2020–21 Nashville Predators season
The 2020–21 Nashville Predators season is the 23rd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.[2] John Hynes entered his second season as coach and first full season as head coach of the team. On December 20, 2020, the league temporarily realigned into four divisions with no conferences due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing closure of the Canada-United States border. As a result of this realignment the Predators will remain in the Central Division this season and will only play games against the other teams in their realigned division during the regular season and potentially the first two rounds of the playoffs.
2020–21 Nashville Predators | |
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2020–21 record | 5–6–0 |
Home record | 4–1–0 |
Road record | 1–5–0 |
Goals for | 29 |
Goals against | 36 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | John Hynes |
Captain | Roman Josi |
Alternate captains | Mattias Ekholm Ryan Ellis Filip Forsberg Ryan Johansen |
Arena | Bridgestone Arena |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Chicago Wolves (AHL)[1] Florida Everblades (ECHL) |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Filip Forsberg (6) |
Assists | Viktor Arvidsson Filip Forsberg (5) |
Points | Filip Forsberg (11) |
Penalty minutes | Mark Borowiecki (29) |
Plus/minus | Filip Forsberg (+4) |
Wins | Juuse Saros (3) |
Goals against average | Pekka Rinne (2.77) |
Standings
Central Division
Pos | Team | GP | W | L | OTL | RW | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Tampa Bay Lightning | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 32 | 18 | +14 | 15 |
2 | Florida Panthers | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 14 |
3 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 37 | −6 | 13 |
4 | Carolina Hurricanes | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 12 |
5 | Chicago Blackhawks | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 39 | −4 | 12 |
6 | Dallas Stars | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 11 |
7 | Nashville Predators | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 36 | −7 | 10 |
8 | Detroit Red Wings | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 43 | −21 | 6 |
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater amount of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater amount of goals scored (GF)
Schedule and results
Regular season
The regular season schedule was published on December 23, 2020.[4]
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) Postponement |
Roster
Updated February 6, 2021[6][7]
Draft picks
Below are the Nashville Predators selections at the 2020 NHL Draft which was held on June 6–7 at the NHL Studios
Round | # | Player | Pos | Nationally | College/Junior/Club Team (league) |
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1 | 11 | Yaroslav Askarov | (G) | ![]() |
SKA-Neva (VHL) |
2 | 42 | Luke Evangelista | (RW) | ![]() |
London Knights (OHL) |
3 | 73 | Luke Prokop | (D) | ![]() |
Calgary Hitman (OHL) |
4 | 101 | Adam Wilsby | (D) | ![]() |
Skelleftea AIK (SHL) |
6 | 166 | Luke Reid | (D) | ![]() |
Chicago Steel (USHL) |
7 | 202 | Gunnarwolfe Fontaine | (LW) | ![]() |
Northeastern Huskies (H-East) |
7 | 209 | Chase McLane | (C) | ![]() |
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten) |
References
- "Wolves take on Predators as second affiliate for 2020-21". AHL. January 7, 2021.
- National Hockey League (2013). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. Diamond Sports Data, Inc. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-894801-26-3.
- "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
- "2020-21 NHL schedule announced". NHL.com. December 23, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- "Hurricanes-Predators game postponed due to COVID-19". NHLcom. January 19, 2021. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
- "Nashville Predators Roster". National Hockey League. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
- "Nashville Predators Hockey Transactions". The Sports Network. Retrieved December 13, 2019.