ST. LOUIS BLUES CANADIENS NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaulated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Pavel Buchnevich – Lower-Body (Placed on IR on Oct. 25)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 18
BLUES VS. PREDATORS
-This will be the 1st of 4 matchups between the Blues and Predators this season (Dec. 12 in STL / Jan. 19 in STL / Apr. 1 in NSH)
-The Blues have won their last 3 games against Nashville
-The Blues went 3-0-1 against Nashville last season, winning both games that were in Nashville, scoring a combined 15 goals in their 2 trips to Nashville (8-3 win on Apr. 17 & 7-4 win on Mar. 12)
-The Blues outscored the Predators 23-14 their 4 games last season
-The Blues are 7-3-2 in their last 12 games against Nashville
-The Blues are 3-1-1 in their last 5 trips to Nashville, outscoring the Predators 23-15 in those 5 games
-The Blues share 2nd in the NHL with 2.33 goals against per game on the road this season (1. EDM, 1.00)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
10/29 – vs. Montreal
10/31 – vs. Los Angeles
11/3 – vs. NY Islanders
11/7 – At Boston
11/8 – At Philadelphia
BLUES HAVE HOT START TO SEASON
-The Blues won their first 3 games of the season for just the 7th time in franchise history, after setting a franchise record by winning their first 5 games of the season last season
-The Blues did not trail through their first 3 games of the season, the 2nd time in franchise history they did not trail through their first 3 games of the season (Did not trail in first 4 games of 2013-14)
-The Blues have allowed just 2.40 goals against per game so far this season, which ranks 5th in the NHL (1. Vegas, 2.00)
-The Blues are 1 of 2 teams in the NHL to kill off all their penalties so far this season (11 for 11) (NYI, 25 for 25)
-The Blues have not allowed a power play goal in the first 5 games of the season, their longest streak of games to open a season without allowing a power play goal in franchise history
-The Blues have killed off all 11 of their penalties so far, matching their longest streak to begin a season (Also: Oct. 3 & 5 in 2013-14 / Oct. 1 & 3 in 1997-98) (Since 1977-78)
ROLLING OFFENSIVE SUCCESS FROM LAST SEASON
-The Blues were not shut out last season, just the 2nd time in franchise history the Blues have scored at least 1 goal in every game of the season (1981-82)
-The Blues streak of not being shutout ended on Monday at Winnipeg, a 4-0 loss, ending their streak of not being shutout at 108 straight games (reg. season) (Since Mar. 26, 2021), which was the 3rd longest streak in franchise history and was the longest active in the NHL (Last shutout on Mar. 25, 2021 at MIN)
-The Blues were also 1 of 2 teams in the NHL that had an active streak of at least 100 games without being shut out (Florida, 103) The Blues scored 309 goals in 2021-22, ranking 3rd in the NHL (1. FLA, 337)
-Their 309 goals last season were the 4th most in franchise history (1. 1980-81, 352)
-Their mark of 3.77 goals per game in 2021-22, was the 5th best in franchise history (1. 1980-81, 4.40)
-The Blues had 9 players score at least 20 goals last season, the most in the NHL and the 2nd most in franchise history (1. 10 20-goal scorers in 1980-81)
LONGEST NON-SHUTOUT STREAKS IN FRANCHISE HISTORY SPEICAL TEAMS A BIG FACTOR FOR BLUES
-The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 of their 5 games so far this season, going 2-1-0 in the 3 games they scored a power play goal
-The Blues are 3 for 12 (25.0%) on the power play this season, which shares 9th in the NHL (1. COL, 50.0%)
-The Blues are 1 of 2 teams in the NHL this season who have killed off all of their penalties (11-11, 100.0%) (NY Islanders, 25-25)
-The Blues posted a franchise best 27.0% mark on the power play in 2021-22 (2. 24.6% in 1986-87)
-Their 27.0 power play percentage last season ranked 2nd in the NHL (1. TOR, 27.3%)
-Their penalty kill also ranked 5th in the NHL last season at 84.1% (1. CAR, 88.0%)
-The Blues posted a 37-12-5 record last season when scoring on the power play, as well as a 38-4-11 record when holding their opponent scoreless on the power play
