2010–11 Nashville Predators season

The 2010–11 Nashville Predators season was the team's 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
== Pre-season ==
With their 18th-overall first-round pick, the Predators chose Austin Watson of the Peterborough Petes.
==Regular season==
The Predators opened the season on October 9 at home against the Anaheim Ducks. The regular season ended on April 9, with their final game being against the St. Louis Blues.
==Playoffs==
The Predators clinched a berth in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Western Conference's fifth seed. The Predators won their first playoff series in franchise history after defeating the Anaheim Ducks in six games to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals against the first seed, the Vancouver Canucks. In a low-scoring series, the Canucks managed to close out the Predators at Bridgestone Arena in six games.
==Standings==
==Schedule and results==
===Pre-Season===
2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)	2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 3–0–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 23 	Carolina Hurricanes 	3–1 	Nashville Predators 	 	Dekanich 	0–1–0 	 	 	
2 	September 24 	Nashville Predators 	2–1 	Carolina Hurricanes 	 	Lindback 	1–1–0 	 	 	
3 	September 25 	Washington Capitals 	2–1 	Nashville Predators 	 	Lindback 	1–2–0 	 	 	
4 	September 27 	Atlanta Thrashers 	1–2 	Nashville Predators 	 	Rinne 	2–2–0 	 	 	
5 	September 29 	Nashville Predators 	4–3 	Atlanta Thrashers 	 	Lindback 	3–2–0 	 	 	
6 	October 3 	Nashville Predators 	3–0 	Washington Capitals 	 	Rinne 	4–2–0 	 	 	
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 9 	Anaheim Ducks 	1–4 	Nashville Predators 	 	Rinne 	17,113 	1–0–0 	2 	
2 	October 13 	Nashville Predators 	3–2 	Chicago Blackhawks 	 	Lindback 	20,680 	2–0–0 	4 	
3 	October 14 	St. Louis Blues 	3–4 	Nashville Predators 	 	Lindback 	15,103 	3–0–0 	6 	
4 	October 16 	Washington Capitals 	3–2 	Nashville Predators 	OT 	Lindback 	16,144 	3–0–1 	7 	
5 	October 19 	Calgary Flames 	1–0 	Nashville Predators 	OT 	Rinne 	15,684 	3–0–2 	8 	
6 	October 21 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	4–3 	Nashville Predators 	OT 	Rinne 	17,113 	3–0–3 	9 	
7 	October 23 	Nashville Predators 	1–0 	Dallas Stars 	 	Rinne 	13,583 	4–0–3 	11 	
8 	October 24 	Nashville Predators 	4–3 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	 	Lindback 	14,453 	5–0–3 	13 	
9 	October 28 	St. Louis Blues 	3–0 	Nashville Predators 	 	Rinne 	15,506 	5–1–3 	13 	
10 	October 30 	Nashville Predators 	2–5 	Detroit Red Wings 	 	Rinne 	18,711 	5–2–3 	13 	
== Playoffs ==
The Nashville Predators ended the 2010–11 regular season as the Western Conference's fifth seed. They defeated the fourth seed, the Anaheim Ducks, in the first round, 4–2, which is the first playoff series win in franchise history. Their opponent in the Western Conference Semifinals would be the Vancouver Canucks, who beat Nashville 4–2.
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Game 	Date 	Opponent 	Score 	OT 	Decision 	Arena 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 13 	@ Anaheim Ducks 	4–1 	 	Rinne 	Honda Center 	17,174 	1–0 	
2 	April 15 	@ Anaheim Ducks 	3–5 	 	Rinne 	Honda Center 	17,174 	1–1 	
3 	April 17 	Anaheim Ducks 	4–3 	 	Rinne 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,113 	2–1 	
4 	April 20 	Anaheim Ducks 	3–6 	 	Rinne 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,113 	2–2 	
5 	April 22 	@ Anaheim Ducks 	4–3 	OT 	Rinne 	Honda Center 	17,385 	3–2 	
6 	April 24 	Anaheim Ducks 	4–2 	 	Rinne 	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
 	64	17	33	50 	14 	22
 	77	23	27	50 	10 	20
 	82	16	32	48 	7 	56
 	79	21	27	48 	11 	47
 	64	17	24	41 	13 	24
 	70	4 	35	39 	20 	54
 	82	16	18	34 	9 	17
 	80	10	19	29 	−1 	42
 	80	8 	21	29 	10 	30
 	51	9 	15	24 	10 	6
 	44	10	12	22 	4 	28
 	54	8 	10	18 	8 	61
 	81	2 	16	18 	9 	24
 	38	6 	12	18 	4 	2
 	74	8 	6 	14 	−10	20
 	82	5 	8 	13 	−6 	34
 	27	4 	8 	12 	5 	2
† 	27	5 	7 	12 	2 	10
 	44	1 	9 	10 	−3 	27
 	80	2 	7 	9 	1 	83
 	20	6 	2 	8 	3 	7
 	23	3 	5 	8 	8 	8
‡ 	31	1 	3 	4 	−5 	14
 	15	0 	3 	3 	0 	2
‡ 	9 	1 	2 	3 	1 	2
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	0
 	15	0 	0 	0 	−1 	18
 	2 	0 	0 	0 	−2 	4
 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
 	3 	0 	0 	0 	−1 	2
 	4 	0 	0 	0 	−3 	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	12	7	6	13 	4 	6
 	12	6	3	9 	1 	8
 	12	3	4	7 	−1 	11
 	10	1	5	6 	0 	6
 	12	1	5	6 	4 	28
 	12	1	5	6 	2 	6
 	12	1	5	6 	0 	0
 	12	2	4	6 	3 	0
 	12	3	2	5 	3 	8
 	12	0	5	5 	0 	2
 	9 	2	1	3 	2 	2
 	12	1	2	3 	3 	6
 	12	2	1	3 	−2 	6
 	11	1	1	2 	2 	8
 	12	0	2	2 	1 	4
 	12	2	0	2 	−1 	0
 	12	0	2	2 	2 	0
 	3 	0	1	1 	−1 	2
 	12	0	0	0 	−2 	18
 	3 	0	0	0 	−1 	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
 	64	3789	33	22	9 	134	2.12	1905	.930	6 	0	0	12
 	22	1131	11	5 	2 	49 	2.60	576 	.915	2 	0	0	0
 	1 	50 	0 	0 	0 	3 	3.60	25 	.880	0 	0	0	0
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PIM
 	12	748	6	6	32	2.57	343	.907 	0 	0	1	0
 	1 	13 	0	0	0 	0.00	9 	1.000	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 ==
