After an up-and-down regular season amid a roster overhaul, the Nashville Predators entered the playoffs as one of the teams getting the label of “team no one wants to face.” After all, the Preds went 21-7-3 from the start of February to the end of the regular season, a stretch that included an 18-game point streak that may or may not have been sparked by a canceled trip to see U2 at the Sphere in Vegas. Armed with a stalwart in Juuse Saros in goal, all-world defenseman Roman Josi, a reinvigorated Ryan O'Reilly and Filip Forsberg and some young depth with upside, there were thoughts of Nashville being a dark horse in a brutally tough Western Conference.
GP | W | L | OTL | Pts | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
82 | 52 | 21 | 9 | 113 | |
82 | 52 | 24 | 6 | 110 | |
82 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 107 | |
82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 99 | |
82 | 43 | 33 | 6 | 92 | |
82 | 39 | 34 | 9 | 87 | |
82 | 36 | 41 | 5 | 77 | |
82 | 23 | 53 | 6 | 52 |