Nashville Predators
2026-27 · 0-1-0 · 0 pts · 6th Central
The Nashville Predators are 0-1-0 (0 points) through 1 game of 2026-27, 6th in the Central Division and 12th in the Western, with a -2 goal differential.
Next up: home to the Dallas Stars on Sat, Oct 3, against an opponent on a back-to-back.
In the latest game, the top line has been Schaefer – Drury – Edstrom and the top pair Hague – Wilsby. PP1 is Stamkos, Josi, O'Reilly, Forsberg and Wood.
At 5-on-5 in 2025-26 they have taken 50.1% of shot attempts (14th in the NHL) and 47.3% of expected goals, outscoring opponents 151-180.
Juuse Saros has started 59 of 82 games with a .894 save percentage; Annunen has 23 starts.
Forwards (5-on-5)
From the last 1 game of shift data. Times are together per game.
Predators line combinations tool →Next game: Juuse Saros● Expected
- Juuse Saros59 GS · .894 SV%
- Justus Annunen23 GS · .907 SV%
No notable lineup changes in the last few games.
| Goalie | Games | Exp. starts | Confirmed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | 3 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Justus Annunen | 3 | 0.3 | 0 |
Sat, Oct 3 to Fri, Oct 9, from the start model with LineupExperts status applied. Tonight's starter →
Sat, Oct 3 · DAL @ NSH
Edge: NSH +13.4 ptsBack-to-back · 992 km travel
1 day rest
NSH has the schedule edge (+13.4 pts net win probability): dal on a b2b, dal backup likely (97%), b2b vs rested nsh, backup likely (97%).
Tue, Oct 6 · NSH @ TOR
No schedule edge2 days rest · 1,044 km travel · +1 h
2 days rest
No meaningful schedule edge: NSH (2 days rest) at TOR (2 days rest).
Thu, Oct 8 · NSH @ MTL
No schedule edge1 day rest · 504 km travel
1 day rest
No meaningful schedule edge: NSH (1 day rest) at MTL (1 day rest).
for Predators's next games, as win-probability edges.
No Predators skater is rising right now: nobody's role or production has jumped over his last 5 games.
Next: vs Dallas Stars, Sat, Oct 3, 8:00 PM ET
- Thu, Oct 1vs MINL 1-3
| Player | GP | G | A | P | PP TOI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Forsberg L | 82 | 40 | 35 | 75 | 18:53 | 2:59 | 52.1% |
| Ryan O'Reilly C | 81 | 25 | 49 | 74 | 20:24 | 2:50 | 52.6% |
| Steven Stamkos C | 82 | 42 | 24 | 66 | 17:50 | 3:09 | 50.4% |
| Luke Evangelista R | 81 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 16:37 | 2:09 | 57.3% |
| Roman Josi D | 68 | 13 | 42 | 55 | 24:53 | 3:13 | 50.3% |
| Erik Haula L | 81 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 16:40 | 1:29 | 48.7% |
Season: 2025-26 (until 2026-27 has 5 games).
Central Division
- PP1Steven Stamkos – Roman Josi – Ryan O'Reilly – Filip Forsberg – Matthew Wood4:45
54 PP goals in 385:58 of man-advantage time (11th in GF/60).
No Predators players on the ESPN injury report.
Where the offence comes from
Share of Predators 5-on-5 expected goals by how the possession started, 2025-26 (82 games, 161.5 xG).
- Above the league share
- Below
From our possession chains: transition is a chain won in the defensive or neutral zone; forecheck is an offensive-zone takeaway, forced giveaway or hit.
- Forecheck xG/600.316 · 8th of 32(2025-26)
- Team xGF%47.3% · 26th of 32(2025-26)
- Team CF%50.1% · 14th of 32(2025-26)
5-on-5, regular season. Forecheck xG/60 is the expected goals created straight off offensive-zone hits, takeaways and forced giveaways.
NHL Edge ranks (2026-27)
Puck and player tracking from NHL Edge. Bars are league rank (longer is better).
See how the Predators rank in every stat → Corsi, xG, transition, special teams, goalies, luck, schedule and tracking, each against all 32 teams.
Predators news
- NHL Injuries: Sabres, Avs, Stars, Wings, Panthers, Devils, Islanders, Sens, Penguins, Sharks and BluesNHLRumors.com
- Mattias Samuelsson News: Opens scoring in lossRotoWire
- Sabres' Mattias Samuelsson: Opens scoring in lossCBS Sports
- Jack Quinn News: Pots goal ThursdayRotoWire
- Sabres' Jack Quinn: Pots goal ThursdayCBS Sports
- Jack Quinn, the Sabres' power play and other things to watch this seasonBuffalo Hockey Beat
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