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2015–16 Nashville Predators season

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2015–16 Nashville Predators
Division4th Central
Conference7th Western
2015–16 record41–27–14
Home record23–11–7
Road record18–16–7
Goals for228
Goals against215
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachPeter Laviolette
CaptainShea Weber
Alternate captainsMike Fisher
Roman Josi
James Neal
ArenaBridgestone Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Team leaders
GoalsFilip Forsberg (33)
AssistsRoman Josi (47)
PointsFilip Forsberg (64)
Penalty minutesBarret Jackman (76)
Plus/minusJames Neal (+27)
WinsPekka Rinne (34)
Goals against averageCarter Hutton (2.33)

The 2015–16 Nashville Predators season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1] It was also the first time that the Predators played in a game 7 in a playoff series.

Schedule and results

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Pre-season

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Regular season

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2015–16 Game Log[2]

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

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Summary

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First round: Anaheim
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After trailing 2–1 in the second period, the Predators opened their playoff run with a 3–2 victory over the Ducks.[3] The Predators took a 2–0 lead in the series with a 3–2 victory over the Ducks.[4] Back home in Nashville for Game 3, the Predators were shut out in a 3–0 loss and the Ducks pushed the series to 2–1.[5] The Ducks evened the series in a 4–1 victory in Game 4.[6] The Ducks pulled to a one-game lead over the Predators with a 5–2 victory in Game 5.[7] Back in Nashville for Game 6, the Predators kept the series alive with a 3–1 victory over the Ducks.[8] The Predators scored two goals in the first period and held off a late rally by the Ducks to win Game 7 2–1 and advance on to the Western Conference semifinals.[9]

Second round: San Jose
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Despite scoring the first goal, the Predators fell 5–2 to the Sharks in Game 1 of the second round.[10] The Predators fell to a two-game deficit in a 3–2 loss to the Sharks in Game 2.[11] After allowing a power play goal in the first period, the Predators scored four unanswered goals – including two on power plays – to take Game 3.[12] A third overtime goal by Mike Fisher gave the Predators a 4–3 victory in Game 4 and evened the series at two games a piece.[13] The Predators fell 5–1 to the Sharks in Game 5.[14] Despite trailing two goals in the first period of Game 6, the Predators rallied back to tie the game in the third period and score the winning goal in overtime to force a Game 7, which they lost 5–0.[15]

Results

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2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player stats

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Final stats

Skaters

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Goaltenders

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Regular Season[17]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pekka Rinne 66 66 3895:22 34 21 10 161 2.48 1744 .908 4 0 2 6
Carter Hutton 17 15 978:56 7 5 4 38 2.33 464 .918 2 0 1 0
Juuse Saros 1 1 58:01 0 1 0 3 3.10 23 .870 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Player GP GS TOI W L GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Pekka Rinne 14 14 866 7 7 38 2.63 404 .906 0 0 1 0
Carter Hutton 3 0 20 0 0 1 3.00 3 .667 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

Awards and honours

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Awards

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Milestones

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Transactions

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The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades

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Date
Details
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) To Calgary Flames
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2016
To Nashville Predators
Max Reinhart
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July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) To New York Rangers
Magnus Hellberg
To Nashville Predators
6th-round pick in 2017
[22]
July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Taylor Beck
To Nashville Predators
Jamie Devane
[23]
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Seth Jones
To Nashville Predators
Ryan Johansen
[24]
January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14) To Ottawa Senators
Conor Allen
To Nashville Predators
Patrick Mullen
[25]
January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) To Arizona Coyotes
Victor Bartley
To Nashville Predators
Stefan Elliott
[26]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29) To Arizona Coyotes
Future considerations
To Nashville Predators
Corey Potter
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June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) To Buffalo Sabres
Jimmy Vesey (rights)
To Nashville Predators
MIN's 3rd-round pick in 2016
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Draft picks

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Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, that was held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
2 55 Iakov Trenin C  Russia Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
3 85 Thomas Novak C  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4 100[a] Anthony Richards C  Canada Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4 115 Alexandre Carrier D  Canada Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
5 145 Karel Vejmelka G  Czech Republic HC Dynamo Pardubice (Czech U20)
6 175 Tyler Moy C  Canada Harvard University (NCAA)
7 205 Evan Smith G  United States Austin Bruins (NAHL)

Draft notes

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References

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