Brendan Leipsic Signs Entry Level Contract
As always, it will be interesting to see how well phenomenal success at the junior hockey level translates to the pro game.
Last Game
| Final - 4.27.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville Predators | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Stories
Phil Housley Hired as Preds Assistant Coach
In what seems to be a natural follow-up to yesterday's news about Peter Horachek being fired, the Nashville Predators have hired a new assistant coach in Phil Housley, one of the top offensive defensemen in NHL history.
Report: Peter Horachek Fired by Predators
Former NHL goaltender Darren Pang has made a name for himself as a TV analyst for the last several years, but tonight he dropped a bombshell for Nashville Predators fans.
Preds Sign Mark Van Guilder to 2-Year Contract
The Nashville Predators are rewarding a longtime prospect today, by signing Mark Van Guilder to a two-way contract for the next two seasons.
Craig Smith Season Review: One To Forget
While Smith's 2013 NHL season was an unmitigated train wreck, young forwards with offensive potential probably deserve a second (or third) chance in Nashville, given the team's overall lack of talent up front.
World Championships: Roman Josi Named MVP!
The Nashville Predators were well represented at the 2013 IIHF World Hockey Championships, as defenseman Roman Josi was the standout of the tournament.
Thursday's Dump & Chase: Hawks Cruise in Game 1
This Hawks-Wings series is a bit like watching a fight between Justin Bieber and Ryan Seacrest...it doesn't matter who wins, but you'd like to see both sides suffer a lot of damage. And Chicago did the most in Game 1 with a pretty easy 4-1 victory.
Wednesday's Dump & Chase: Kings, Pens Take Game 1
The Penguins went back to being the Penguins in a pretty dominating performance, while the Kings blanked the Sharks 2-0 in the late game. Convincing wins, but I think both these series are going at least 6.
Mike Fisher Season Review: How Much Grit Is Left?
Gritty play, moderate offensive production and a few lost games to injury combined for a pretty typical Mike Fisher season. How much longer can he keep up his physical style, however?
Rinne out 4 months after hip surgery
Pekka Rinne underwent hip surgery, but he should be back in time for the start of the 2013-14 season.
Pekka Rinne Undergoes Hip Surgery
Will Nashville's franchise goalie be ready to carry the team on his shoulders next season?
Shea Weber: Leading the Preds Into a New Era
Perhaps the biggest disappointment in Shea Weber's season was that he didn't get to grow his infamous playoff beard. That said, he did prove that he could still bring dynamic, game-changing play from the blueline without his "Robin".
Schedule
2012 Schedule
Pre-Season
Regular Season
| January | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Saturday, January 19 2013 | SO loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| St. Louis Blues | Monday, January 21 2013 | SO loss 3 - 4 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota Wild | Tuesday, January 22 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| @ St. Louis Blues | Thursday, January 24 2013 | loss 0 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Anaheim Ducks | Saturday, January 26 2013 | SO loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix Coyotes | Monday, January 28 2013 | loss 0 - 4 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Kings | Thursday, January 31 2013 | SO win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ San Jose Sharks | Saturday, February 02 2013 | SO win 2 - 1 | coverage |
| @ St. Louis Blues | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | win 6 - 1 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Kings | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 3 - 0 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota Wild | Saturday, February 09 2013 | OT loss 1 - 2 | coverage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Sunday, February 10 2013 | loss 0 - 3 | coverage |
| San Jose Sharks | Tuesday, February 12 2013 | OT win 1 - 0 | coverage |
| Phoenix Coyotes | Thursday, February 14 2013 | win 3 - 0 | coverage |
| Anaheim Ducks | Saturday, February 16 2013 | SO loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Colorado Avalanche | Monday, February 18 2013 | loss 5 - 6 | coverage |
| Detroit Red Wings | Tuesday, February 19 2013 | OT win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| Vancouver Canucks | Friday, February 22 2013 | loss 0 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Detroit Red Wings | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 0 - 4 | coverage |
| Dallas Stars | Monday, February 25 2013 | OT win 5 - 4 | coverage |
| @ Anaheim Ducks | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | loss 1 - 5 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ San Jose Sharks | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 1 - 2 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Kings | Monday, March 04 2013 | loss 1 - 5 | coverage |