NEW YEAR, NEW FACES
-Thomas Greiss (July 13), Noel Acciari (July 13), and Josh Leivo (July 14) all signed a one-year contract as free agents with the Blues during the offseason
-Greiss spent the last 2 seasons with Detroit and recorded 155-120-37 record in his NHL career prior to this season, with a 2.72 GAA, a .912 SV%, and 15 shutouts over 13 NHL seasons
-Greiss made his Blues debut on Monday at Winnipeg, stopping 39 of the 42 shots he faced
-His 39 saves on Monday at Winnipeg set a franchise record for the most saves by a Blues goaltender in their debut with the team (Previous was Jon Gillies, 36 saves on Dec. 12, 2021 vs. ANA)
-Acciari spent the last 3 seasons with Florida after spending the first 4 seasons of his career with Boston
-Acciari made his Blues debut on Oct. 15 vs. Columbus, recording a game-high 6 hits and winning 6 of his 9 faceoffs (67.7%)
-Acciari leads the Blues with 16 hits this season
-Josh Leivo made his Blues debut on Oct. 19 at Seattle, logging 12:20 TOI and 1 hit
-Leivo also helped lead the Chicago Wolves (AHL) to the Calder Cup Championship last season, posting 29 points (15g, 14a) in 18 postseason games, earning the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, which is given to the AHL Playoffs MVP
BLUES CONSISTENT UNDER ARMSTRONG
-Since Doug Armstrong took over the reigns as the Blues General Manager in 2010-11, the Blues have posted a 524-295-99 record
-Their 524 wins since then rank 5th in the NHL (1. PIT, 546)
-The Blues have made the postseason 10 out of the 12 seasons since Armstrong became GM, 1 of 5 teams in the NHL to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (PIT, 12/WSH, 11/BOS & NSH, 10)
-Armstrong is also just 1 of 2 GMs to clinch 10 or more playoff berths since 2010-11 (David Poile, 10)
-Since 2010-11, the Blues rank 8th with 2.91 goals per game (1. VGK, 3.19) and share 2nd in the NHL with 2.55 goals against per game (1. BOS, 2.46)
-The Blues also have the 2nd best penalty kill (83.1%) under Armstrong (1. BOS, 83.4%), as well as the 5th best power play (20.7%) in the league (1. WSH, 21.5%)
BINNINGTON CHASING BLUES HISTORY
-Binnington has posted a 3-1-0 record so far this season, with a 1.74 GAA, a .936 SV%, and 1 SO
-Binnington ranks 4th in the NHL with a 1.74 GAA this season (1. C. Anderson, 1.00), and shares 7th with a .936 SV% (1. C. Anderson, .970) (min. 1 game started)
-Jordan Binnington, who has 93 career wins in 166 GP, is just 7 wins shy of becoming the 6th goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 wins as a Blue (Liut/Allen/Joseph/Fuhr/Elliott)
-If Binnington can reach 100 wins in his next 8 GP, he would become the fastest goaltender in franchise history to reach 100 career wins with the Blues
-Binnington also shares 7th on the Blues all-time franchise list with 11 shutouts, just 1 of 8 goaltenders in franchise history to record at least 11 shutouts
BLUES STAY STRONG UNDER BERUBE
-Since taking over on Nov. 18, 2018, Berube has led the Blues to a 159-83-36 record (354 points)
-The Blues 354 points since Nov. 18, 2018, rank 8th in the NHL (1. TBL, 384), while their 159 wins rank 10th (1. TBL, 182)
-Their 3.23 goals per game rank 8th in the NHL under Berube (1. FLA, 3.53)
-The Blues have posted a mark of 2.77 goals against per game under Berube, which ranks 9th in the NHL (1. BOS, 2.53)
-The Blues also have the 3rd best power play in the NHL at 23.9% since Berube became head coach (1. EDM, 26.6%)
-Last season on Dec. 29 vs. EDM, Berube became the 7th different coach in NHL history to win 200 games and play in at least 1,000 career games
VLADDY CONTINUES HIS HOT PLAY FROM LAST SEASON
-Vladimir Tarasenko opened the season with a 3-game point streak (2g, 4a) (Oct. 15-22) and shares the lead on the Blues with 6 points (Schenn)
-His 6 points were the most he has posted through the first 3 games of the season in his career
-Vladimir Tarasenko scored twice in the season opener on Oct. 15 vs. Columbus, his 39th career multigoal game, which ranks 5th in franchise history (1. Hull, 120 / 4. B. Sutter, 45)
-Tarasenko followed up with 3 assists on Oct. 19 in Seattle, including 2 in a span of 17 seconds in the first period