===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 RinneBergeron tops 'Three Stars' for the month of January	NHL Third Star of the Month	January 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pekka RinnePerry tops March's 'Three Stars of the Month' 	NHL Third Star of the Month	March 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shane O'Brien 	300th Career NHL Game 	October 9, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anders Lindback 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Win 	October 13, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jerred Smithson 	400th Career NHL Game 	October 24, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Linus Klasen 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 30, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryan Suter 	400th Career NHL Game 	November 16, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anders Lindback 	1st Career NHL Shutout 	December 11, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Spaling 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 13, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mark Dekanich 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 18, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Francis Bouillon	600th Career NHL Game 	December 26, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Mueller 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 28, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marcel Goc 	100th Career NHL Point 	January 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kevin Klein 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joel Ward 	200th Career NHL Game 	January 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cody Franson 	100th Career NHL Game 	January 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Chris Mueller 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	January 16, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
J. P. Dumont 	800th Career NHL Game 	January 23, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alexander Sulzer	1st Career NHL Goal 	January 23, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sergei Kostitsyn	200th Career NHL Game 	January 24, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shea Weber 	200th Career NHL Point 	February 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Sergei Kostitsyn	100th Career NHL Point 	February 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jonathon Blum 	1st Career NHL Game 	February 22, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Blake Geoffrion 	1st Career NHL Game 	February 26, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jonathon Blum 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	February 27, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin Erat 	600th Career NHL Game 	March 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Blake Geoffrion 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	March 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Colin Wilson 	100th Career NHL Game 	March 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jonathon Blum 	1st Career NHL Assist 	March 6, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Blake Geoffrion 	1st Career NHL Assist 	March 12, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jordin Tootoo 	400th Career NHL Game 	March 19, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Blake Geoffrion 	1st Career NHL Hat-trick 	March 20, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Martin Erat 	400th Career NHL Point 	March 31, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patric Hornqvist	100th Career NHL Point 	April 2, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Fisher 	700th Career NHL Game 	April 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Spaling 	100th Career NHL Game 	April 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Shea Weber 	400th Career NHL Game 	April 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jonathon Blum 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Blake Geoffrion 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matthew Halischuk	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 13, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patric Hornqvist 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	April 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jerred Smithson 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	April 17, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Matt Halischuk 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	April 20, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Anders Lindback 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 20, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Spaling 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	April 22, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kevin Klein 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	April 22, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Nick Spaling 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	April 24, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Cody Franson 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	May 5, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	 	
June 19, 2010Preds Trade Arnott to New Jersey 	To New Jersey Devils Jason Arnott 	To Nashville Predators Matthew Halischuk2nd-round pick in 2011 – Magnus Hellberg
June 19, 2010Preds Trade for Ryan Parent 	To Philadelphia Flyers Dan HamhuisConditional 7th-round pick in 2011 	To Nashville Predators Ryan Parent
