2014–15 Nashville Predators season

2014–15 Nashville Predators
Division	2nd Central
Conference	3rd Western
2014–15 record	47–25-10
Home record	28–9–4
Road record	19–16–6
Goals for	232
Goals against	208
Team information
General Manager	David Poile
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Mike Fisher James Neal
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Average attendance	16,854[1] (41 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Craig Smith (23)
Assists	Mike Ribeiro (43)
Points	Mike Ribeiro Filip Forsberg (56)
Penalties in minutes	Shea Weber (70)
Plus/minus	(+): Colin Wilson (21) (−): Gabriel Bourque (−12)
Wins	Pekka Rinne (39)
Goals against average	Pekka Rinne (2.08)
<2013–14 2015–16>

The 2014–15 Nashville Predators season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[2]

Off-season

The day after the end of the Predators' 2013–14 season, where the team missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second-straight year, it was announced that after 17 years at the helm of the Nashville Predators, Barry Trotz was relieved of his duties as head coach.^[3]

On May 6, 2014, it was announced that Peter Laviolette, former head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, was hired to replace Trotz as the new head coach of the Predators. The team also hired Kevin McCarthy as an assistant coach.^[4]

On June 27, 2014, during the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Predators traded right winger Patric Hornqvist and restricted free agent Nick Spaling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for right winger James Neal.

Playoffs

The Nashville Predators entered the playoffs as the Central Division's second seed. They lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in the first round.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – St. Louis Blues	82	51	24	7	42	248	201	+47	109
2	x – Nashville Predators	82	47	25	10	41	232	208	+24	104
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	48	28	6	39	229	189	+40	102
4	x – Minnesota Wild	82	46	28	8	42	231	201	+30	100
5	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	43	26	13	36	230	210	+20	99
6	Dallas Stars	82	41	31	10	37	261	260	+1	92
7	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	31	12	29	219	227	−8	90

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – St. Louis Blues	82	51	24	7	42	248	201	+47	109
2	x – Nashville Predators	82	47	25	10	41	232	208	+24	104
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	48	28	6	39	229	189	+40	102

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division.

Top 3 (Pacific Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Anaheim Ducks	82	51	24	7	43	236	226	+10	109
2	x – Vancouver Canucks	82	48	29	5	42	242	222	+20	101
3	x – Calgary Flames	82	45	30	7	41	241	216	+25	97

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; z – Clinched conference.

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	46	28	8	42	231	201	+30	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	43	26	13	36	230	210	+20	99
3	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	38	220	205	+15	95
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	41	31	10	37	261	260	+1	92
5	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	31	12	29	219	227	−8	90
6	PA	San Jose Sharks	82	40	33	9	36	228	232	−4	89
7	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	24	44	14	19	198	283	−85	62
8	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	24	50	8	19	170	272	−102	56

Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot.

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Anton Volchenkov	Illegal check to the head of Calgary Flames forward Michael Ferland during NHL Game No. 151 in Calgary on Friday, October 31, 2014, at 19:06 of the second period.	4 games	$21,505.36	November 2, 2014[5]
James Neal	Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 447 in San Jose on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at 19:39 of the third period.	—	$2,000.00	December 17, 2014[6]
Craig Smith	High-sticking on Buffalo Sabres forward Jerry D'Amigo during NHL Game No. 1075 in Nashville on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 17:50 of the first period.	—	$5,000.00	March 22, 2015[7]

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 23	Nashville	2–4	Tampa Bay		Mazanec	10,442	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 25	Tampa Bay	0–1	Nashville		Rinne	13,107	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 27	Florida	1–2	Nashville	SO	Hutton	12,700	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 27	Florida	1–4	Nashville		Rinne	15,741	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 29	Columbus	3–0	Nashville		Rinne	11,905	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 4	Nashville	2–3	Columbus		Rinne	14,786	3–3–0	Recap

