2017–18 Nashville Predators season

The 2017–18 Nashville Predators season was the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. The team reached the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season, and won the Central Division as well as winning the Presidents' Trophy for the first time in franchise history. However, the Predators were eliminated from Stanley Cup contention in the Second Round of the playoffs by the Winnipeg Jets in seven games.
==Standings==
===Divisional standings===
===Conference standings===
==Schedule and results==
===Preseason===
The preseason schedule was published on June 19, 2017.
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Recap
1 	September 19 	Florida 	5–3 	Nashville 	 	Saros 	— 	0–1–0 	Recap
2 	September 19 	Florida 	2–3 	Nashville 	OT 	Lindback 	— 	1–1–0 	Recap
3 	September 22 	Nashville 	1–3 	Tampa Bay 	 	Saros 	15,504 	1–2–0 	Recap
4 	September 24 	Nashville 	5–3 	Columbus 	 	Lindback 	12,044 	2–2–0 	Recap
5 	September 28 	Columbus 	4–3 	Nashville 	SO 	Rinne 	16,052 	2–2–1 	Recap
6 	September 30 	Tampa Bay 	3–2 	Nashville 	OT 	Rinne 	17,113 	2–2–2 	Recap
===Regular season===
The regular season schedule was released on June 22, 2017.
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October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)	October: 5–4–2 (Home: 3–1–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 5 	Nashville 	3–4 	Boston 	 	Rinne 	17,565 	0–1–0 	0 	Recap
2 	October 7 	Nashville 	0–4 	Pittsburgh 	 	Saros 	18,645 	0–2–0 	0 	Recap
3 	October 10 	Philadelphia 	5–6 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	17,194 	1–2–0 	2 	Recap
4 	October 12 	Dallas 	1–4 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	17,113 	2–2–0 	4 	Recap
5 	October 14 	Nashville 	1–2 	Chicago 	OT 	Rinne 	21,564 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap
6 	October 17 	Colorado 	1–4 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	17,113 	3–2–1 	7 	Recap
7 	October 19 	Nashville 	1–0 	Philadelphia 	 	Rinne 	19,396 	4–2–1 	9 	Recap
8 	October 21 	Nashville 	2–4 	NY Rangers 	 	Saros 	17,181 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 24 	Calgary 	3–2 	Nashville 	SO 	Rinne 	17,113 	4–3–2 	10 	Recap
10 	October 27 	Nashville 	2–1 	Chicago 	 	Rinne 	21,524 	5–3–2 	12 	Recap
11 	October 28 	NY Islanders 	6–2 	Nashville 	 	Saros 	17,113 	5–4–2 	12 	Recap
===Playoffs===
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 12 	Colorado 	2–5 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	17,301 	1–0 	Recap
2 	April 14 	Colorado 	4–5 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	17,369 	2–0 	Recap
3 	April 16 	Nashville 	3–5 	Colorado 	 	Rinne 	18,087 	2–1 	Recap
4 	April 18 	Nashville 	3–2 	Colorado 	 	Rinne 	18,087 	3–1 	Recap
5 	April 20 	Colorado 	2–1 	Nashville 	 	Rinne 	17,504 	3–2 	Recap
6 	April 22 	Nashville 	5–0 	Colorado 	 	Rinne 	18,087 	4–2 	Recap
==Player statistics==
Final Stats
;Skaters
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	78	29	32	61	20	36
 	67	26	38	64	27	38
 	82	16	43	59	18	82
 	75	14	39	53	24	24
 	79	15	39	54	13	78
 	80	23	25	48	20	26
 	79	25	26	51	20	24
 	68	16	19	35	20	12
† 	65	13	29	42	22	24
 	81	10	24	34	25	46
 	81	9 	18	27	2 	42
 	44	9 	23	32	26	6
 	62	13	11	24	–3	82
 	71	12	13	25	4 	20
 	76	14	5 	19	2 	123
 	76	1 	8 	9 	9 	40
 	50	2 	6 	8 	2 	8
‡ 	37	2 	6 	8 	8 	8
 	58	2 	6 	8 	−8	34
† 	21	3 	3 	6 	–4	14
 	47	2 	3 	5 	2 	16
 	32	1 	2 	3 	–1	27
‡ 	5 	1 	2 	3 	−3	2
 	20	0 	3 	3 	0 	2
 	16	2 	2 	4 	0 	8
‡ 	23	1 	1 	2 	0 	72
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	
 	13	7	9	16	2 	2
 	13	5	9	14	3 	2
 	13	5	4	9 	–1	6
 	13	4	5	9 	–2	10
 	13	5	3	8 	3 	12
 	13	1	7	8 	4 	12
 	13	3	4	7 	–2	8
 	13	2	3	5 	–1	9
 	13	0	5	5 	–4	8
 	12	3	1	4 	–3	8
 	13	2	2	4 	–3	2
 	13	0	4	4 	–4	2
 	9 	2	1	3 	0 	10
 	13	0	3	3 	–3	6
 	12	1	0	1 	0 	2
 	4 	1	0	1 	2 	2
 	7 	0	1	1 	–3	0
 	12	0	0	0 	1 	2
 	10	0	0	0 	–1	0
 	8 	0	0	0 	–1	2
 	4 	0	0	0 	–1	0
;Goaltenders
 Regular season
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	59	59	3,476:00	42	13	4	134	2.31	1706	.927	8	0	1	6
 	26	23	1,497:00	11	5 	7	61 	2.44	749 	.925	3	0	2	0
 Playoffs
Player	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	13	13	685	7	6	35	3.07	363	.904	2	0	0	0
 	4 	0 	114	0	0	2 	1.05	42 	.952	0	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
==Transactions==
The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.
