2010–11 Nashville Predators season

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

Schedule and results

Pre-season 2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 3–0–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Record Recap 1 September 23 Carolina Hurricanes 3–1 Nashville Predators Dekanich 0–1–0 2 September 24 Nashville Predators 2–1 Carolina Hurricanes Lindback 1–1–0 3 September 25 Washington Capitals 2–1 Nashville Predators Lindback 1–2–0 4 September 27 Atlanta Thrashers 1–2 Nashville Predators Rinne 2–2–0 5 September 29 Nashville Predators 4–3 Atlanta Thrashers Lindback 3–2–0 6 October 3 Nashville Predators 3–0 Washington Capitals Rinne 4–2–0

Regular season 2010–11 game log October: 5–2–3 (home: 2–1–3; road: 3–1–0) Pts. 13 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Anaheim Ducks 1–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 1–0–0 2 2 October 13 Nashville Predators 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks Lindback 20,680 2–0–0 4 3 October 14 St. Louis Blues 3–4 Nashville Predators Lindback 15,103 3–0–0 6 4 October 16 Washington Capitals 3–2 Nashville Predators OT Lindback 16,144 3–0–1 7 5 October 19 Calgary Flames 1–0 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 15,684 3–0–2 8 6 October 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 3–0–3 9 7 October 23 Nashville Predators 1–0 Dallas Stars Rinne 13,583 4–0–3 11 8 October 24 Nashville Predators 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Lindback 14,453 5–0–3 13 9 October 28 St. Louis Blues 3–0 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,506 5–1–3 13 10 October 30 Nashville Predators 2–5 Detroit Red Wings Rinne 18,711 5–2–3 13 November: 5–6–2 (home: 2–0–2; road: 3–6–0) Pts. 12 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 3 Nashville Predators 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes Rinne 6,761 5–3–3 13 12 November 6 Nashville Predators 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Rinne 18,118 5–4–3 13 13 November 7 Nashville Predators 4–5 Anaheim Ducks Lindback 13,520 5–5–3 13 14 November 11 Nashville Predators 3–2 St. Louis Blues SO Rinne 19,150 6–5–3 15 15 November 13 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 7–5–3 17 16 November 16 Nashville Predators 4–5 Toronto Maple Leafs Rinne 19,069 7–6–3 17 17 November 18 Nashville Predators 3–0 Montreal Canadiens Rinne 21,273 8–6–3 19 18 November 20 Nashville Predators 2–1 Carolina Hurricanes SO Rinne 15,384 9–6–3 21 19 November 22 Nashville Predators 0–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Rinne 10,095 9–7–3 21 20 November 24 St. Louis Blues 2–1 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 16,603 9–7–4 22 21 November 26 Nashville Predators 2–5 Minnesota Wild Lindback 17,814 9–8–4 22 22 November 27 New York Rangers 2–1 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 9–8–5 23 23 November 30 Phoenix Coyotes 0–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 14,333 10–8–5 25 December: 8–5–1 (home: 4–3–0; road: 4–2–1) Pts. 17 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Nashville Predators 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Rinne 9,892 11–8–5 27 25 December 4 Carolina Hurricanes 2–5 Nashville Predators Lindback 15,016 12–8–5 29 26 December 6 Nashville Predators 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers OT Lindback 10,024 12–8–6 30 27 December 8 Nashville Predators 3–2 Detroit Red Wings Lindback 17,359 13–8–6 32 28 December 11 Florida Panthers 0–3 Nashville Predators Lindback 16,128 14–8–6 34 29 December 13 New York Islanders 0–5 Nashville Predators Lindback 14,314 15–8–6 36 30 December 15 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Nashville Predators Lindback 14,731 16–8–6 38 31 December 17 Nashville Predators 3–1 New Jersey Devils Lindback 14,137 17–8–6 40 32 December 18 Los Angeles Kings 6–1 Nashville Predators Dekanich 16,734 17–9–6 40 33 December 22 Nashville Predators 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks Lindback 21,526 17–10–6 40 34 December 23 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 17–11–6 40 35 December 26 Nashville Predators 0–2 St. Louis Blues Rinne 19,150 17–12–6 40 36 December 28 Dallas Stars 4–2 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 17–13–6 40 37 December 31 Nashville Predators 4–1 Minnesota Wild Rinne 18,285 18–13–6 42 January: 9–4–0 (home: 3–0–0; road: 6–4–0) Pts. 18 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 14,593 19–13–6 44 39 January 5 Nashville Predators 4–1 Anaheim Ducks Rinne 12,216 20–13–6 46 40 January 6 Nashville Predators 5–2 Los Angeles Kings Lindback 17,823 21–13–6 48 41 January 8 Nashville Predators 2–1 San Jose Sharks Rinne 17,562 22–13–6 50 42 January 11 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,311 23–13–6 52 43 January 13 Nashville Predators 2–3 Florida Panthers Rinne 12,228 23–14–6 52 44 January 15 Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 24–14–6 54 45 January 16 Nashville Predators 3–6 Chicago Blackhawks Lindback 21,387 24–15–6 54 46 January 18 Nashville Predators 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes Rinne 8,236 25–15–6 56 47 January 20 Nashville Predators 5–1 Colorado Avalanche Rinne 12,638 26–15–6 58 48 January 23 Nashville Predators 3–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Rinne 16,839 27–15–6 60 49 January 24 Nashville Predators 1–3 Calgary Flames Rinne 19,289 27–16–6 60 50 January 26 Nashville Predators 1–2 Vancouver Canucks Rinne 18,860 27–17–6 60 February: 5–6–2 (home: 4–3–2; road: 1–3–0) Pts. 12 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Calgary Flames 3–2 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 18,860 27–17–7 61 52 February 3 Nashville Predators 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers Lindback 19,702 27–18–7 61 53 February 5 Detroit Red Wings 0–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 28–18–7 63 54 February 7 Edmonton Oilers 4–0 Nashville Predators Rinne 14,388 28–19–7 63 55 February 9 Nashville Predators 4–1 Detroit Red Wings Rinne 20,066 29–19–7 65 56 February 12 Colorado Avalanche 3–5 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 30–19–7 67 57 February 15 San Jose Sharks 2–1 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 14,132 30–19–8 68 58 February 17 Vancouver Canucks 1–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,337 31–19–8 70 59 February 19 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 31–20–8 70 60 February 22 Nashville Predators 0–4 Columbus Blue Jackets Rinne 12,457 31–21–8 70 61 February 24 Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 31–22–8 70 62 February 26 Nashville Predators 2–3 Dallas Stars Rinne 15,860 31–23–8 70 63 February 27 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 16,340 32–23–8 72 March: 10–3–2 (home: 7–2–0; road: 3–1–2) Pts. 22 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Nashville Predators 1–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Rinne 16,839 32–23–9 73 65 March 3 Nashville Predators 3–0 Vancouver Canucks Rinne 18,860 33–23–9 75 66 March 6 Nashville Predators 2–3 Calgary Flames Rinne 19,289 33–24–9 75 67 March 8 Nashville Predators 2–3 San Jose Sharks OT Rinne 17,562 33–24–10 76 68 March 10 Minnesota Wild 0–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,343 34–24–10 78 69 March 12 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 35–24–10 80 70 March 15 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,761 35–25–10 80 71 March 17 Boston Bruins 3–4 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 16,839 36–25–10 82 72 March 19 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 37–25–10 84 73 March 20 Nashville Predators 4–3 Buffalo Sabres OT Lindback 18,690 38–25–10 86 74 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,745 39–25–10 88 75 March 24 Anaheim Ducks 4–5 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 40–25–10 90 76 March 26 Dallas Stars 2–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 16,892 41–25–10 92 77 March 29 Vancouver Canucks 3–1 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,960 41–26–10 92 78 March 31 Nashville Predators 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Rinne 13,239 42–26–10 94 April: 2–1–1 (home: 2–0–1; road: 0–1–0) Pts. 5 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 2 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 42–26–11 95 80 April 5 Atlanta Thrashers 3–6 Nashville Predators Rinne 16,756 43–26–11 97 81 April 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 44–26–11 99 82 April 9 Nashville Predators 0–2 St. Louis Blues Rinne 19,150 44–27–11 99 Legend:

