2015–16 Nashville Predators season

2015–16 Nashville Predators
Division TBD Central
Conference TBD Western
2015–16 record 24–18–8
Home record 13–7–3
Road record 11–11–5
Team information
General Manager David Poile
Coach Peter Laviolette
Captain Shea Weber
Alternate captains Mike Fisher
James Neal
Roman Josi
Arena Bridgestone Arena
Minor league affiliations Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals James Neal (19)
Assists Roman Josi
Mike Ribeiro (27)
Points Roman Josi (37)
Penalties in minutes Barret Jackman (60)
Plus/minus James Neal (+18)
Wins Pekka Rinne (20)
Goals against average Carter Hutton (2.36)
<2014–15

The 2015–16 Nashville Predators season is the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[1]

Off-season


Schedule and results

Pre-season

Regular season

2015–16 Game Log[2]
February: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–2–0 ; Road: 0–0–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
51 February 2 St. Louis 1–0 Nashville Rinne 16,045 24–18–8 56 Recap
52 February 4 Philadelphia 6–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 24–19–8 56 Recap
53 February 6 San Jose Nashville
54 February 9 Washington Nashville
55 February 12 Nashville Tampa Bay
56 February 13 Nashville Florida
57 February 15 Dallas Nashville
58 February 18 Boston Nashville
59 February 20 Los Angeles Nashville
60 February 22 Nashville Montreal
61 February 23 Nashville Toronto
62 February 25 Nashville Chicago
63 February 27 St. Louis Nashville

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

Player stats

Updated as of games played through February 1, 2016

Skaters

Regular Season[3]
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Josi, RomanRoman Josi 50 10 25 35 −3 29
Weber, SheaShea Weber 50 12 19 31 −5 10
Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro 50 6 24 30 4 48
Neal, JamesJames Neal 50 18 12 30 15 59
Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg 50 14 16 30 −6 28
Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm 50 6 16 22 1 24
Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis 49 6 15 21 3 22
Smith, CraigCraig Smith 50 11 6 17 0 22
Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 36 4 12 16 0 14
Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok 49 7 7 14 −2 10
Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 39 7 5 12 −8 23
Jones, SethSeth Jones 40 1 10 11 −5 10
Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen 10 3 7 10 1 10
Hodgson, CodyCody Hodgson 39 3 5 8 2 6
Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom 40 7 0 7 −6 16
Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 41 1 4 5 −5 25
Watson, AustinAustin Watson 35 2 3 5 −8 11
Salomaki, MiikkaMiikka Salomaki 32 2 3 5 1 16
Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson 24 3 2 5 −4 29
Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque 22 1 3 4 0 18
Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman 49 1 2 3 1 60
Sissons, ColtonColton Sissons 19 1 1 2 7 5
Granberg, PetterPetter Granberg 5 0 1 1 1 0
Fiala, KevinKevin Fiala 5 1 0 1 0 0
Bass, CodyCody Bass 9 0 0 0 −1 10
Bitetto, AnthonyAnthony Bitetto 6 0 0 0 −1 2
Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season[4]
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne 41 41 2458:48 19 15 7 101 2.47 1076 .906 2 0 2 4
Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton 8 8 484:01 5 2 1 19 2.36 227 .916 1 0 1 0
Saros, JuuseJuuse Saros 1 1 58:01 0 1 0 3 3.10 23 .870 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

Roster

Updated January 13, 2016.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
16 Canada Bass, CodyCody Bass C R 29 2015 Owen Sound, Ontario
2 United States Bitetto, AnthonyAnthony Bitetto D L 25 2012 Island Park, New York
57 Canada Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque  RW L 25 2009 Rimouski, Quebec
14 Sweden Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm D L 25 2009 Borlänge, Sweden
4 Canada Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis D R 25 2009 Hamilton, Ontario
56 Switzerland Fiala, KevinKevin Fiala LW L 19 2014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
12 Canada Fisher, MikeMike Fisher (A) C R 35 2011 Peterborough, Ontario
9 Sweden Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg LW R 21 2013 Östervåla, Sweden
28 United States Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad C L 34 2012 Fargo, North Dakota
8 Sweden Granberg, PetterPetter Granberg D R 23 2015 Gallivare, Sweden
30 Canada Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton G L 30 2013 Thunder Bay, Ontario
5 Canada Jackman, BarretBarret Jackman D L 34 2015 Trail, British Columbia
19 Sweden Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok C R 24 2014 Gävle, Sweden
92 Canada Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen C R 23 2016 Vancouver, British Columbia
59 Switzerland Josi, RomanRoman Josi (A) D L 25 2008 Bern, Switzerland
18 Canada Neal, JamesJames Neal (A) RW L 28 2014 Whitby, Ontario
24 United States Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom LW L 32 2013 Syosset, New York
63 Canada Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro C L 35 2014 Montreal, Quebec
35 Finland Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne G L 33 2004 Kempele, Finland
20 Finland Salomaki, MiikkaMiikka Salomaki RW L 22 2011 Raahe, Finland
15 United States Smith, CraigCraig Smith RW R 26 2009 Madison, Wisconsin
51 United States Watson, AustinAustin Watson LW R 24 2010 Ann Arbor, Michigan
6 Canada Weber, SheaShea Weber (C) D R 30 2003 Sicamous, British Columbia
33 United States Wilson, ColinColin Wilson  LW L 26 2008 Greenwich, Connecticut