-His 2 assists in 17 seconds marked the fastest 2 assists by a Blues player since Brett Hull on Nov. 14, 1996 (12 seconds)
-His 3 assists on Oct. 19 at Seattle also gave him his 140th career multi-point game, which also ranks 5th on the Blues all-time franchise list (1. Federko, 305 / 4. Unger, 153)
-Tarasenko posted 82 points (34g, 48a) last season, which set a new career-high -His 82 points last season were the most in a season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra recorded 93 points (36g, 57a) in 2002-03
-Tarasenko’s 1.09 points per game played last season was the highest mark by a Blue since Paul Kariya posted a mark of 1.36 points per game played in 2008-09
-Tarasenko’s 48 assists last season were also a career-high
-Tarasenko scored 34 goals last season, his 6th season of scoring 30+ goals
FAULK PROVIDING OFFENSE FROM THE BACK END
-Justin Faulk also opened the season with 3-game point streak (3g, 1a) (Oct. 15-22)
-Faulk leads the Blues this season with 3 goals
-Faulk ranks 3rd on the Blues with 5 points this season
-Faulk also shares 3rd among all d-men in the NHL with 3 goals (1. Dahlin, 5)
-Justin Faulk scored twice on Oct. 19 at Seattle, including the game-winner in OT
-Faulk’s OT goal was his 3rd overtime goal as a Blue, matching Alex Pietrangelo and Erik Johnson for the most among defensemen in franchise history
-With Faulk’s OT goal on Oct. 19, it marked the 4th day in NHL history that d-men accounted for each game-winning goal in the NHL (min. 3 GP) (Neal Pionk for WPG & Josh Mahura for FLA) (Other Dates: Feb. 18, 2008 (4 GP), March 14, 1985 (3 GP) and March 2, 1957 (3 GP)
-Faulk also now has 10 game-winning goals as a Blue, which shares the 6th most among defensemen in franchise history (1. Pietrangelo, 25 / 4. Parayko & Ramage, 11)
-Since the start of 2019-20, Faulk’s first season as a Blue, he ranks 14th among all defensemen with 31 goals (1. Makar, 48), and ranks 3rd among all defensemen with 10 game-winning goals (1. Makar, 13 / 2. Hedman, 11)
BRAYDEN IS SCHENN-SATIONAL
-Brayden Schenn opened the season with a 3-game point streak (1g, 4a) (Oct. 15-22)
-Schenn shares 1st on the Blues with 6 points (Tarasenko)
-Schenn also leads the Blues with 5 assists
-Schenn has assisted on the game-winning goal in 2 of the 5 games this season (Oct. 15 vs. CBJ & Oct. 22 at EDM)
-Schenn posted 58 points (24g, 34a) last season, the 6th time in his career he has posted at least 50 points in a season
THE CAPTAIN CONTINUES TO LEAD THE WAY
-Ryan O’Reilly posted 58 points (21g, 37a) last season, his 9th straight season recording 50+ points
-O’Reilly scored his 1st goal of the season, which came on the power play, on Wed. vs. Edmonton
-O’Reilly has also scored 20+ goals in 6 of his last 7 seasons
-He also ranked 2nd in the NHL last season with 900 faceoff wins (56.8%) (1. Bergeron, 991)
-Since joining the Blues at the start of the 2018-19 season, O’Reilly leads the NHL with 3,607 faceoff wins, while his 57.1% on the dot shares 7th (1. Bergeron, 59.8%) (min. 500 faceoffs)
18 & 25 SIGN LONG TERM DEALS IN OFFSEASON
-Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou each signed a new 8-year, $65 million contract this offseason
-Thomas signed his deal on July 13, while Kyrou signed his deal on September 13
-Both deals will begin with the 2023-24 season and keep each player in St. Louis through the 2030-31 season
-Thomas posted an assist in the Blues’ first 3 games of the season (4a) (Oct. 15-22), while Kyrou scored his 1st goal of the season on Oct. 19 at Seattle
-Thomas posted 77 points (20g, 57a), in 72 games played last season, all of which were career-highs
-Thomas’s 57 assists led the Blues and were the most in a single season by a Blue since Pavol Demitra also recorded 57 assists in 2002-03
-Kyrou posted 75 points (27g, 48a) in 74 games played last season, all of which were career-highs
-Last season Thomas and Kyrou became the first set of teammates in franchise history to each record 40 assists in the same season prior to turning 24 years old
