	26 	-4 	67
 	66	9 	16	25 	-12	34
 	78	11	6 	17 	-13	24
 	46	7 	10	17 	+1 	22
 	72	4 	12	16 	-15	124
 	82	4 	9 	13 	-6 	49
 	63	4 	8 	12 	-2 	19
 	82	4 	7 	11 	+8 	38
 	38	3 	8 	11 	0 	14
 	43	4 	6 	10 	0 	41
 	27	2 	7 	9 	-3 	15
 	28	2 	5 	7 	-3 	16
 	53	2 	5 	7 	-1 	10
 	71	1 	4 	5 	-15	65
 	11	3 	2 	5 	+2 	2
 	38	0 	2 	2 	-1 	54
 	11	0 	1 	1 	+1 	17
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	7 	0 	0 	0 	-5 	2
===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 	Sv% 	SO
 	52	2999	29	15	4 	119	2.38	1435	1316	.917	7
 	35	1964	11	19	4 	96 	2.93	963 	867 	.900	3
†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 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patric Hornqvist	1st NHL Game 	October 10, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Jones 	1st NHL Game 	October 10, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joel Ward 	1st NHL Goal 	October 10, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
J.P. Dumont 	600th NHL Game 	October 15, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patric Hornqvist	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Point 	October 15, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Jones 	1st NHL Goal1st NHL Assist1st NHL Point 	October 15, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
J.P. Dumont 	400th NHL Point 	October 18, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patric Hornqvist	1st NHL Assist 	October 25, 2008	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Arnott 	Franchise Single Season Goal Record (33)	April 10, 2009 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Transactions==
===Trades===
June 20, 2008 	To Nashville Predators 4th round pick in 2008 	To St. Louis Blues Chris Mason
June 20, 2008 	To Nashville Predators 7th overall pick in 2008 	To New York Islanders 9th overall pick in 20082nd round pick in 2008
June 20, 2008 	To Nashville Predators 17th overall pick in 20083rd round pick in 2009	To Ottawa Senators 15th overall pick in 2008
September 29, 2008	To Nashville Predators Nick Tarnasky 	To Tampa Bay Lightning Conditional 2009 draft pick
October 30, 2008 	To Nashville Predators Hugh Jessiman 	To New York Rangers Future Considerations
October 30, 2008 	To Nashville Predators Tim Ramholt 	To Philadelphia Flyers Josh Gratton
November 27, 2008 	To Nashville Predators Wade Belak 	To Florida Panthers Nick Tarnasky
===Free Agents===
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Player	Former team	Contract Terms
===Claimed from Waivers===
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Player	Former team	Date claimed off waivers
==Draft picks==
Nashville's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa • Ontario. 
Round	Pick 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College
1 	7 (from Toronto via NY Islanders)	Colin Wilson 	(C) 	 	Boston University (Hockey East)
1 	18 (from Ottawa) 	Chet Pickard 	(G) 	 	Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2 	38 (from Toronto via Phoenix) 	Roman Josi 	(D) 	 	SC Bern (Swiss)
5 	136 	Taylor Stefishen	(LW) 	 	Langley Chiefs (BCHL)
6 	166 	Jeffrey Foss 	(D) 	 	RPI (ECAC)
7 	201 (from NY Rangers) 	Jani Lajunen 	(C) 	 	Espoo Blues (Finland Jr.)
7 	207 (from San Jose) 	Anders Lindback 	(G) 	 	Brynäs IF (Elitserien)
==Roster==
Updated February 27, 2009.
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==See also==
*2008–09 NHL season
==Farm teams==
==References==
Category:Nashville Predators seasons
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:2009 in hockey