2009–10 Nashville Predators season

2009–10 Nashville Predators
Division 3rd Central
Conference 7th Western
2009–10 record 47–29–6
Home record 24–14–3
Road record 23–15–3
Goals for 225
Goals against 225
Team information
General Manager David Poile
Coach Barry Trotz
Captain Jason Arnott
Alternate captains Steve Sullivan
Shea Weber
Arena Bridgestone Arena
Average attendance 14,979 (41 games)
(87.5 % of capacity)
Total: 614,143
Team leaders
Goals Patric Hornqvist (30)
Assists Steve Sullivan (34)
Points Patric Hornqvist (51)
Steve Sullivan (51)
Penalties in minutes Wade Belak (58)
Plus/minus Patric Hornqvist (+18)
Wins Pekka Rinne (32)
Goals against average Pekka Rinne (2.53)
<2008–09 2010–11>

The 2009–10 Nashville Predators season is the Nashville Predators' 12th season in the National Hockey League.

Pre-season

2009 Pre-season Game Log: 4–2–0 (Home: 2–1–0 ; Road: 2–1–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 17 Atlanta Thrashers 0 - 5 Nashville Predators Dan Ellis 14,103 1-0-0
2 September 18 Nashville Predators 4 - 2 Carolina Hurricanes Pekka Rinne 8,495 2-0-0
3 September 19 Columbus Blue Jackets 2 - 3 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 10,703 3-0-0
4 September 23 Nashville Predators 4 - 5 Atlanta Thrashers Pekka Rinne 5,017 3-1-0
5 September 26 Carolina Hurricanes 5 - 2 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne 10,973 3-2-0
6 September 27 Nashville Predators 4 - 2 Columbus Blue Jackets Dan Ellis 13,761 4-2-0

Regular season

Divisional standings

Central Division[1]
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 y – Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
2 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
3 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
4 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
5 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79

Conference standings

Western Conference[2]
R GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1 z – San Jose Sharks 82 51 20 11 264 215 113
2 y – Chicago Blackhawks 82 52 22 8 271 209 112
3 y – Vancouver Canucks 82 49 28 5 272 222 103
4 Phoenix Coyotes 82 50 25 7 225 202 107
5 Detroit Red Wings 82 44 24 14 229 216 102
6 Los Angeles Kings 82 46 27 9 241 219 101
7 Nashville Predators 82 47 29 6 225 225 100
8 Colorado Avalanche 82 43 30 9 244 233 95
8.5
9 St. Louis Blues 82 40 32 10 225 223 90
10 Calgary Flames 82 40 32 10 204 210 90
11 Anaheim Ducks 82 39 32 11 238 251 89
12 Dallas Stars 82 37 31 14 237 254 88
13 Minnesota Wild 82 38 36 8 219 246 84
14 Columbus Blue Jackets 82 32 35 15 216 259 79
15 Edmonton Oilers 82 27 47 8 214 284 62

bold – Qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; z – Won conference (and division)

Game log

2009–10 Game Log

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

Playoffs

2010 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
Sullivan, SteveSteve Sullivan 82 17 34 51 2 35
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 80 30 21 51 18 40
Erat, MartinMartin Erat 74 21 28 49 -7 50
Arnott, JasonJason Arnott 63 19 27 46 0 26
Dumont, J. P.J. P. Dumont 74 17 28 45 8 20
Weber, SheaShea Weber 78 16 27 43 0 36
Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand 82 11 27 38 -5 24
Suter, RyanRyan Suter 82 4 33 37 4 48
Ward, JoelJoel Ward 71 13 21 34 -5 18
Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc 73 12 18 30 10 14
Hamhuis, DanDan Hamhuis 78 5 19 24 4 49
Franson, CodyCody Franson 61 6 15 21 15 16
Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo 51 6 10 16 2 40
Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 35 8 7 15 -2 7
Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson 69 9 4 13 -4 54
Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon 81 3 8 11 5 50
Klein, KevinKevin Klein 81 1 10 11 -13 27
O'Reilly, CalCal O'Reilly 31 2 9 11 1 4
Jones, RyanRyan Jones 41 7 4 11 3 18
Scatchard, DaveDave Scatchard 16 3 2 5 3 17
Boyd, DustinDustin Boyd 18 3 2 5 1 4
Santorelli, MichaelMichael Santorelli 25 2 1 3 -8 8
Thuresson, AndreasAndreas Thuresson 22 1 2 3 -5 4
Spaling, NickNick Spaling 28 0 3 3 3 0
Sulzer, AlexanderAlexander Sulzer 20 0 2 2 4 4
Belak, WadeWade Belak 39 0 2 2 0 58
Grebeshkov, DenisDenis Grebeshkov 4 1 1 2 0 6
Guite, BenBen Guite 6 0 0 0 -3 4
Grant, TristonTriston Grant 3 0 0 0 -1 9
Olvecky, PeterPeter Olvecky 1 0 0 0 0 0
Laakso, TeemuTeemu Laakso 7 0 0 0 -2 2