-They also became the 2nd set of Blues teammates to each record 70+ points in the same season prior to turning 24 (Brian Sutter, 70 points (36g, 34a) & Bernie Federko, 70 points (20g, 50a), in 1978-79)
NEIGHBOURS MAKES THE SQUAD
-Jake Neighbours, who the Blues drafted 26th overall in 2020, has made the Blues roster out of training camp
-Neigbours scored his 1st goal of the season on Oct. 15 vs. Columbus and recorded 4 hits
-Neighbours, who is just 20 years old, played 9 games last season with the Blues before being sent back to his junior hockey team in Edmonton
-Neighbours posted 2 points (1g, 1a) in his 9 games last season, with his lone goal coming on Oct. 23, 2021, vs. Los Angeles, which also turned out to be the game-winner
-Neighbours posted 45 points (17g, 28a) in 30 games with the Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL) last season and was captain of the team
-He also went on to post 17 points (3g, 14a) in 19 postseason games with the Oil Kings last season, helping them win the WHL Championship
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. ST. LOUIS
OVERALL (122 GP) 59-47-(4)-12
HOME (61 GP) 32-19-(3)-7
ROAD (61 GP) 27-28-(1)-5
PLAYOFFS (1x) 2017 Western Conference Second Round (W, 4-2)
− The Predators are 59-47-(4)-12 all-time against the Blues, including a 32-19-(3)-7 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the first of four matchups between Nashville and St. Louis in 2022-23; it is the first of two at home.
− Nashville went 1-3-0 vs. St. Louis last season, earning a 4-3 overtime victory on the road on Nov. 11.
− The Predators are 2-3-0 in their last five games against the Blues; they are 5-4-1 in their last 10; and 2-2-1 in their last five at home.
− Nashville has won 12 of its last 20 games against St. Louis – including 10 of its last 17 – and has scored at least four goals in eight of those wins.
− The Predators advanced to the Western Conference Final for the first time in franchise history in 2017 after defeating the Blues in the second round, 4-2.
− Nashville held St. Louis shotless in the third period on Feb. 16, 2008 at Bridgestone Arena; it’s the only time in franchise history the team has given up zero shots in a single period.
NOTABLES vs. ST. LOUIS
− Zach Sanford won the 2019 Stanley Cup as a member of the Blues. He played parts of four seasons with St. Louis from 2017-21, recording 71 points (36g-35a) in 183 games.
− Roman Josi has 25 points (5g-20a) in 44 career meetings with the Blues.
− Ryan Johansen has points in seven of his last 12 games vs. St. Louis, recording four goals and six assists. He has 26 points (11g-15a) in 37 career games against the Blues.
− Mikael Granlund recorded his first career four-assist game on Nov. 11, 2021 at St. Louis.
− Juuse Saros recorded his first career NHL shutout on Dec. 30, 2016 at St. Louis.
− Predators Assistant Coach Dan Hinote played three seasons with the Blues from 2006-09, posting 25 points (11g-14a) in 150 games.
− Predators Assistant General Manager, Director of Player Development and Milwaukee Admirals General Manager Scott Nichol concluded his NHL career by playing two seasons in St. Louis from 2011-13, skating in 110 games.
LAST TIME OUT
− Philadelphia Flyers 3, Nashville Predators 1 – Oct. 22 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Duchene – PP (2)
− PHI goals: Hayes (1), MacEwen – GWG (1), Farabee (1)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (L, 22/25); PHI – Hart (W, 31/32)
− Power plays: NSH 1-3; 0-2
− Notes: Nashville moved to 1-2-1 at Bridgestone Arena this season… The Predators had a season-high 75 shot attempts and edged the Flyers in shots on goal, 32-25… Nashville outshot Philadelphia by a 12-6 margin in the first period… Matt Duchene tallied Nashville’s second power-play goal of the season… Filip Forsberg recorded his first power-play point of 2022-23 with an assist on Duchene’s goal… Roman Josi led all skaters in TOI (29:45) and shots on goal (7); he added 13 shot attempts… Colton Sissons won all 12 of his faceoffs… Ryan Johansen went 15-for-20 (75 percent) in the face-off circle… It was David Poile’s 3,000th career game as an NHL general manager.
