Professional ice hockey team season
The
2010β11
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 .
With their 18th-overall first-round pick, the Predators chose
Austin Watson of the
Peterborough Petes .
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 .
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.
bold β qualified for playoffs; y β Won division; p β Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE β Central Division, NW β Northwest Division, PA β Pacific Division
2010 Pre-season record: 4β2β0 (Home: 1β2β0 ; Road: 3β0β0)
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Record
Recap
1
September 23
Carolina Hurricanes
3β1
Nashville Predators
Dekanich
0β1β0
[1]
2
September 24
Nashville Predators
2β1
Carolina Hurricanes
Lindback
1β1β0
[2]
3
September 25
Washington Capitals
2β1
Nashville Predators
Lindback
1β2β0
[3]
4
September 27
Atlanta Thrashers
1β2
Nashville Predators
Rinne
2β2β0
[4]
5
September 29
Nashville Predators
4β3
Atlanta Thrashers
Lindback
3β2β0
[5]
6
October 3
Nashville Predators
3β0
Washington Capitals
Rinne
4β2β0
[6]
2010β11 Game Log
October: 5β2β3 (Home: 2β1β3; Road: 3β1β0) Pts. 13
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
1
October 9
Anaheim Ducks
1β4
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
1β0β0
2
[7]
2
October 13
Nashville Predators
3β2
Chicago Blackhawks
Lindback
20,680
2β0β0
4
[8]
3
October 14
St. Louis Blues
3β4
Nashville Predators
Lindback
15,103
3β0β0
6
[9]
4
October 16
Washington Capitals
3β2
Nashville Predators
OT
Lindback
16,144
3β0β1
7
[10]
5
October 19
Calgary Flames
1β0
Nashville Predators
OT
Rinne
15,684
3β0β2
8
[11]
6
October 21
Pittsburgh Penguins
4β3
Nashville Predators
OT
Rinne
17,113
3β0β3
9
[12]
7
October 23
Nashville Predators
1β0
Dallas Stars
Rinne
13,583
4β0β3
11
[13]
8
October 24
Nashville Predators
4β3
Tampa Bay Lightning
Lindback
14,453
5β0β3
13
[14]
9
October 28
St. Louis Blues
3β0
Nashville Predators
Rinne
15,506
5β1β3
13
[15]
10
October 30
Nashville Predators
2β5
Detroit Red Wings
Rinne
18,711
5β2β3
13
[16]
November: 5β6β2 (Home: 2β0β2; Road: 3β6β0) Pts. 12
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
11
November 3
Nashville Predators
3β4
Phoenix Coyotes
Rinne
6,761
5β3β3
13
[17]
12
November 6
Nashville Predators
1β4
Los Angeles Kings
Rinne
18,118
5β4β3
13
[18]
13
November 7
Nashville Predators
4β5
Anaheim Ducks
Lindback
13,520
5β5β3
13
[19]
14
November 11
Nashville Predators
3β2
St. Louis Blues
SO
Rinne
19,150
6β5β3
15
[20]
15
November 13
Chicago Blackhawks
3β4
Nashville Predators
SO
Rinne
17,113
7β5β3
17
[21]
16
November 16
Nashville Predators
4β5
Toronto Maple Leafs
Rinne
19,069
7β6β3
17
[22]
17
November 18
Nashville Predators
3β0
Montreal Canadiens
Rinne
21,273
8β6β3
19
[23]
18
November 20
Nashville Predators
2β1
Carolina Hurricanes
SO
Rinne
15,384
9β6β3
21
[24]
19
November 22
Nashville Predators
0β2
Columbus Blue Jackets
Rinne
10,095
9β7β3
21
[25]
20
November 24
St. Louis Blues
2β1
Nashville Predators
SO
Rinne
16,603
9β7β4
22
[26]
21
November 26
Nashville Predators
2β5
Minnesota Wild
Lindback
17,814
9β8β4
22
[27]
22
November 27
New York Rangers
2β1
Nashville Predators
SO
Rinne
17,113
9β8β5
23
[28]
23
November 30
Phoenix Coyotes
0β3
Nashville Predators
Rinne
14,333
10β8β5
25
[29]
December: 8β5β1 (Home: 4β3β0; Road: 4β2β1) Pts. 17
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