June 29, 2010Predators Acquire Forward Sergei Kostitsyn From Montreal 	To Montreal Canadiens Dan EllisDustin BoydFuture considerations 	To Nashville Predators Sergei KostitsynFuture considerations
August 5, 2010Preds Trade Santorelli to Florida For Draft Picks 	To Florida Panthers Mike Santorelli 	To Nashville Predators Conditional 5th-round pick in 2011 – Josh Shalla
September 1, 2010Preds Acquire Grant Lewis From Atlanta Thrashers 	To Atlanta Thrashers Ian McKenzie 	To Nashville Predators Grant Lewis
October 5, 2010Preds Acquire O’Brien & Gendur From Vancouver Canucks 	To Vancouver Canucks Ryan ParentJonas Andersson 	To Nashville Predators Shane O'BrienDan Gendur
February 10, 2011Preds Acquire Mike Fisher From Ottawa Senators 	To Ottawa Senators 1st-round pick in 2011 – Stefan NoesenConditional 3rd-round pick in 2012 – Jarrod Maidens	To Nashville Predators Mike Fisher
February 25, 2011Nashville Predators Acquire a Conditional Seventh-Round Pick from Florida	To Florida Panthers Alexander Sulzer 	To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012
====Notes====
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Kelsey WilsonPreds Sign Kelsey Wilson To 1-Year Deal 	Red Bull Salzburg 	1 year, $525,000
Jonas AnderssonPreds Sign Jonas Andersson to 1-Year Deal 	Dinamo Minsk 	1 year, $675,000
Matthew LombardiPreds Sign Center Matthew Lombardi to 3-Year Deal 	Phoenix Coyotes 	3 years, $10.5 million
Brett PalinPreds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Brett Palin 	Abbotsford Heat 	1 year, $550,000
Jamie LundmarkPreds Sign Veteran Forward Jamie Lundmark 	Toronto Maple Leafs	1 year, $600,000
Aaron JohnsonPreds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Aaron Johnson 	Edmonton Oilers 	1 year, $550,000
Steve BeginPreds Sign Forward Steve Begin 	Boston Bruins 	1 year, $550,000
Chris MuellerPredators Sign Forward Chris Mueller; Activate Mueller to NHL Roster	Milwaukee Admirals 	1 year, $500,000
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Triston GrantPanthers Sign RW Bill Thomas and LW Triston Grant 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $510,000
Dave ScatchardBlues Sign Forward Dave Scatchard 	St. Louis Blues 	1 year, $550,000
Denis GrebeshkovGREBESHKOV AGREES TO JOIN SKA ST. PETERSBURG OF KHL	SKA Saint Petersburg 	2 years
Ben GuiteBlue Jackets Sign Forward Ben Guite 	Columbus Blue Jackets	1 year, $575,000
===Claimed via waivers===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Marek SvatosPredators Claim Marek Svatos On Waivers	St. Louis Blues	December 29, 2010
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player 	New team 	Date claimed off waivers
Marek SvatosBulletin: Senators claim forward Marek Svatos off waivers from Nashville	Ottawa Senators	February 24, 2011
=== Player signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Wade BelakPreds Re-Sign Wade Belak 	1 year, $575,000
Jani LajunenPreds Sign Jani Lajunen To Entry-Level Contract 	3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Anders LindbackPreds Sign '08 Draftee Anders Lindback 	2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract
Roman JosiPreds Sign 2008 Second Rounder Roman Josi 	3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract
Atte EngrenPreds Sign Finnish Goaltender Atte Engren 	2 years, $1.22 million entry-level contract
Blake GeoffrionPreds Sign Brentwood Native Blake Geoffrion 	2 years, $2.125 million entry-level contract
Francis BouillonPreds Sign Bouillon To 2-Year Deal 	2 years, $2.7 million
Andreas ThuressonPredators Sign Forward Andreas Thuresson 	1 year, $575,000
Teemu LaaksoPreds Bring Back Laakso On 1-Year Deal 	1 year, $600,000
Sergei Kostitsyn 	1 year, $550,000
Ryan ParentPredators Ink Ryan Parent to a Two-Year Contract 	2 years, $1.85 million
Mark DekanichPredators Sign Goaltender Mark Dekanich to One-Year Contract	1 year, $550,000
Patric HornqvistPreds Sign Hornqvist to 3-Year Deal 	3 years, $9.25 million
Taylor BeckPreds Sign '09 Draftee Taylor Beck 	3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
Cody FransonFranson Signs 2-Year Deal 	2 years, $1.6 million
Taylor AronsonNashville Signs '10 Draftee Taylor Aronson 	3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Jerred SmithsonPreds, Smithson Agree On 2-Year Deal 	2 years, $1.6 million contract extension
Austin WatsonNashville Predators Sign 2010 First Rounder Austin Watson 	3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Ben RyanPreds Sign 2007 Draftee Ben Ryan To Entry Level Contract 	2 years, $1.13 million entry-level contract
== Draft picks ==
Nashville's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California. 
Round	Pick 	Player 	Position	Nationality	Previous Team
1 	18 	Austin Watson 	RW 	 	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 	78 	Taylor Aronson 	D 	 	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 	126 (from Tampa Bay)	Patrick Cehlin 	RW 	 	Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
6 	168 	Anthony Bitetto	D 	 	Indiana Ice (USHL)
7 	194 (from St. Louis)	David Elsner 	F 	 	Landshut Cannibals (DEL2)
7 	198 	Joonas Rask 	C 	 	Ilves (SM-liiga)
== See also ==
* 2010–11 NHL season
== References ==
==External links==
*2010–11 Nashville Predators season at ESPN
*2010–11 Nashville Predators season at Hockey Reference
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