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Ottawa 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 Dallas 1–4 Nashville Rinne 17,113 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 14 Calgary 3–2 Nashville SO Rinne 15,654 2–0–1 5 Recap 4 October 17 Nashville 2–0 Winnipeg Rinne 15,016 3–0–1 7 Recap 5 October 18 Nashville 1–2 Chicago OT Hutton 21,640 3–0–2 8 Recap 6 October 21 Arizona 3–4 Nashville SO Rinne 15,694 4–0–2 10 Recap 7 October 23 Chicago 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,157 5–0–2 12 Recap 8 October 25 Pittsburgh 3–0 Nashville Rinne 17,218 5–1–2 12 Recap 9 October 29 Nashville 4–1 Edmonton Rinne 16,839 6–1–2 14 Recap 10 October 31 Nashville 3–4 Calgary Rinne 18,505 6–2–2 14 Recap
November: 10–3–0 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 Nashville 3–1 Vancouver Rinne 18,395 7–2–2 16 Recap 12 November 4 Nashville 1–3 Winnipeg Hutton 15,016 7–3–2 16 Recap 13 November 6 Nashville 3–2 Dallas Rinne 17,054 8–3–2 18 Recap 14 November 8 Nashville 2–1 St. Louis Rinne 18,869 9–3–2 20 Recap 15 November 11 Edmonton 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,129 10–3–2 22 Recap 16 November 13 Nashville 3–4 St. Louis Rinne 15,702 10–4–2 22 Recap 17 November 15 Winnipeg 1–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 11–4–2 24 Recap 18 November 18 Nashville 9–2 Toronto Rinne 19,007 12–4–2 26 Recap 19 November 20 Nashville 2–3 Ottawa Hutton 16,796 12–5–2 26 Recap 20 November 22 Florida 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,163 13–5–2 28 Recap 21 November 25 Los Angeles 3–4 Nashville SO Rinne 17,181 14–5–2 30 Recap 22 November 27 Edmonton 0–1 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 15–5–2 32 Recap 23 November 29 Columbus 1–2 Nashville Rinne 16,548 16–5–2 34 Recap
December: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 4–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Nashville 1–2 Carolina Rinne 9,161 16–6–2 34 Recap 25 December 4 St. Louis 3–4 Nashville Rinne 16,409 17–6–2 36 Recap 26 December 6 Chicago 3–1 Nashville Rinne 17,212 17–7–2 36 Recap 27 December 9 Nashville 3–0 Colorado Rinne 12,689 18–7–2 38 Recap 28 December 11 Nashville 5–1 Arizona Rinne 10,194 19–7–2 40 Recap 29 December 13 Nashville 0–2 San Jose Rinne 17,059 19–8–2 40 Recap 30 December 16 Boston 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 20–8–2 42 Recap 31 December 20 Nashville 6–5 Minnesota OT Rinne 19,017 21–8–2 44 Recap 32 December 22 Nashville 5–1 Columbus Rinne 14,573 22–8–2 46 Recap 33 December 23 Nashville 3–5 Boston Hutton 17,565 22–9–2 46 Recap 34 December 27 Philadelphia 1–4 Nashville Rinne 17,315 23–9–2 48 Recap 35 December 29 Nashville 4–5 Chicago SO Rinne 22,208 23–9–3 49 Recap 36 December 30 St. Louis 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,401 24–9–3 51 Recap
January: 7–2–3 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 3 Nashville 7–6 Los Angeles OT Rinne 18,230 25–9–3 53 Recap 38 January 4 Nashville 3–4 Anaheim SO Hutton 16,402 25–9–4 54 Recap 39 January 6 Carolina 2–3 Nashville Rinne 15,706 26–9–4 56 Recap 40 January 8 Dallas 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 27–9–4 58 Recap 41 January 10 Nashville 3–1 Minnesota Rinne 19,052 28–9–4 60 Recap 42 January 13 Vancouver 1–5 Nashville Rinne 15,726 29–9–4 62 Recap 43 January 16 Washington 3–4 Nashville Hutton 17,303 30–9–4 64 Recap 44 January 17 Nashville 2–5 Detroit Hutton 20,027 30–10–4 64 Recap 45 January 20 Nashville 1–2 Montreal OT Hutton 21,287 30–10–5 65 Recap 46 January 27 Colorado 3–4 Nashville OT Hutton 15,566 31–10–5 67 Recap 47 January 29 Nashville 4–5 St. Louis SO Hutton 19,477 31–10–6 68 Recap 48 January 30 Nashville 0–3 Colorado Mazanec 18,064 31–11–6 68 Recap