| Edmonton Oilers | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 6 - 0 | coverage |
| Minnesota Wild | Saturday, March 09 2013 | SO loss 1 - 2 | coverage |
| @ Dallas Stars | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 4 - 0 | coverage |
| @ Vancouver Canucks | Thursday, March 14 2013 | loss 4 - 7 | coverage |
| @ Calgary Flames | Friday, March 15 2013 | loss 3 - 6 | coverage |
| @ Edmonton Oilers | Sunday, March 17 2013 | loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Columbus Blue Jackets | Tuesday, March 19 2013 | loss 3 - 4 | coverage |
| Calgary Flames | Thursday, March 21 2013 | win 5 - 3 | coverage |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Saturday, March 23 2013 | win 5 - 2 | coverage |
| Edmonton Oilers | Monday, March 25 2013 | win 3 - 2 | coverage |
| Phoenix Coyotes | Thursday, March 28 2013 | loss 4 - 7 | coverage |
| @ Colorado Avalanche | Saturday, March 30 2013 | OT loss 0 - 1 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Chicago Blackhawks | Monday, April 01 2013 | SO loss 2 - 3 | coverage |
| Colorado Avalanche | Tuesday, April 02 2013 | win 3 - 1 | coverage |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Thursday, April 04 2013 | loss 1 - 3 | coverage |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Saturday, April 06 2013 | loss 0 - 1 | coverage |
| @ Chicago Blackhawks | Sunday, April 07 2013 | loss 3 - 5 | coverage |
| St. Louis Blues | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | loss 0 - 1 | coverage |
| Dallas Stars | Friday, April 12 2013 | loss 2 - 5 | coverage |
| Detroit Red Wings | Sunday, April 14 2013 | loss 0 - 3 | coverage |
| Vancouver Canucks | Monday, April 15 2013 | loss 2 - 5 | coverage |
| @ Chicago Blackhawks | Friday, April 19 2013 | OT loss 4 - 5 | coverage |
| Calgary Flames | Tuesday, April 23 2013 | win 4 - 3 | coverage |
| @ Detroit Red Wings | Thursday, April 25 2013 | loss 2 - 5 | coverage |
| @ Columbus Blue Jackets | Saturday, April 27 2013 | loss 1 - 3 | coverage |
Roster
Nashville Predators Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H |
|---|
Stats
Offense
| GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG | GTG | SOG | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Weber | 48 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -2 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | ||
| David Legwand | 48 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 78 | ||
| Mike Fisher | 38 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 6 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 68 | ||
| Colin Wilson | 25 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | ||
| Roman Josi | 48 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 96 | ||
| Gabriel Bourque | 34 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50 | ||
| Sergei Kostitsyn | 46 | 3 | 12 | 15 | -5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Patric Hornqvist | 24 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 87 | ||
| Kevin Klein | 47 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Nick Spaling | 47 | 9 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | ||
| Craig Smith | 44 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -11 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | ||
| Matt Halischuk | 36 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51 | ||
| Bobby Butler | 34 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | ||
| Rich Clune | 47 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | ||
| Brandon Yip | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| Taylor Beck | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | ||
| Jonathon Blum | 35 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Victor Bartley | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | ||
| Ryan Ellis | 32 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Paul Gaustad | 23 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | ||
| Chris Mueller | 18 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | ||
| Daniel Bang | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | ||
| Kevin Henderson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Austin Watson | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Joonas Rask | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Filip Forsberg | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| Pekka Rinne | 43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Mason | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Hal Gill | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Mattias Ekholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
| GP | MIN | W | L | EGA | GA | GAA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Rinne | 43 | 2444 | 15 | 16 | 99 | 2.43 | 1101 | 1002 | .910 | 5 | |
| Chris Mason | 11 | 467 | 1 | 7 | 29 | 3.73 | 229 | 200 | .873 | 0 |