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 playoffsWestern Conference Quarter-final vs. (4) Anaheim Ducks – Nashville won series 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 13 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–1 Rinne Honda Center 17,174 1–0 2 April 15 @ Anaheim Ducks 3–5 Rinne Honda Center 17,174 1–1 3 April 17 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 2–1 4 April 20 Anaheim Ducks 3–6 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 2–2 5 April 22 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–3 OT Rinne Honda Center 17,385 3–2 6 April 24 Anaheim Ducks 4–2 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 4–2 Western Conference Semi-final vs. (1) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver won series 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 28 @ Vancouver Canucks 0–1 Rinne Rogers Arena 18,860 0–1 2 April 30 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–1 2OT Rinne Rogers Arena 18,860 1–1 3 May 3 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 OT Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 1–2 4 May 5 Vancouver Canucks 2–4 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 1–3 5 May 7 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–3 Rinne Rogers Arena 18,860 2–3 6 May 9 Vancouver Canucks 1–2 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 2–4

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 64 17 33 50 14 22 77 23 27 50 10 20 82 16 32 48 7 56 79 21 27 48 11 47 64 17 24 41 13 24 70 4 35 39 20 54 82 16 18 34 9 17 80 10 19 29 −1 42 80 8 21 29 10 30 51 9 15 24 10 6 44 10 12 22 4 28 54 8 10 18 8 61 81 2 16 18 9 24 38 6 12 18 4 2 74 8 6 14 −10 20 82 5 8 13 −6 34 27 4 8 12 5 2 † 27 5 7 12 2 10 44 1 9 10 −3 27 80 2 7 9 1 83 20 6 2 8 3 7 23 3 5 8 8 8 ‡ 31 1 3 4 −5 14 15 0 3 3 0 2 ‡ 9 1 2 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 −1 0 15 0 0 0 −1 18 2 0 0 0 −2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 −1 2 4 0 0 0 −3 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM 12 7 6 13 4 6 12 6 3 9 1 8 12 3 4 7 −1 11 10 1 5 6 0 6 12 1 5 6 4 28 12 1 5 6 2 6 12 1 5 6 0 0 12 2 4 6 3 0 12 3 2 5 3 8 12 0 5 5 0 2 9 2 1 3 2 2 12 1 2 3 3 6 12 2 1 3 −2 6 11 1 1 2 2 8 12 0 2 2 1 4 12 2 0 2 −1 0 12 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 1 1 −1 2 12 0 0 0 −2 18 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 64 3789 33 22 9 134 2.12 1905 .930 6 0 0 12 22 1131 11 5 2 49 2.60 576 .915 2 0 0 0 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 12 748 6 6 32 2.57 343 .907 0 0 1 0 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