Playoffs
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand 6 2 5 7 5 8
Erat, MartinMartin Erat 6 4 1 5 -2 4
Dumont, J. P.J. P. Dumont 6 2 2 4 3 0
Ward, JoelJoel Ward 6 2 2 4 1 2
Sullivan, SteveSteve Sullivan 6 0 3 3 2 2
Weber, SheaShea Weber 6 2 1 3 -1 4
Arnott, JasonJason Arnott 6 2 0 2 -3 0
Hamhuis, DanDan Hamhuis 6 0 2 2 -1 2
Grebeshkov, DenisDenis Grebeshkov 2 0 2 2 2 0
Klein, KevinKevin Klein 6 0 2 2 1 4
Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson 6 1 0 1 -1 6
Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc 6 0 1 1 -2 2
Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo 6 0 1 1 0 2
Franson, CodyCody Franson 4 0 1 1 1 2
Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist 2 0 1 1 -2 4
Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 6 0 1 1 -1 0
Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon 6 0 0 0 -1 6
Suter, RyanRyan Suter 6 0 0 0 -1 0
Boyd, DustinDustin Boyd 4 0 0 0 -1 0
Spaling, NickNick Spaling 6 0 0 0 0 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 58 3246 32 16 5 137 2.53 1541 .911 7 0 0 2
Ellis, DanDan Ellis 31 1715 15 13 1 77 2.69 848 .909 1 0 1 4
Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne 6 358 2 4 16 2.68 179 .911 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

Milestones

Regular Season
Player Milestone Reached

Awards

Regular Season
Player Award Awarded
Pekka Rinne[3] NHL First Star of the Week November 2, 2009
Patric Hornqvist[4] NHL Third Star of the Week December 21, 2009
Pekka Rinne[5] NHL Third Star of the Week March 15, 2010
Pekka Rinne[6] NHL First Star of the Week March 22, 2010

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2009–10 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 27, 2009 To Tampa Bay Lightning
5th-round pick (#148 overall) in 2009
To Nashville Predators
5th-round pick in 2010
June 27, 2009 To St. Louis Blues
7th-round pick (#202 overall) in 2009
To Nashville Predators
7th-round pick in 2010
March 1, 2010[7] To Edmonton Oilers
2nd-round pick in 2010
To Nashville Predators
Denis Grebeshkov
March 3, 2010[8] To Calgary Flames
4th-round pick in 2010
To Nashville Predators
Dustin Boyd

Free agents acquired

Player Former team Contract terms
Ben Guite[9] Colorado Avalanche 1 year, $550,000 2-way contract
Peter Olvecky[10] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $500,000 2-way contract
Ben Eaves[11] Espoo Blues 1 year, $600,000 2-way contract
Marcel Goc[12] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $550,000 2-way contract
Francis Bouillon[13] Montreal Canadiens 1 year, $750,000
Dave Scatchard[14] Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $550,000 2-way contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
Greg Zanon[15] Minnesota Wild 3 years, $5.8 million
Vernon Fiddler[16] Phoenix Coyotes 2 years, $2.2 million
Ville Koistinen[17] Florida Panthers 2 years, $2.4 million
Scott Nichol[18] San Jose Sharks 1 year, $750,000
Jed Ortmeyer[19] San Jose Sharks 1 year
Radek Bonk HC Ocelari Trinec

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers
Ryan Jones[20] Edmonton Oilers March 3, 2010

Player signings

Player Contract terms
Triston Grant[21] 1 year, $500k 2-way contract
Joel Ward[22] 2 years, $3 million
Steve Sullivan[23] 2 years, $7.5 million
Nolan Yonkman[24] 1 year, $500,000 2-way contract
Ryan Maki[25] 1 year, $500,000 2-way contract
Ryan Jones[26] 2 years, $975,000
Cal O'Reilly[27] 2 years, $1.125 million 2-way contract
Kevin Klein[28] 3 years, $4.05 million contract extension
Marcel Goc[29] 1 year, $775,000 contract extension
Jordin Tootoo[30] 2 years, $2.5 million contract extension
Pekka Rinne[31] 2 years, $6.8 million contract extension
Ryan Thang[32] 2 years, $1.05 million entry-level contract
Ryan Flynn[33] 2 years, $1.05 million entry-level contract
Michael Latta[34] 3 year entry-level contract
Gabriel Bourque[35] 3 year entry-level contract
Charles-Olivier Roussel[36] 3 year entry-level contract

Draft picks

Nashville's picks at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal, Quebec.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Ryan Ellis (D)  Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
2 41 Zach Budish (RW)  United States Edina High School (US-HS)
2 42 (Minnesota) Charles-Olivier Roussel (D)  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
3 70 (from Ottawa) Taylor Beck (LW)  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
3 72 Michael Latta (C)  Canada Guelph Storm (OHL)
4 98 (from Toronto via San Jose) Craig Smith (C)  United States Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4 102 Mattias Ekholm (D)  Sweden Mora IK (Allsvenskan)
4 110 (from NY Rangers) Nick Oliver (C/F)  United States Roseau High School (US-HS)
5 132 Gabriel Bourque (LW)  Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
7 192 Cameron Reid (C)  Canada Westside Warriors (BCHL)