24
December 1
Nashville Predators
4β3
Columbus Blue Jackets
SO
Rinne
9,892
11β8β5
27
[30]
25
December 4
Carolina Hurricanes
2β5
Nashville Predators
Lindback
15,016
12β8β5
29
[31]
26
December 6
Nashville Predators
2β3
Atlanta Thrashers
OT
Lindback
10,024
12β8β6
30
[32]
27
December 8
Nashville Predators
3β2
Detroit Red Wings
Lindback
17,359
13β8β6
32
[33]
28
December 11
Florida Panthers
0β3
Nashville Predators
Lindback
16,128
14β8β6
34
[34]
29
December 13
New York Islanders
0β5
Nashville Predators
Lindback
14,314
15β8β6
36
[35]
30
December 15
San Jose Sharks
2β3
Nashville Predators
Lindback
14,731
16β8β6
38
[36]
31
December 17
Nashville Predators
3β1
New Jersey Devils
Lindback
14,137
17β8β6
40
[37]
32
December 18
Los Angeles Kings
6β1
Nashville Predators
Dekanich
16,734
17β9β6
40
[38]
33
December 22
Nashville Predators
1β4
Chicago Blackhawks
Lindback
21,526
17β10β6
40
[39]
34
December 23
Ottawa Senators
2β1
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
17β11β6
40
[40]
35
December 26
Nashville Predators
0β2
St. Louis Blues
Rinne
19,150
17β12β6
40
[41]
36
December 28
Dallas Stars
4β2
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
17β13β6
40
[42]
37
December 31
Nashville Predators
4β1
Minnesota Wild
Rinne
18,285
18β13β6
42
[43]
January: 9β4β0 (Home: 3β0β0; Road: 6β4β0) Pts. 18
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
38
January 2
Columbus Blue Jackets
1β4
Nashville Predators
Rinne
14,593
19β13β6
44
[44]
39
January 5
Nashville Predators
4β1
Anaheim Ducks
Rinne
12,216
20β13β6
46
[45]
40
January 6
Nashville Predators
5β2
Los Angeles Kings
Lindback
17,823
21β13β6
48
[46]
41
January 8
Nashville Predators
2β1
San Jose Sharks
Rinne
17,562
22β13β6
50
[47]
42
January 11
Minnesota Wild
1β5
Nashville Predators
Rinne
15,311
23β13β6
52
[48]
43
January 13
Nashville Predators
2β3
Florida Panthers
Rinne
12,228
23β14β6
52
[49]
44
January 15
Chicago Blackhawks
2β3
Nashville Predators
SO
Rinne
17,113
24β14β6
54
[50]
45
January 16
Nashville Predators
3β6
Chicago Blackhawks
Lindback
21,387
24β15β6
54
[51]
46
January 18
Nashville Predators
5β2
Phoenix Coyotes
Rinne
8,236
25β15β6
56
[52]
47
January 20
Nashville Predators
5β1
Colorado Avalanche
Rinne
12,638
26β15β6
58
[53]
48
January 23
Nashville Predators
3β2
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Rinne
16,839
27β15β6
60
[54]
49
January 24
Nashville Predators
1β3
Calgary Flames
Rinne
19,289
27β16β6
60
[55]
50
January 26
Nashville Predators
1β2
Vancouver Canucks
Rinne
18,860
27β17β6
60
[56]
February: 5β6β2 (Home: 4β3β2; Road: 1β3β0) Pts. 12
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
51
February 1
Calgary Flames
3β2
Nashville Predators
SO
Rinne
18,860
27β17β7
61
[57]
52
February 3
Nashville Predators
2β3
Philadelphia Flyers
Lindback
19,702
27β18β7
61
[58]
53
February 5
Detroit Red Wings
0β3
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
28β18β7
63
[59]
54
February 7
Edmonton Oilers
4β0
Nashville Predators
Rinne
14,388
28β19β7
63
[60]
55
February 9
Nashville Predators
4β1
Detroit Red Wings
Rinne
20,066
29β19β7
65
[61]
56
February 12
Colorado Avalanche
3β5
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
30β19β7
67
[62]
57
February 15
San Jose Sharks
2β1
Nashville Predators
OT
Rinne
14,132
30β19β8
68
[63]
58
February 17
Vancouver Canucks
1β3
Nashville Predators
Rinne
15,337
31β19β8
70
[64]
59