February: 10–4–1 (Home: 7–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 1 Nashville 4–0 Pittsburgh Hutton 18,535 32–11–6 70 Recap 50 February 3 Toronto 3–4 Nashville Hutton 15,667 33–11–6 72 Recap 51 February 5 Anaheim 5–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 33–12–6 72 Recap 52 February 7 NY Rangers 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,329 34–12–6 74 Recap 53 February 8 Nashville 3–2 Florida Hutton 10,844 35–12–6 76 Recap 54 February 10 Tampa Bay 2–3 Nashville OT Rinne 16,362 36–12–6 78 Recap 55 February 12 Winnipeg 1–3 Nashville Rinne 16,135 37–12–6 80 Recap 56 February 14 New Jersey 1–3 Nashville Rinne 17,333 38–12–6 82 Recap 57 February 17 San Jose 1–5 Nashville Rinne 16,206 39–12–6 84 Recap 58 February 19 Nashville 2–5 NY Islanders Rinne 16,170 39–13–6 84 Recap 59 February 21 Nashville 2–3 Philadelphia SO Rinne 19,680 39–13–7 85 Recap 60 February 22 Nashville 2–1 Buffalo SO Hutton 19,070 40–13–7 87 Recap 61 February 24 Colorado 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–13–7 89 Recap 62 February 26 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–14–7 89 Recap 63 February 28 Detroit 4–3 Nashville Rinne 17,361 41–15–7 89 Recap
March: 6–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 Nashville 1–4 NY Rangers Rinne 18,006 41–16–7 89 Recap 65 March 3 Nashville 1–3 New Jersey Hutton 13,012 41–17–7 89 Recap 66 March 5 NY Islanders 4–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–18–7 89 Recap 67 March 7 Winnipeg 3–1 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–19–7 89 Recap 68 March 9 Nashville 2–1 Arizona OT Rinne 11,227 42–19–7 91 Recap 69 March 12 Nashville 0–2 San Jose Rinne 17,562 42–20–7 91 Recap 70 March 14 Nashville 2–1 Los Angeles Rinne 18,230 43–20–7 93 Recap 71 March 15 Nashville 2–4 Anaheim Rinne 17,295 43–21–7 93 Recap 72 March 17 Minnesota 3–2 Nashville OT Rinne 17,209 43–21–8 94 Recap 73 March 21 Buffalo 0–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 44–21–8 96 Recap 74 March 24 Montreal 2–3 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 45–21–8 98 Recap 75 March 26 Nashville 3–2 Tampa Bay Rinne 19,204 46–21–8 100 Recap 76 March 28 Nashville 4–3 Washington Rinne 18,506 47–21–8 102 Recap 77 March 29 Calgary 5–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 47–22–8 102 Recap 78 March 31 Vancouver 5–4 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 47–22–9 103 Recap
April: 0–3–1 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 4 Dallas 4–3 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 47–22–10 104 Recap 80 April 7 Nashville 2–3 Colorado Rinne 13,561 47–23–10 104 Recap 81 April 9 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 47–24–10 104 Recap 82 April 11 Nashville 1–4 Dallas Hutton 18,532 47–25–10 104 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Central Division Semifinal vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Chicago 4–3 Nashville 2OT Rinne 17,225 0–1 Recap 2 April 17 Chicago 2–6 Nashville Rinne 17,208 1–1 Recap 3 April 19 Nashville 2–4 Chicago Rinne 22,020 1–2 Recap 4 April 21 Nashville 2–3 Chicago 3OT Rinne 22,014 1–3 Recap 5 April 23 Chicago 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,238 2–3 Recap 6 April 25 Nashville 3–4 Chicago Rinne 22,171 2–4 Recap Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats

Final Stats^[8]

Skaters

Regular Season Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg 82 26 37 63 15 24 Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro 82 15 47 62 11 52 Josi, RomanRoman Josi 81 15 40 55 15 26 Weber, SheaShea Weber 78 15 30 45 15 72 Smith, CraigCraig Smith 82 23 21 44 11 44 Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 77 20 22 42 19 22 Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 59 19 20 39 4 39 Neal, JamesJames Neal 67 23 14 37 12 57 Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis 58 9 18 27 8 27 Jones, SethSeth Jones 82 8 19 27 3 20 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 62 7 18 25 8 16 Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm 80 7 11 18 12 52 Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok 74 7 11 18 2 18 Beck, TaylorTaylor Beck 62 8 8 16 −4 18 Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 73 4 10 14 7 60 Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque 69 3 10 13 −13 10 Nystrom, EricEric Nystrom 60 7 5 12 0 15 Stalberg, ViktorViktor Stalberg 25 2 8 10 0 18 Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley 37 0 10 10 1 26 Roy, DerekDerek Roy^‡ 26 1 9 10 0 2 Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov 46 0 7 7 4 14 Jokinen, OlliOlli Jokinen^‡ 48 3 3 6 2 26 Santorelli, MikeMike Santorelli^† 22 1 3 4 −7 6 Franson, CodyCody Franson^† 23 1 3 4 0 2 Salomaki, MiikkaMiikka Salomaki 1 1 0 1 1 0 Arcobello, MarkMark Arcobello^†^‡ 4 1 0 1 0 0 Clune, RichardRichard Clune 1 0 0 0 0 0 Piskula, JoeJoe Piskula 1 0 0 0 −1 2 Bitetto, AnthonyAnthony Bitetto 7 0 0 0 −1 7 Fiala, KevinKevin Fiala 1 0 0 0 −1 0 Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson 6 0 0 0 0 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/- PIM Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg 6 4 2 6 1 4 Ribeiro, MikeMike Ribeiro 6 1 4 5 2 4 Neal, JamesJames Neal 6 4 1 5 0 8 Wilson, ColinColin Wilson 6 5 0 5 −1 0 Smith, CraigCraig Smith 6 2 3 5 2 0 Jones, SethSeth Jones 6 0 4 4 −6 6 Stalberg, ViktorViktor Stalberg 6 1 2 3 1 0 Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis 6 0 3 3 4 2 Cullen, MattMatt Cullen 6 1 1 2 −1 4 Franson, CodyCody Franson 5 0 2 2 1 0 Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok 6 0 2 2 −2 0 Fisher, MikeMike Fisher 3 0 1 1 1 0 Weber, SheaShea Weber 2 0 1 1 0 2 Santorelli, MikeMike Santorelli 4 1 0 1 2 0 Josi, RomanRoman Josi 6 1 0 1 −5 0 Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm 6 1 0 1 4 2 Volchenkov, AntonAnton Volchenkov 1 0 0 0 0 2 Gaustad, PaulPaul Gaustad 6 0 0 0 −1 22 Bartley, VictorVictor Bartley 4 0 0 0 0 2 Beck, TaylorTaylor Beck 5 0 0 0 −2 2 Bourque, GabrielGabriel Bourque 5 0 0 0 −3 2 Fiala, KevinKevin Fiala 1 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	64	64	3,851	41	17	6	140	2.18	1807	.923	4	0	1	8
Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton	18	17	1010	6	7	4	44	2.61	450	.902	1	0	0	0
Mazanec, MarekMarek Mazanec	2	1	106	0	1	0	4	2.26	47	.915	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	6	6	425	2	4	19	2.68	208	.909	0	0	1	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

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season Player Award Awarded Forsberg, F.F. Forsberg NHL Third Star of the Week[9] November 17, 2014 Forsberg, F.F. Forsberg NHL Rookie of the Month[10] December 1, 2014 Rinne, P.P. Rinne NHL Third Star of the Month[11] December 1, 2014 Wilson, C.C. Wilson NHL Second Star of the Week[12] December 29, 2014 Rinne, P.P. Rinne NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 10, 2015 Weber, S.S. Weber NHL All-Star game selection[13] January 10, 2015 Forsberg, F.F. Forsberg NHL All-Star game rookie selection[13] January 10, 2015 Rinne, P.P. Rinne NHL Third Star of the Week[14] February 16, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season Player Milestone Reached Smith, C.C. Smith 200th Career NHL Game October 18, 2014 Gaustad, P.P. Gaustad 600th Career NHL Game October 29, 2014 Wilson, C.C. Wilson 300th Career NHL Game October 29, 2014 Nystrom, E.E. Nystrom 500th Career NHL Game November 6, 2014 Roy, D.D. Roy 500th Career NHL Point November 18, 2014 Jones, S.S. Jones 100th Career NHL Game November 29, 2014 Josi, R.R. Josi 200th Career NHL Game December 11, 2014 Jokinen, O.O. Jokinen 1,200th Career NHL Game December 20, 2014 Fisher, M.M. Fisher 900th Career NHL Game December 27, 2014 Ribeiro, M.M. Ribeiro 900th Career NHL Game December 29, 2014 Ekholm, M.M. Ekholm 100th Career NHL Game December 29, 2014 Rinne, P.P. Rinne 20,000 Career NHL Minutes December 30, 2014 Salomäki, M.M. Salomäki 1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point January 8, 2015 R. Josi 100th Career NHL Point January 8, 2015 Bitetto, A.A. Bitetto 1st Career NHL Game January 17, 2015 M. Fisher 500th Career NHL Point January 29, 2015 M. Ribeiro 700th Career NHL Point February 7, 2015 Bartley, V.V. Bartley 100th Career NHL Game February 10, 2015 Bourque, G.G. Bourque 200th Career NHL Game February 26, 2015 Cullen, M.M. Cullen 400th Career NHL Assist February 26, 2015 M. Cullen 1,200th Career NHL Game March 3, 2015 P. Rinne 200th Career NHL Win March 14, 2015 Fiala, K.K. Fiala 1st Career NHL Game March 24, 2015 C. Wilson 100th Career NHL Assist March 24, 2015 M. Ribeiro 500th Career NHL Assist April 4, 2015 Ellis, R.R. Ellis 200th Career NHL Game April 7, 2015 Franson, C.C. Franson 400th Career NHL Game April 9, 2015 Forsberg, F.F. Forsberg 100th Career NHL Game April 11, 2015

