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2010–11 Nashville Predators
Division 2nd Central
Conference 5th Western
2010–11 record 44–27–11
Home record 24–9–8
Road record 20–18–3
Goals for 219
Goals against 194
General Manager David Poile
Coach Barry Trotz
Captain Shea Weber
Alternate captains Steve Sullivan
Ryan Suter
Arena Bridgestone Arena
Team leaders
Goals Sergei Kostitsyn (23)
Assists Ryan Suter (35)
Points Martin Erat
Kostitsyn (50)
Penalties in minutes Shane O'Brien (83)
Wins Pekka Rinne (33)
Goals against average Rinne (2.12)

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[]

Central Division[1]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Detroit Red Wings 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
2 Nashville Predators 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
3 Chicago Blackhawks 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
4 St. Louis Blues 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
Western Conference
R GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 p – Vancouver Canucks 82 54 19 9 50 262 185 117
2 y – San Jose Sharks 82 48 25 9 43 248 213 105
3 y – Detroit Red Wings 82 47 25 10 43 261 241 104
4 Anaheim Ducks 82 47 30 5 43 239 235 99
5 Nashville Predators 82 44 27 11 38 219 194 99
6 Phoenix Coyotes 82 43 26 13 38 231 226 99
7 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 30 6 36 219 198 98
8 Chicago Blackhawks 82 44 29 9 38 258 225 97
8.5
9 Dallas Stars 82 42 29 11 37 227 233 95
10 Calgary Flames 82 41 29 12 32 250 237 94
11 St. Louis Blues 82 38 33 11 34 240 234 87
12 Minnesota Wild 82 39 35 8 36 206 233 86
13 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 34 35 13 29 215 258 81
14 Colorado Avalanche 82 30 44 8 24 227 288 68
15 Edmonton Oilers 82 25 45 12 23 193 269 62

y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL);


Schedule and results[]

Pre-Season[]

Regular season[]

2010–11 Game Log

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

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.

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Player stats[]

Skaters[]

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Erat, MartinMartin Erat 64 17 33 50 14 22
Kostitsyn, SergeiSergei Kostitsyn 77 23 27 50 10 20
Weber, SheaShea Weber 82 16 32 48 7 56
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 79 21 27 48 11 47
Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand 64 17 24 41 13 24
Suter, RyanRyan Suter 70 4 35 39 20 54
Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 82 16 18 34 9 17
Ward, JoelJoel Ward 80 10 19 29 −1 42
Franson, CodyCody Franson 80 8 21 29 10 30
Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc 51 9 15 24 10 6
Sullivan, SteveSteve Sullivan 44 10 12 22 4 28
Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo 54 8 10 18 8 61
Klein, KevinKevin Klein 81 2 16 18 9 24
O'Reilly, CalCal O'Reilly 38 6 12 18 4 2
Spaling, NickNick Spaling 74 8 6 14 −10 20
Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson 82 5 8 13 −6 34
Halischuk, MatthewMatthew Halischuk 27 4 8 12 5 2
Fisher, MikeMike Fisher

|| 27 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 2 || 10

Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon 44 1 9 10 −3 27
O'Brien, ShaneShane O'Brien 80 2 7 9 1 83
Geoffrion, BlakeBlake Geoffrion 20 6 2 8 3 7
Blum, JonathonJonathon Blum 23 3 5 8 8 8
Sulzer, AlexanderAlexander Sulzer

|| 31 || 1 || 3 || 4 || −5 || 14

Mueller, ChrisChris Mueller 15 0 3 3 0 2
Svatos, MarekMarek Svatos

|| 9 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 2

Lombardi, MatthewMatthew Lombardi 2 0 0 0 −1 0
Belak, WadeWade Belak 15 0 0 0 −1 18
Begin, SteveSteve Begin 2 0 0 0 −2 4
Laakso, TeemuTeemu Laakso 1 0 0 0 0 0
Thuresson, AndreasAndreas Thuresson 3 0 0 0 −1 2
Klasen, LinusLinus Klasen 4 0 0 0 −3 0