Final roster

Updated March 23, 2010.[37]

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# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
19 Canada Arnott, JasonJason Arnott (C) C R 41 2006 Collingwood, Ontario
3 Canada Belak, WadeWade Belak RW/D L 39 2008 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
51 United States Bouillon, FrancisFrancis Bouillon D L 40 2009 New York, New York
14 Canada Boyd, DustinDustin Boyd C L 29 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba
71 Canada Dumont, J. P.J. P. Dumont RW L 38 2006 Montreal, Quebec
39 Canada Ellis, DanDan Ellis G L 35 2007 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
10 Czech Republic Erat, MartinMartin Erat RW L 34 1999 Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
32 Canada Franson, CodyCody Franson D R 28 2005 Salmon Arm, British Columbia
9 Germany Goc, MarcelMarcel Goc C L 32 2009 Calw, West Germany
37 Russia Grebeshkov, DenisDenis Grebeshkov  D L 32 2010 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
2 Canada Hamhuis, DanDan Hamhuis D L 33 2001 Smithers, British Columbia
27 Sweden Hornqvist, PatricPatric Hornqvist RW R 29 2005 Sollentuna, Sweden
8 Canada Klein, KevinKevin Klein D R 31 2003 Kitchener, Ontario
11 United States Legwand, DavidDavid Legwand C L 35 1998 Detroit, Michigan
16 Canada O'Reilly, CalCal O'Reilly C L 29 2005 Toronto, Ontario
35 Finland Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne G L 33 2004 Kempele, Finland
25 Canada Smithson, JerredJerred Smithson RW/C R 37 2004 Vernon, British Columbia
13 Canada Spaling, NickNick Spaling C/LW L 27 2007 Palmerston, Ontario
26 Canada Sullivan, SteveSteve Sullivan (A) LW R 41 2004 Timmins, Ontario
20 United States Suter, RyanRyan Suter D L 31 2003 Madison, Wisconsin
22 Canada Tootoo, JordinJordin Tootoo RW R 33 2001 Churchill, Manitoba
29 Canada Ward, JoelJoel Ward RW R 35 2008 North York, Ontario
6 Canada Weber, SheaShea Weber (A) D R 30 2003 Sicamous, British Columbia
33 United States Wilson, ColinColin Wilson C L 26 2008 Greenwich, Connecticut

See also

References

  1. "2009–2010 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
  2. "2009–2010 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League.
  3. Kaberle, Rinne and Nabokov named NHL 'Three Stars' of the week
  4. Goalies Huet and Fleury, forward Hornqvist named NHL three stars of the week
  5. Samuelsson, Stempniak and Rinne named '3 Stars'
  6. Nashville's Pekka Rinne named NHL's first start of week with 4 wins, 2 shutouts
  7. Preds Acquire D-Man Grebeshkov From Oilers
  8. Preds Acquire Forward Dustin Boyd from Calgary
  9. Preds Add Ben Guite
  10. Preds Sign Free Agent Forward Peter Olvecky To 1-Year Deal
  11. Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Ben Eaves
  12. Preds Ink Free Agent Forward Marcel Goc
  13. Preds Sign Bouillon to 1-Year Deal
  14. Preds Ink Veteran Forward Dave Scatchard
  15. Wild agrees to terms with D Greg Zanon
  16. COYOTES SIGN FIDDLER TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT
  17. Koistinen Inks Two-Year Deal With Cats
  18. Nichol Signs With San Jose
  19. Sharks Sign Four Players, Re-sign Vesce
  20. Oilers claim Ryan Jones
  21. Predators Agree to Terms with Forward Triston Grant
  22. Predators Sign Joel Ward to 2-Year Contract
  23. Sullivan Re-Ups With Preds
  24. Preds Agree To Terms With Defenseman Nolan Yonkman
  25. Predators Agree to Terms with Forward Ryan Maki
  26. Preds Sign Forward Ryan Jones
  27. Predators Sign Forward Cal O'Reilly To A Two-Year Contract
  28. Preds Ink Klein To 3-Year Deal
  29. Goc Signs On For Additional Year
  30. Tootoo Re-Signs With Preds
  31. Preds Sign Rinne to 2-Year Deal
  32. Preds Ink Notre Dame's Ryan Thang to Entry Level Contract
  33. Preds Sign Ryan Flynn To Entry Level Contract
  34. Preds Sign '09 Draftee Michael Latta
  35. Predators Sign 2009 Draftees Bourque and Roussel
  36. Predators Sign 2009 Draftees Bourque and Roussel
  37. "Nashville Predators - Team - Roster". Nashville Predators. Retrieved 2010-03-23.

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