February 19
Phoenix Coyotes
3β2
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
31β20β8
70
[65]
60
February 22
Nashville Predators
0β4
Columbus Blue Jackets
Rinne
12,457
31β21β8
70
[66]
61
February 24
Chicago Blackhawks
3β0
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
31β22β8
70
[67]
62
February 26
Nashville Predators
2β3
Dallas Stars
Rinne
15,860
31β23β8
70
[68]
63
February 27
Columbus Blue Jackets
2β3
Nashville Predators
Rinne
16,340
32β23β8
72
[69]
March: 10β3β2 (Home: 7β2β0; Road: 3β1β2) Pts. 22
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
64
March 1
Nashville Predators
1β2
Edmonton Oilers
SO
Rinne
16,839
32β23β9
73
[70]
65
March 3
Nashville Predators
3β0
Vancouver Canucks
Rinne
18,860
33β23β9
75
[71]
66
March 6
Nashville Predators
2β3
Calgary Flames
Rinne
19,289
33β24β9
75
[72]
67
March 8
Nashville Predators
2β3
San Jose Sharks
OT
Rinne
17,562
33β24β10
76
[73]
68
March 10
Minnesota Wild
0β4
Nashville Predators
Rinne
15,343
34β24β10
78
[74]
69
March 12
Colorado Avalanche
2β4
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
35β24β10
80
[75]
70
March 15
Los Angeles Kings
4β2
Nashville Predators
Rinne
15,761
35β25β10
80
[76]
71
March 17
Boston Bruins
3β4
Nashville Predators
OT
Rinne
16,839
36β25β10
82
[77]
72
March 19
Detroit Red Wings
1β3
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
37β25β10
84
[78]
73
March 20
Nashville Predators
4β3
Buffalo Sabres
OT
Lindback
18,690
38β25β10
86
[79]
74
March 22
Edmonton Oilers
1β3
Nashville Predators
Rinne
15,745
39β25β10
88
[80]
75
March 24
Anaheim Ducks
4β5
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
40β25β10
90
[81]
76
March 26
Dallas Stars
2β4
Nashville Predators
Rinne
16,892
41β25β10
92
[82]
77
March 29
Vancouver Canucks
3β1
Nashville Predators
Rinne
15,960
41β26β10
92
[83]
78
March 31
Nashville Predators
3β2
Colorado Avalanche
Rinne
13,239
42β26β10
94
[84]
April: 2β1β1 (Home: 2β0β1; Road: 0β1β0) Pts. 5
#
Date
Visitor
Score
Home
OT
Decision
Attendance
Record
Pts
Recap
79
April 2
Detroit Red Wings
4β3
Nashville Predators
OT
Rinne
17,113
42β26β11
95
[85]
80
April 5
Atlanta Thrashers
3β6
Nashville Predators
Rinne
16,756
43β26β11
97
[86]
81
April 8
Columbus Blue Jackets
1β4
Nashville Predators
Rinne
17,113
44β26β11
99
[87]
82
April 9
Nashville Predators
0β2
St. Louis Blues
Rinne
19,150
44β27β11
99
[88]
Legend :
Win (2 points)
Loss (0 points)
Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
The Nashville Predators ended the 2010β11 regular season as the
Western Conference's fifth seed. They defeated the fourth seed, the
Anaheim Ducks , in the first round, 4β2, 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 4β2.
2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs
Western Conference Quarter-final vs.
(4) Anaheim Ducks β Nashville won series 4β2
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Arena
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
April 13
@
Anaheim Ducks
4β1
Rinne
Honda Center
17,174
1β0
[89]
2
April 15
@ Anaheim Ducks
3β5
Rinne
Honda Center
17,174
1β1
[90]
3
April 17
Anaheim Ducks
4β3
Rinne
Bridgestone Arena
17,113
2β1
[91]
4
April 20
Anaheim Ducks
3β6
Rinne
Bridgestone Arena
17,113
2β2
[92]
5
April 22
@ Anaheim Ducks
4β3
OT
Rinne
Honda Center
17,385
3β2
[93]
6
April 24
Anaheim Ducks
4β2
Rinne
Bridgestone Arena
17,113
4β2
[94]
Western Conference Semi-final vs.