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Games Missed Dates Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body
Total man-games lost: 2
Glass – 1; McCarron – 1
UPCOMING MILESTONES
− Nashville is one win from 900 in franchise history.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Oct. 27, 2022 vs. St. Louis
− Matt Duchene is four assists from 400 and four goals from 300 in his NHL career.
− Mattias Ekholm is five assists from 200 in his NHL career.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− Oct. 18: Assigned defenseman Luke Prokop to Norfolk (ECHL) from Milwaukee (AHL).
− Oct. 10: Assigned forwards Jimmy Huntington, Mark Jankowski and Philip Tomasino and defensemen Kevin Gravel, Jordan
Gross and Roland McKeown to Milwaukee (AHL). Goaltender Connor Ingram was claimed on waivers by Arizona.
− Sept. 30: Announced 25 players will report to Milwaukee (AHL) training camp.
− Sept. 29: Assigned forward Zachary L’Heureux to Halifax (QMJHL).
− Sept. 27: Assigned defensemen Jack Matier to Ottawa (OHL) and Graham Sward to Spokane (WHL).
ALMOST TO 900
− Nashville is one win from 900 in franchise history.
− Should the Predators win on Thursday, they’d become the ninth NHL franchise with 900 or more since 1998-99 (the team’s inaugural season).
− Nashville would be the first team among those who joined the league after 1998-99 (Columbus, Minnesota, Vegas, Seattle) to hit the 900-win milestone.
− Additionally, a win Thursday would mark David Poile’s 900th as GM of the Predators. He would become the fifth GM in NHL history to record 900 wins with a single franchise, joining Harry Sinden (BOS), Lou Lamoriello (NJD), Ken Holland (DET) and Jack Adams (DET).
THE HERD LINE
− Tanner Jeannot (1g-1a), Colton Sissons (2a) and Yakov Trenin (1g-1a) combined for six points on Oct. 20 at Columbus.
− Jeannot has three points (2g-1a) in his last three games after scoring his first goal of the season on Oct. 18 vs. Los Angeles.
− Jeannot, playing in his 102nd career NHL game on Oct. 20 against the Blue Jackets, recorded his 50th career NHL point with his goal; per NHL PR, among players to debut with the Predators, only four required fewer games to reach the mark: Filip Forsberg (67 GP), Marek Zidlicky (76 GP), Alexander Radulov (82 GP) and Patric Hornqvist (98 GP).
− Sissons also has three points (3a) in his last three games; he found the scoresheet for the first time in 2022-23 with an assist on Oct. 18 against the Kings.
− Trenin recorded his first two points of the season against the Blue Jackets.
GRANNY MAN
− Mikael Granlund has opened 2022-23 with six assists in his first seven games.
− It’s the 11th instance of a player in franchise history recording at least six assists in the team’s first seven games of a season. The last to do so was Roman Josi in 2021-22 (6a).
− On Oct. 18 vs. Los Angeles, he became the first Preds player to post a multi-assist performance this season (2a).
− As of games played through Oct. 25, he is tied for 10th in the NHL in assists.
− Granlund recorded a career-high 53 assists last season, also the second-most on the Predators. His 53 assists were the most by a center and the third-most overall in a season in Predators history.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS GAME NOTES
Oct. 27, 2022 vs. St. Louis
FOUR IN SEVEN
− Nino Niederreiter, who signed as a free agent with Nashville in July, has four goals in his first seven games with the Predators to begin 2022-23.
− He recorded his first assist with the team on Oct. 20 at Columbus.
− As of games played through Oct. 25, he is tied for 15th in the NHL in goals.
− He scored Nashville’s first power-play goal of the season on Oct. 15 at Dallas, ensuring him of at least one goal on the man advantage in each of his last 10 season.
− He found the back of the net three times in Nashville’s two games against San Jose in Prague, including twice in the second half of the back-to-back.
− Niederreiter became the second player in franchise history to score three or more goals through his first two career games with the Predators, joining Steve Sullivan (4g in 2004).