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Ward, JoelJoel Ward 12 7 6 13 4 6
Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand 12 6 3 9 1 8
Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 12 3 4 7 −1 11
Erat, MartinMartin Erat 10 1 5 6 0 6
Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo 12 1 5 6 4 28
Suter, RyanRyan Suter 12 1 5 6 2 6
Franson, CodyCody Franson 12 1 5 6 0 0
Spaling, NickNick Spaling 12 2 4 6 3 0
Weber, SheaShea Weber 12 3 2 5 3 8
Kostitsyn, SergeiSergei Kostitsyn 12 0 5 5 0 2
Sullivan, SteveSteve Sullivan 9 2 1 3 2 2
Klein, KevinKevin Klein 12 1 2 3 3 6
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 12 2 1 3 −2 6
Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson 11 1 1 2 2 8
Geoffrion, BlakeBlake Geoffrion 12 0 2 2 1 4
Halischuk, MatthewMatthew Halischuk 12 2 0 2 −1 0
Blum, JonathonJonathon Blum 12 0 2 2 2 0
Dumont, J. P.J. P. Dumont 3 0 1 1 −1 2
O'Brien, ShaneShane O'Brien 12 0 0 0 −2 18
Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 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
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne 64 3789 33 22 9 134 2.12 1905 .930 6 0 0 12
Lindback, AndersAnders Lindback 22 1131 11 5 2 49 2.60 576 .915 2 0 0 0
Dekanich, MarkMark 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
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne 12 748 6 6 32 2.57 343 .907 0 0 1 0
Lindback, AndersAnders Lindback 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
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


Milestones[]

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

Transactions[]

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades[]

Date
Details
June 19, 2010[4] To New Jersey Devils
Jason Arnott
To Nashville Predators
Matthew Halischuk
2nd-round pick in 2011 – Magnus Hellberg
June 19, 2010[5] To Philadelphia Flyers
Dan Hamhuis
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2011[lower-alpha 1]
To Nashville Predators
Ryan Parent
June 29, 2010[6] To Montreal Canadiens
Dan Ellis
Dustin Boyd
Future considerations
To Nashville Predators
Sergei Kostitsyn
Future considerations
August 5, 2010[7] To Florida Panthers
Mike Santorelli
To Nashville Predators
Conditional 5th-round pick in 2011 – Josh Shalla
September 1, 2010[8] To Atlanta Thrashers
Ian McKenzie
To Nashville Predators
Grant Lewis
October 5, 2010[9] To Vancouver Canucks
Ryan Parent
Jonas Andersson
To Nashville Predators
Shane O'Brien
Dan Gendur
February 10, 2011[10] To Ottawa Senators
1st-round pick in 2011 – Stefan Noesen
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2012 – Jarrod Maidens
To Nashville Predators
Mike Fisher
February 25, 2011[11] To Florida Panthers
Alexander Sulzer
To Nashville Predators
Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[lower-alpha 2]

Notes[]

Free agents acquired[]

Player Former team Contract terms
Kelsey Wilson[1] Red Bull Salzburg 1 year, $525,000
Jonas Andersson[2] Dinamo Minsk 1 year, $675,000
Matthew Lombardi[3] Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $10.5 million
Brett Palin[4] Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $550,000
Jamie Lundmark[5] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $600,000
Aaron Johnson[6] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $550,000
Steve Begin[7] Boston Bruins 1 year, $550,000
Chris Mueller[8] Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $500,000

Free agents lost[]

Player New team Contract terms
Triston Grant[9] Florida Panthers 1 year, $510,000
Dave Scatchard[10] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $550,000
Denis Grebeshkov[11] SKA Saint Petersburg 2 years
Ben Guite[12] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000

Claimed via waivers[]

