2023–24 Nashville Predators season

The 2023–24 Nashville Predators season was the 26th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The Predators made the playoffs for the ninth time in 10 years after having missed the playoffs last season.
This was the team's first season without David Poile as general manager, following his retirement on June 30, 2023, although he still currently remains with the organization as a creative consultant. Poile was previously the only general manager in team history and retired as both the longest tenured and winningest general manager in team history. On April 9, 2024, the Predators clinched a playoff berth following a 4–3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets. In the Playoffs, the Predators faced the Vancouver Canucks, losing in six games.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 23, 2023.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Location 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 25 	Nashville 	0–5 	Florida 	 	Lankinen 	Amerant Bank Arena 	6,160 	0–1–0 	
2 	September 25 	Nashville 	2–5 	Florida 	 	Saros 	Amerant Bank Arena 	6,365 	0–2–0 	
3 	September 27 	Tampa Bay 	2–1 	Nashville 	OT 	Askarov 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,159 	0–2–1 	
4 	September 30 	Nashville 	4–5 	Tampa Bay 	 	Askarov 	Amalie Arena 	14,197 	0–3–1 	
5 	October 5 	Carolina 	1–5 	Nashville 	 	Saros 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,159 	1–3–1 	
6 	October 6 	Nashville 	1–4 	Carolina 	 	Lankinen 	PNC Arena 	14,886 	1–4–1 	
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===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 27, 2023.
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October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)	October: 4–5–0 (Home: 3–2–0 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Location 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 10 	Nashville 	3–5 	Tampa Bay 	 	Saros 	Amalie Arena 	19,092 	0–1–0 	0 	
2 	October 12 	Seattle 	0–3 	Nashville 	 	Saros 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,629 	1–1–0 	2 	
3 	October 14 	Nashville 	2–3 	Boston 	 	Saros 	TD Garden 	17,850 	1–2–0 	2 	
4 	October 17 	Edmonton 	6–1 	Nashville 	 	Lankinen 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,216 	1–3–0 	2 	
5 	October 19 	Nashville 	4–1 	NY Rangers 	 	Saros 	Madison Square Garden 	18,006 	2–3–0 	4 	
6 	October 21 	San Jose 	1–5 	Nashville 	 	Saros 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,222 	3–3–0 	6 	
7 	October 24 	Vancouver 	3–2 	Nashville 	 	Saros 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,159 	3–4–0 	6 	
8 	October 28 	Toronto 	2–3 	Nashville 	OT 	Saros 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,537 	4–4–0 	8 	
9 	October 31 	Nashville 	2–5 	Vancouver 	 	Lankinen 	Rogers Arena 	18,413 	4–5–0 	8 	
===Playoffs===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap 	 	
1 	April 21 	Nashville 	2–4 	Vancouver 	 	Saros 	18,967 	0–1 	 	 	
2 	April 23 	Nashville 	4–1 	Vancouver 	 	Saros 	18,960 	1–1 	 	 	
3 	April 26 	Vancouver 	2–1 	Nashville 	 	Saros 	17,474 	1–2 	 	 	
4 	April 28 	Vancouver 	4–3 	Nashville 	OT 	Saros 	17,590 	1–3 	 	 	
5 	April 30 	Nashville 	2–1 	Vancouver 	 	Saros 	19,036 	2–3 	 	 	
6 	May 3 	Vancouver 	1–0 	Nashville 	 	Saros 	17,682 	2–4 	 	 	
==Player statistics==
As of April 15, 2024
===Skaters===
Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	82	48	46	94	+16	43
 	82	23	62	85	+12	45
 	81	23	52	75	+7 	8
 	82	26	43	69	+6 	18
 	71	18	27	45	 	8
 	80	16	23	39	0 	18
 	81	15	20	35	 	38
 	74	3 	29	32	+19	31
 	68	10	17	27	+17	41
 	80	9 	14	23	+5 	63
 	70	12	10	22	+4 	100
 	41	7 	13	20	 	25
 	73	4 	16	20	+7 	44
 	32	7 	8 	15	+11	8
 	41	1 	14	15	 	16
‡ 	60	10	4 	14	+12	38
 	79	6 	8 	14	 	98
 	41	6 	7 	13	 	20
 	56	3 	10	13	+9 	24
 	44	8 	4 	12	 	12
† 	18	5 	2 	7 	 	23
 	63	1 	6 	7 	+1 	43
 	20	2 	2 	4 	+9 	4
† 	15	1 	2 	3 	 	2
 	9 	0 	3 	3 	+2 	2
† 	12	0 	3 	3 	 	2
‡ 	14	1 	1 	2 	+4 	0
‡ 	4 	1 	0 	1 	0 	0
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	 	0
===Goaltenders===
Regular season 
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	64	64	3,266:28	35	24	5	173	2.86	1,845	.906	3	0	2	2
 	24	17	1,191:25	11	6 	0	56 	2.82	610 	.908	1	0	0	0
 	2 	1 	81:40 	1 	0 	0	2 	1.47	35 	.943	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==
==Transactions==
The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2023–24 season.