− He also became the fourth player in team history to score at least one goal in each of his first two career games with Nashville and the first since Luke Kunin in 2020-21.
PRAHA PREDS
− Nashville opened the 2022-23 regular season with two victories against the San Jose Sharks at the O2 Arena in Prague, Czech Republic as part of the 2022 NHL Global Series.
− It was Nashville’s third and fourth regular-season games outside of North America in franchise history; the Predators began the 2000-01 season by playing back-to-back games against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, going 1-1-0.
PREDS ADD McDONAGH, NIEDERREITER
− Nashville bolstered its roster over the offseason by adding defenseman Ryan McDonagh and forward Nino Niederrieter. McDonagh arrived via trade with Tampa Bay on July 3; Niederreiter signed as a free agent on July 21.
− A two-time Stanley Cup champion, McDonagh helped lead the Lightning to the Stanley Cup Final for the third consecutive season in 2021-22. The former New York Rangers captain has skated in 185 career postseason games, 30 more than the
next-closest NHL player since his first appearance.
− Niederreiter, a former teammate of Ryan Johansen’s in Portland (WHL), was Carolina’s third-leading goal scorer in 2021-22 (24) and surpassed the 25-point mark for the ninth time in his NHL career.
NORRIS, LINDSAY FINALIST
− Roman Josi, a finalist for the Norris Trophy and Ted Lindsay Award, led NHL defensemen and was tied for 11th in the NHL in points with 96 (23g-73a) in 2021-22. He broke the franchise record for points in a season, previously held by Paul Kariya in 2005-06 (85).
− He established career highs in goals (23), assists (73) and points (96). His 23 goals were the second-most among NHL blueliners; he was fifth among all NHL skaters in assists.
− He became just the eighth blueliner in NHL history to record at least 96 points in a season and the first since Phil Housley in 1992-93.
− Josi led all NHL defensemen in percentage of his team’s goals he scored or assisted on at 36.6 percent. This stood as the third-highest mark by a defenseman in NHL history and the highest since Bobby Orr in 1974-75 (39.1 percent).
ON THE POWER PLAY
− Nashville’s power play operated at 24.4 percent in 2021-22, the highest mark in franchise history.
− The Predators finished the season tied for fifth in the NHL in power-play percentage (63-for-258).
− Four Predators skaters scored at least 10 power-play goals; Roman Josi notched 37 power-play points (11g-26a), the
second-most among NHL defensemen.
DUTCHY & FIL
− Matt Duchene led the Predators and was eighth in the NHL in goals with a career-high 43 in 2021-22. His 43 goals were the most in a season in franchise history.
− He was one of six players in the NHL to record at least 43 goals and 43 assists.
− He scored his 15th power-play goal of 2021-22 on April 16 vs. Chicago, establishing a franchise record in the category, passing the previous mark of 14.
TOP-RATED ROOKIES
− Predators rookies scored 39 goals, compiled 112 points and accounted for 15.4 percent of the team’s points, the second-, second- and sixth-most, respectively, in the NHL during the 2021-22 campaign.
− Nashville received more goals and points from rookies in 2021-22 than any other season in team history.
− Forward Tanner Jeannot led all NHL rookies in goals with 24. He became the first Nashville skater to lead NHL rookies in goals in team history.
− Jeannot finished second among all NHL skaters in hits with 318, a franchise record. He became the second NHL rookie since 2008-09 to have at least 300 hits in a season.
− Alexandre Carrier led NHL rookie defensemen in plus-minus (+26) and was third in assists (27), points (30) and average TOI
(20:59).
OTHER NOTABLES
− Juuse Saros was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy after finishing third in the NHL in wins with 38, a career high and the fourth-most in a season in Predators history. Saros, who was named an All-Star for the first time in his career, also led NHL goaltenders in minutes played (3,931:23) and starts (67); both were the fourth-most in a season in team history.
− Mikael Granlund had 53 assists, a career high. He became the second center and fifth skater in franchise history to reach the 50-assist mark in a season.
− Ryan Johansen tallied at least 60 points for the sixth time in his NHL career; his 26 goals were his most since also tallying 26 in 2014-15. Johansen scored a career high 11 power-play goals and closed out the regular season with 27 points (13g-14a) in his last 30 games.