(1) Vancouver Canucks β Vancouver won series 4β2
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
OT
Decision
Arena
Attendance
Series
Recap
1
April 28
@
Vancouver Canucks
0β1
Rinne
Rogers Arena
18,860
0β1
[95]
2
April 30
@ Vancouver Canucks
2β1
2OT
Rinne
Rogers Arena
18,860
1β1
[96]
3
May 3
Vancouver Canucks
2β3
OT
Rinne
Bridgestone Arena
17,113
1β2
[97]
4
May 5
Vancouver Canucks
2β4
Rinne
Bridgestone Arena
17,113
1β3
[98]
5
May 7
@ Vancouver Canucks
4β3
Rinne
Rogers Arena
18,860
2β3
[99]
6
May 9
Vancouver Canucks
1β2
Rinne
Bridgestone Arena
17,113
2β4
[100]
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/β = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
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
Player
GP
TOI
W
L
OT
GA
GAA
SA
Sv%
SO
G
A
PIM
Pekka Rinne
64
3789
33
22
9
134
2.12
1905
.930
6
0
0
12
Anders Lindback
22
1131
11
5
2
49
2.60
576
.915
2
0
0
0
Mark Dekanich
1
50
0
0
0
3
3.60
25
.880
0
0
0
0
Playoffs
Player
GP
TOI
W
L
GA
GAA
SA
Sv%
SO
G
A
PIM
Pekka Rinne
12
748
6
6
32
2.57
343
.907
0
0
1
0
Anders Lindback
1
13
0
0
0
0.00
9
1.000
0
0
0
0
β Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
β‘ Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Regular Season
Player
Award
Awarded
Pekka Rinne
[2]
NHL Third Star of the Month
January 2011
Pekka Rinne
[3]
NHL Third Star of the Month
March 2011
Regular Season
Player
Milestone
Reached
Shane O'Brien
300th Career NHL Game
October 9, 2010
Anders Lindback
1st Career NHL Game 1st 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 Assist 1st 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 Goal 1st Career NHL Point
February 27, 2011
Martin Erat
600th Career NHL Game
March 1, 2011
Blake Geoffrion
1st Career NHL Goal 1st 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
Player
Milestone
Reached
Jonathon Blum
1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 13, 2011
Blake Geoffrion
1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st 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 Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point
April 20, 2011
Anders Lindback
1st Career NHL Playoff Game
April 20, 2011
Nick Spaling
1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st 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
The Predators have been involved in the following
transactions during the 2010β11 season.
^ Condition not satisfied.
^ Condition not satisfied.
Player
Former team
Contract terms
Kelsey Wilson
[12]
Red Bull Salzburg
1 year, $525,000
Jonas Andersson
[13]
Dinamo Minsk
1 year, $675,000
Matthew Lombardi
[14]
Phoenix Coyotes
3 years, $10.5 million
Brett Palin
[15]
Abbotsford Heat
1 year, $550,000
Jamie Lundmark
[16]
Toronto Maple Leafs
1 year, $600,000
Aaron Johnson
[17]
Edmonton Oilers
1 year, $550,000
Steve Begin
[18]
Boston Bruins
1 year, $550,000
Chris Mueller
[19]
Milwaukee Admirals
1 year, $500,000
Player
Contract terms
Wade Belak
[26]
1 year, $575,000
Jani Lajunen
[27]
3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Anders Lindback
[28]
2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract
Roman Josi
[29]
3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract
Atte Engren
[30]
2 years, $1.22 million entry-level contract
Blake Geoffrion
[31]
2 years, $2.125 million entry-level contract
Francis Bouillon
[32]
2 years, $2.7 million
Andreas Thuresson
[33]
1 year, $575,000
Teemu Laakso
[34]
1 year, $600,000
Sergei Kostitsyn
[35]
1 year, $550,000
Ryan Parent
[36]
2 years, $1.85 million
Mark Dekanich
[37]
1 year, $550,000
Patric Hornqvist
[38]
3 years, $9.25 million
Taylor Beck
[39]
3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
Cody Franson
[40]
2 years, $1.6 million
Taylor Aronson
[41]
3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Jerred Smithson
[42]
2 years, $1.6 million contract extension
Austin Watson
[43]
3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Ben Ryan
[44]
2 years, $1.13 million entry-level contract
Nashville's picks at the
2010 NHL Entry Draft in
Los Angeles ,
California .
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