===Key===
 Contract is entry-level.
 Contract initially takes effect in the 2024–25 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Detroit Red Wings2nd-round pick in 2023TBL 5th-round pick in 2023	To Nashville PredatorsVAN 2nd-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Dallas Stars3rd-round pick in 2023 	To Nashville Predators3rd-round pick in 20246th-round pick in 2024	
 	To Tampa Bay LightningTBL 4th-round pick in 2023 	To Nashville PredatorsCHI 4th-round pick in 2024 	
 	To New Jersey Devils7th-round pick in 2024 	To Nashville Predators7th-round pick in 2023 	
 	To Chicago Blackhawks5th-round pick in 2024 	To Nashville PredatorsAnthony Beauvillier 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheGraham SwardYakov Trenin 	To Nashville PredatorsJeremy Hanzel3rd-round pick in 2025 	
 	To Arizona CoyotesDAL 6th-round pick in 2024 	To Nashville PredatorsJason Zucker 	
 	To Philadelphia FlyersDenis Gurianov 	To Nashville PredatorsWade Allison 	
===Players acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Troy Grosenick 	Philadelphia Flyers 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Gustav Nyquist 	Minnesota Wild 	2-year	Free agency 	
 	Ryan O'Reilly 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	4-year	Free agency 	
 	Luke Schenn 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	3-year	Free agency 	
 	Jasper Weatherby 	Detroit Red Wings 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Denis Gurianov 	Montreal Canadiens 	1-year	Free agency 	
 	Samuel Fagemo 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Waivers 	
 	Liam Foudy 	Columbus Blue Jackets	 	Waivers 	
 	Jaret Anderson-Dolan	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Los Angeles Kings	
===Players lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Term 	Via 	Ref
 	Devin Cooley 	Buffalo Sabres 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Matt Duchene 	Dallas Stars 	1-year	Free agency	
 	John Leonard 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Rasmus Asplund 	Florida Panthers 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Aidan Rueschhoff	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	
 	Zach Sanford 	Arizona Coyotes 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Jimmy Huntington	Hershey Bears (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Isaac Ratcliffe 	Chicago Wolves (AHL) 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Cal Foote 	New Jersey Devils 	1-year	Free agency	
 	Samuel Fagemo 	Los Angeles Kings 	 	Waivers 	
===Signings===
Date	Player 	Term 	Ref
 	Anthony Angello 	2-year	
 	Alexandre Carrier	1-year	
 	Cody Glass 	2-year	
 	Kalan Lind 	3-year	
 	Tanner Molendyk 	3-year	
 	Cole Smith 	2-year	
 	Dante Fabbro 	1-year	
 	Gustavs Grigals 	1-year	
 	Mark Jankowski 	2-year	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2023 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2023, at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1 	15 	Matthew Wood 	RW 	 	Connecticut Huskies (HE)
1 	24 	Tanner Molendyk	D 	 	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)
2 	43 	Felix Nilsson 	C 	 	Rögle BK (J20 Nationell)
2 	46 	Kalan Lind 	LW 	 	Red Deer Rebels (WHL)
3 	68 	Jesse Kiiskinen	RW 	 	Lahti Pelicans (U20 SM-sarja)
3 	83 	Dylan MacKinnon	D 	 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
4 	111	Joey Willis 	C 	 	Saginaw Spirit (OHL)
4 	121	Juha Jatkola 	G 	 	KalPa (Liiga)
5 	143	Sutter Muzzatti	C 	 	RPI Engineers (ECAC)
6 	175	Austin Roest 	C 	 	Everett Silvertips (WHL)
7 	218	Aiden Fink 	RW 	 	Brooks Bandits (AJHL)
==References==
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