Playoffs Player Milestone Reached Forsberg, F.F. Forsberg 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015 Ekholm, M.M. Ekholm 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015 Bourque, G.G. Bourque 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015 Beck, T.T. Beck 1st Career Playoff Game April 15, 2015 Jones, S.S. Jones 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point April 15, 2015 Jarnkrok, C.C. Jarnkrok 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point April 15, 2015 Ellis, R.R. Ellis 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point April 15, 2015 Santorelli, M.M. Santorelli 1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point April 17, 2015 F. Forsberg 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point April 17, 2015 Josi, R.R. Josi 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point April 17, 2015 Smith, C.C. Smith 1st Career Playoff Goal April 17, 2015 Bartley, V.V. Bartley 1st Career Playoff Game April 19, 2015 M. Ekholm 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point April 19, 2015 Fiala, K.K. Fiala 1st Career Playoff Game April 21, 2015 F. Forsberg 1st Career Playoff Hat-Trick April 23, 2015

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades Date Details June 27, 2014[15] To Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist Nick Spaling To Nashville Predators James Neal June 28, 2014 [16][17] To San Jose Sharks DET's 2nd-round pick in 2014 To Nashville Predators 2nd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2015 June 28, 2014 [16][17] To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2014 To Nashville Predators FLA's 3rd-round pick in 2014 December 29, 2014[18] To Edmonton Oilers Derek Roy To Nashville Predators Mark Arcobello February 15, 2015[19] To Toronto Maple Leafs Olli Jokinen Brendan Leipsic 1st-round pick in 2015 To Nashville Predators Cody Franson Mike Santorelli Free agents acquired Date Player Former team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Olli Jokinen Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $2.5 million [20] July 7, 2014 Anton Volchenkov New Jersey Devils 1 year, $1 million [21] July 15, 2014 Mike Ribeiro Arizona Coyotes 1 year, $1.05 million [22] July 15, 2014 Derek Roy St. Louis Blues 1 year, $1 million [23] April 9, 2015 Steve Moses Jokerit 1 year, $1 million [24] Free agents lost Date Player New team Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 1, 2014 Patrick Eaves Dallas Stars 1 year, $650,000 [25] August 5, 2014 Michael Del Zotto Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $1.3 million [26] Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Mark Arcobello[27] Pittsburgh Penguins January 14, 2015 Player signings Date Player Contract terms (in U.S. dollars) Ref July 4, 2014 Joe Piskula 1 year, $550,000 [28] July 8, 2014 Anthony Bitetto 1 year, $605,000 [29] July 9, 2014 Mattias Ekholm 2 years, $2.075 million [30] July 15, 2014 Viktor Arvidsson 3 year, $1.895 million entry-level contract [31] July 15, 2014 Kevin Fiala 3 year, $2.775 million entry-level contract [32] September 25, 2014 Ryan Ellis 5 years, $12.5 million [33] September 30, 2014 Taylor Beck 1 year, $550,000 [34] May 6, 2015 Marek Mazanec 1 year, $575,000 [35] June 16, 2015 Juuse Saros 3 years, entry-level contract [36] Draft picks The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[37] Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League) 1 11 Kevin Fiala LW   Switzerland HV71 (Sweden-Jr.) 2 42 Vladislav Kamenev LW  Russia Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL) 2 51^[a] Jack Dougherty D  United States USA U-18 (USHL) 3 62^[b] Justin Kirkland LW  Canada Kelowna Rockets (WHL) 4 112^[c] Viktor Arvidsson LW  Sweden Skelleftea AIK (SHL) 5 132 Joonas Lyytinen D  Finland KalPa (Finland) 6 162 Aaron Irving D  Canada Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) Draft notes[38] ^a The San Jose Sharks’ second-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Detroit’s second-round pick in 2014 (46th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.[16] ^b The Florida Panthers' third-round pick (previously acquired by San Jose) went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third and fourth-round pick (72nd and 102nd overall) both in 2014 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.[17] The Nashville Predators third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) to Nashville in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 (102nd overall) and this pick.[17] The Nashville Predators fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) to Nashville in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014 (72nd overall) and this pick.[17] ^c The St. Louis Blues’ fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 to St. Louis in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013 and this pick.[39] The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a trade on April 19, 2014 that sent Jaynen Rissling to Nashville in exchange for this pick.[40] References "2014–2015 NHL Attendance – National Hockey League – ESPN". 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