Awards and honours

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Weber, S.S. Weber NHL Second Star of the Week[6] December 7, 2015
Weber, S.S. Weber NHL All-Star game selection[7] January 6, 2016
Josi, R.R. Josi NHL All-Star game selection[7] January 6, 2016
Rinne, P.P. Rinne NHL All-Star game selection[7] January 6, 2016
Neal, J.J. Neal NHL All-Star game replacement selection[8] January 28, 2016

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached
Arvidsson, V.V. Arvidsson 1st Career NHL Goal
1st Career NHL Point
October 8, 2015
Hodgson, C.C. Hodgson 300th Career NHL Game November 1, 2015
Weber, S.S. Weber 400th Career NHL Point November 10, 2015
S. Weber 700th Career NHL Game November 12, 2015
Jarnkrok, C.C. Jarnkrok 100th Career NHL Game November 12, 2015
Josi, R.R. Josi 100th Career NHL Assist November 17, 2015
Neal, J.J. Neal 500th Career NHL Game November 23, 2015
Rinne, P.P. Rinne 400th Career NHL Game November 27, 2015
Smith, C.C. Smith 300th Career NHL Game November 28, 2015


Transactions

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

Trades

Date
Details
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) To Calgary Flames
Conditional 4th-round pick in 2016
To Nashville Predators
Max Reinhart
[9]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) To New York Rangers
Magnus Hellberg
To Nashville Predators
6th-round pick in 2017
[10]
July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12) To Toronto Maple Leafs
Taylor Beck
To Nashville Predators
Jamie Devane
[11]
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06) To Columbus Blue Jackets
Seth Jones
To Nashville Predators
Ryan Johansen
[12]
January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14) To Ottawa Senators
Conor Allen
To Nashville Predators
Patrick Mullen
[13]
January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15) To Arizona Coyotes
Victor Bartley
To Nashville Predators
Stefan Elliott
[14]

Free agents acquired

Date Player Former team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Barret Jackman St. Louis Blues 2 year, $4 million [15]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Cody Hodgson Buffalo Sabres 1 year, $1.05 million [16]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Conor Allen New York Rangers 1 year, $575,000 [17]
July 4, 2015 (2015-07-04) Cody Bass Rockford IceHogs 1 year, $575,000 [18]
January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05) Frederick Gaudreau Milwaukee Admirals 2 years, entry-level contract [19]

Free agents lost

Date Player New team Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Viktor Stalberg New York Rangers 1 year, $1.1 million [20]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Joe Piskula Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $600,000 [21]
August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06) Matt Cullen Pittsburgh Penguins 1 year, $800,000 [22]
August 17, 2015 Mike Santorelli Anaheim Ducks 1 year, $875,000 [23]
September 10, 2015 Cody Franson Buffalo Sabres 2 years, $6.65 million [24]

Claimed via waivers

Player Previous team Date
Petter Granberg[25] Toronto Maple Leafs November 22, 2015

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date

Player signings

Date Player Contract terms
(in U.S. dollars)
Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26) Mike Fisher 2 years, $8.8 million [26]
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29) Austin Watson 2 years, $1.15 million [27]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01) Mike Ribeiro 2 years, $7 million [28]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Gabriel Bourque 1 year, $866,250 [29]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02) Max Reinhart 1 year, $575,000 [30]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) Vladislav Kamenev 3 years, entry-level contract [31]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) Yakov Trenin 3 years, entry-level contract [32]
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13) Anthony Bitetto 1 year, $665,500 [33]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16) Taylor Aronson 1 year, $605,000 [34]
July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17) Calle Jarnkrok 1 year, $735,000 [35]
July 20, 2015 (2015-07-20) Craig Smith 5 years, $21.25 million [36]
July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) Jack Dougherty 3 years, entry-level contract [37]
July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27) Colin Wilson 4 years, $15.75 million [38]
October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26) Mattias Ekholm 6 years, $22.5 million contract extension [39]
November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12) Alexandre Carrier 3 years, entry-level contract [40]

Draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, to be 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[41]
  • a The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick will go to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Detroit's second-round pick in 2014 to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.[43]

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