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers
Marek Svatos[13] St. Louis Blues December 29, 2010

Lost via waivers[]

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Marek Svatos[14] Ottawa Senators February 24, 2011

Player signings[]

Player Contract terms
Wade Belak[15] 1 year, $575,000
Jani Lajunen[16] 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract
Anders Lindback[17] 2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract
Roman Josi[18] 3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract
Atte Engren[19] 2 years, $1.22 million entry-level contract
Blake Geoffrion[20] 2 years, $2.125 million entry-level contract
Francis Bouillon[21] 2 years, $2.7 million
Andreas Thuresson[22] 1 year, $575,000
Teemu Laakso[23] 1 year, $600,000
Sergei Kostitsyn[24] 1 year, $550,000
Ryan Parent[25] 2 years, $1.85 million
Mark Dekanich[26] 1 year, $550,000
Patric Hornqvist[27] 3 years, $9.25 million
Taylor Beck[28] 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract
Cody Franson[29] 2 years, $1.6 million
Taylor Aronson[30] 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Jerred Smithson[31] 2 years, $1.6 million contract extension
Austin Watson[32] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract
Ben Ryan[33] 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 Flag of the United States United States Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3 78 Taylor Aronson D Flag of the United States United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5 126 (from Tampa Bay) Patrick Cehlin RW Flag of Sweden Sweden Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
6 168 Anthony Bitetto D Flag of the United States United States Indiana Ice (USHL)
7 194 (from St. Louis) David Elsner F Flag of Germany Germany Landshut Cannibals (DEL2)
7 198 Joonas Rask C Flag of Finland Finland Ilves (SM-liiga)

See also[]

References[]

  1. Preds Sign Kelsey Wilson To 1-Year Deal
  2. Preds Sign Jonas Andersson to 1-Year Deal
  3. Preds Sign Center Matthew Lombardi to 3-Year Deal
  4. Preds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Brett Palin
  5. Preds Sign Veteran Forward Jamie Lundmark
  6. Preds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Aaron Johnson
  7. Preds Sign Forward Steve Begin
  8. Predators Sign Forward Chris Mueller; Activate Mueller to NHL Roster
  9. Panthers Sign RW Bill Thomas and LW Triston Grant
  10. Blues Sign Forward Dave Scatchard
  11. GREBESHKOV AGREES TO JOIN SKA ST. PETERSBURG OF KHL
  12. Blue Jackets Sign Forward Ben Guite
  13. Predators Claim Marek Svatos On Waivers
  14. Bulletin: Senators claim forward Marek Svatos off waivers from Nashville
  15. Preds Re-Sign Wade Belak
  16. Preds Sign Jani Lajunen To Entry-Level Contract
  17. Preds Sign '08 Draftee Anders Lindback
  18. Preds Sign 2008 Second Rounder Roman Josi
  19. Preds Sign Finnish Goaltender Atte Engren
  20. Preds Sign Brentwood Native Blake Geoffrion
  21. Preds Sign Bouillon To 2-Year Deal
  22. Predators Sign Forward Andreas Thuresson
  23. Preds Bring Back Laakso On 1-Year Deal
  24. Nashville Predators (July 6, 2010). Nashville Predators Sign Forward Sergei Kostitsyn. Press release.
  25. Predators Ink Ryan Parent to a Two-Year Contract
  26. Predators Sign Goaltender Mark Dekanich to One-Year Contract[dead link]
  27. Preds Sign Hornqvist to 3-Year Deal
  28. Preds Sign '09 Draftee Taylor Beck
  29. Franson Signs 2-Year Deal
  30. Nashville Signs '10 Draftee Taylor Aronson
  31. Preds, Smithson Agree On 2-Year Deal
  32. Nashville Predators Sign 2010 First Rounder Austin Watson
  33. Preds Sign 2007 Draftee Ben Ryan To Entry Level Contract

External links[]

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