March is both the busiest month overall and on the road for the Predators in 2022-23, featuring 16 games total and 10 away from home. Pittsburgh and contests at San Jose (Feb. Florida and on the road at Minnesota - before rounding out February with two games at Bridgestone Arena on Feb. A relatively light travel month, Nashville will play its first of two home-road back-to-backs on Feb. The Predators will play 10 times in February, including a stretch of just four games in 10 days to begin the month, with contests against Vegas (Feb. Following the road-heavy start to January, the Predators will play five of their next six games on home ice, taking on Buffalo, Calgary, Los Angeles, Winnipeg and New Jersey from Jan. 5-12 with games against Carolina, Washington, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. 3 before embarking on another five-game road trip from Jan. ![]() 30-31, Nashville rings in 2023 by taking on Montreal at home on Jan. ![]() 21).Īfter closing out 2022 with a back-to-back at Anaheim and Vegas on Dec. Edmonton) home contests against Edmonton (Dec. The Predators conclude the month with a smattering of home and road games, featuring a road-home back-to-back (Dec. 10, the first afternoon game of the Preds' season. 8) - Ryan McDonagh's first game back in the city where he won two Stanley Cups - before hosting Ottawa at 12:30 p.m. Nashville will then travel to Tampa Bay (Dec. Anaheim.ĭecember also will see the Predators play 14 games, six of which will be in the form of back-to-backs, beginning with contests at New Jersey and the New York Islanders on Dec. 25-26 against Colorado and Columbus the month concludes Nov. 23 precedes three more November home games, including the first of 11 scheduled back-to-backs coming Nov. Nashville will take on the New York Rangers, Minnesota, New York Islanders, Tampa Bay and Arizona during the homestand, its longest in a traditional schedule since 2019-20. Then, the schedule shifts back to Tennessee as the Preds will play eight of the final nine games in November at Bridgestone Arena, starting with a season-long five-game homestand from Nov. 10 showdown against the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. The month begins with the Predators taking a five-game road swing - the second-longest of the season - with stops in Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver and Seattle before the trip ends with a Nov. He was shown on the big screen at Bridgestone Arena after a recorded message from Josi thanking the fans and Poile.Īt that moment, Josi, Forsberg, Duchene and other injured Preds stars appeared behind the bench.November features 14 contests with eight scheduled at Bridgestone Arena, the most home games in a single month on the 2022-23 docket. With GM David Poile’s upcoming retirement (and former coach Barry Trotz’s hire to replace him), Poile was honored with a standing ovation during the third period of his final game as GM. The NHL Draft is headed to Nashville with change in the air and a franchise in transition. McKinnon got the hat trick against Preds backup goalie Kevin Lankinen with 1:42 remaining, giving him 42 goals on the season and giving the Avalanche the victory.Īnd now. Kiefer Sherwood scored twice - matching the first two from Colorado superstar Nathan MacKinnon - and Luke Evangelista added another as Nashville fought back to tie the score entering the third period. The baby Predators (42-32-8) didn't go away. And they showed up like it, scoring two goals in the game’s first 3:20. Meanwhile, the Avs (51-24-7) were competing Friday for the top spot in the Central Division. Their spirited chase of the Winnipeg Jets had already been lost just a few days ago. And yet, it was just barely.įriday's 4-3 loss to the Colorado Avalanche in the regular-season finale left the Predators with 92 points, three short of the Western Conference’s final wildcard spot. That was unsurprising, considering all the key injuries and midseason trades. The Predators that opened this season in Europe barely resembled the ones that finished it without a playoff spot. No Filip Forsberg or Matt Duchene or Mattias Ekholm or Mikael Granlund. ![]() There was no Roman Josi out there on the ice. Colorado AvalancheĪs happens at season’s end, the Nashville Predators dawdled on the ice a little while longer Friday night at Bridgestone Arena, looking up and acknowledging their reciprocating fans.Įven this customary moment, like most everything around here lately, felt different. View Gallery: Photos: Nashville Predators vs.
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