===Trades===
Date	Details 	Details 	Ref
 	To Colorado AvalancheColin Wilson 	To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2019 	
 	To Vegas Golden Knights3rd-round pick in 2019 	To Nashville PredatorsAlexei Emelin 	
 	To Colorado AvalancheSamuel GirardVladislav Kamenev2nd-round pick in 2018 	To Nashville PredatorsKyle Turris 	
 	To Dallas StarsAndrew O'Brien 	To Nashville PredatorsMark McNeill 	
 	To Edmonton OilersPontus Aberg 	To Nashville PredatorsMark Letestu 	
 	To Columbus Blue JacketsMark Letestu 	To Nashville Predators4th-round pick in 2018 	
 	To San Jose Sharks6th-round pick in 2018 	To Nashville PredatorsBrandon BolligTroy Grosenick 	
 	To Chicago BlackhawksVictor Ejdsell1st-round pick in 20184th-round pick in 2018	To Nashville PredatorsRyan Hartman5th-round pick in 2018	
 	To Arizona CoyotesPierre-Cedric LabrieTrevor Murphy 	To Nashville PredatorsTyler GaudetJohn Ramage 	
===Free agents acquired===
Date	Player 	Former team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Nick Bonino 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4-year, $16.4 million 	
 	Matt O'Connor 	Ottawa Senators 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Scott Hartnell 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year, $1 million 	
 	Anders Lindback 	Rögle BK 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Pierre-Cedric Labrie	Chicago Blackhawks 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Tanner Jeannot 	Moose Jaw Warriors 	3-year, $2.14 million entry-level contract 	
 	Niclas Westerholm 	SaiPa 	3-year, $2.775 million entry-level contract	
 	Miroslav Svoboda 	HC Plzeň 	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Filip Pyrochta 	HC Bílí Tygři Liberec	2-year, $1.85 million entry-level contract 	
 	Carl Persson 	Karlskrona HK 	2-year, $1.45 million entry-level contract 	
===Free agents lost===
Date	Player 	New team 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars)	Ref
 	Brad Hunt 	Vegas Golden Knights	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Mike Liambas 	Anaheim Ducks 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Marek Mazanec 	Slovan Bratislava 	Unknown 	
 	Jaynen Rissling	Allen Americans 	Unknown 	
 	Petter Granberg	Skellefteå AIK 	3-year 	
===Claimed via waivers===
Player	Previous team	Date	Ref
 	 	 	
===Lost via waivers===
Player 	New team 	Date	Ref
Cody McLeod	New York Rangers	 	
===Players released===
Date	Player	Via	Ref
===Lost via retirement===
Date	Player 	Ref
 	Mike Fisher 	
 	Vernon Fiddler	
 	Mike Fisher 	
===Player signings===
Date	Player 	Contract terms(in U.S. dollars) 	Ref
 	Frederick Gaudreau	3-year, $2 million 	
 	Pontus Aberg 	2-year, $1.3 million 	
 	Marek Mazanec 	1-year, $650,000 	
 	Viktor Arvidsson 	7-year, $29.75 million 	
 	Austin Watson 	3-year, $3.3 million 	
 	Ryan Johansen 	8-year, $64 million 	
 	Kyle Turris 	6-year, $36 million contract extension 	
 	Anthony Bitetto 	1-year, $650,000 contract extension 	
 	Matt Irwin 	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension 	
 	Yannick Weber 	2-year, $1.35 million contract extension 	
 	Mike Fisher 	1-year, $1 million 	
 	Eeli Tolvanen 	3-year, $9.4375 million entry-level contract	
==Draft picks==
Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.
Round	# 	Player 	Pos	Nationality 	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	30 	Eeli Tolvanen 	RW 	Finland 	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
2 	61 	Grant Mismash 	C 	United States 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3 	92 	David Farrance	D 	United States 	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5 	154 	Tomas Vomacka 	G 	Czech Republic	Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)
6 	1761	Pavel Koltygin	C 	Russia 	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7 	216 	Jacob Paquette	D 	Canada 	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)
Draft notes:
# The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015, that sent Magnus Hellberg to New York in exchange for this pick.
==References==
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