2010–11 Nashville Predators season

2010–11 Nashville Predators
Division	2nd Central
Conference	5th Western
2010–11 record	44–27–11
Home record	24–9–8
Road record	20–18–3
Goals for	219
Goals against	194
Team information
General manager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Steve Sullivan Ryan Suter
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Sergei Kostitsyn (23)
Assists	Ryan Suter (35)
Points	Martin Erat Kostitsyn (50)
Penalty minutes	Shane O'Brien (83)
Plus/minus	Ryan Suter (+20)
Wins	Pekka Rinne (33)
Goals against average	Rinne (2.12)

The 2010–11 Nashville Predators season was the team's 13th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). They were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

Pre-season

With their 18th-overall first-round pick, the Predators chose Austin Watson of the Peterborough Petes.

Regular season

The Predators opened the season on October 9 at home against the Anaheim Ducks. The regular season ended on April 9, with their final game being against the St. Louis Blues.

Playoffs

The Predators clinched a berth in the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Western Conference's fifth seed. The Predators won their first playoff series in franchise history after defeating the Anaheim Ducks in six games to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals against the first seed, the Vancouver Canucks. In a low-scoring series, the Canucks managed to close out the Predators at Bridgestone Arena in six games.

Standings

Central Division^[1]

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		GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	y-Detroit Red Wings	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
2	Nashville Predators	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
3	Chicago Blackhawks	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
4	St. Louis Blues	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
5	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81

Western Conference

R		Div	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	Pts
1	p – Vancouver Canucks	NW	82	54	19	9	50	262	185	117
2	y – San Jose Sharks	PA	82	48	25	9	43	248	213	105
3	y – Detroit Red Wings	CE	82	47	25	10	43	261	241	104
4	Anaheim Ducks	PA	82	47	30	5	43	239	235	99
5	Nashville Predators	CE	82	44	27	11	38	219	194	99
6	Phoenix Coyotes	PA	82	43	26	13	38	231	226	99
7	Los Angeles Kings	PA	82	46	30	6	36	219	198	98
8	Chicago Blackhawks	CE	82	44	29	9	38	258	225	97
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9	Dallas Stars	PA	82	42	29	11	37	227	233	95
10	Calgary Flames	NW	82	41	29	12	32	250	237	94
11	St. Louis Blues	CE	82	38	33	11	34	240	234	87
12	Minnesota Wild	NW	82	39	35	8	36	206	233	86
13	Columbus Blue Jackets	CE	82	34	35	13	29	215	258	81
14	Colorado Avalanche	NW	82	30	44	8	24	227	288	68
15	Edmonton Oilers	NW	82	25	45	12	23	193	269	62

bold – qualified for playoffs; y – Won division; p – Won President's Trophy (best record in NHL)
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season record: 4–2–0 (Home: 1–2–0; Road: 3–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Record	Recap
1	September 23	Carolina Hurricanes	3–1	Nashville Predators		Dekanich	0–1–0	[1]
2	September 24	Nashville Predators	2–1	Carolina Hurricanes		Lindback	1–1–0	[2]
3	September 25	Washington Capitals	2–1	Nashville Predators		Lindback	1–2–0	[3]
4	September 27	Atlanta Thrashers	1–2	Nashville Predators		Rinne	2–2–0	[4]
5	September 29	Nashville Predators	4–3	Atlanta Thrashers		Lindback	3–2–0	[5]
6	October 3	Nashville Predators	3–0	Washington Capitals		Rinne	4–2–0	[6]

Regular season

2010–11 Game Log
October: 5–2–3 (Home: 2–1–3; Road: 3–1–0) Pts. 13 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Anaheim Ducks 1–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 1–0–0 2 [7] 2 October 13 Nashville Predators 3–2 Chicago Blackhawks Lindback 20,680 2–0–0 4 [8] 3 October 14 St. Louis Blues 3–4 Nashville Predators Lindback 15,103 3–0–0 6 [9] 4 October 16 Washington Capitals 3–2 Nashville Predators OT Lindback 16,144 3–0–1 7 [10] 5 October 19 Calgary Flames 1–0 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 15,684 3–0–2 8 [11] 6 October 21 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 3–0–3 9 [12] 7 October 23 Nashville Predators 1–0 Dallas Stars Rinne 13,583 4–0–3 11 [13] 8 October 24 Nashville Predators 4–3 Tampa Bay Lightning Lindback 14,453 5–0–3 13 [14] 9 October 28 St. Louis Blues 3–0 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,506 5–1–3 13 [15] 10 October 30 Nashville Predators 2–5 Detroit Red Wings Rinne 18,711 5–2–3 13 [16]
November: 5–6–2 (Home: 2–0–2; Road: 3–6–0) Pts. 12 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 3 Nashville Predators 3–4 Phoenix Coyotes Rinne 6,761 5–3–3 13 [17] 12 November 6 Nashville Predators 1–4 Los Angeles Kings Rinne 18,118 5–4–3 13 [18] 13 November 7 Nashville Predators 4–5 Anaheim Ducks Lindback 13,520 5–5–3 13 [19] 14 November 11 Nashville Predators 3–2 St. Louis Blues SO Rinne 19,150 6–5–3 15 [20] 15 November 13 Chicago Blackhawks 3–4 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 7–5–3 17 [21] 16 November 16 Nashville Predators 4–5 Toronto Maple Leafs Rinne 19,069 7–6–3 17 [22] 17 November 18 Nashville Predators 3–0 Montreal Canadiens Rinne 21,273 8–6–3 19 [23] 18 November 20 Nashville Predators 2–1 Carolina Hurricanes SO Rinne 15,384 9–6–3 21 [24] 19 November 22 Nashville Predators 0–2 Columbus Blue Jackets Rinne 10,095 9–7–3 21 [25] 20 November 24 St. Louis Blues 2–1 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 16,603 9–7–4 22 [26] 21 November 26 Nashville Predators 2–5 Minnesota Wild Lindback 17,814 9–8–4 22 [27] 22 November 27 New York Rangers 2–1 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 9–8–5 23 [28] 23 November 30 Phoenix Coyotes 0–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 14,333 10–8–5 25 [29]
December: 8–5–1 (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 4–2–1) Pts. 17 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 1 Nashville Predators 4–3 Columbus Blue Jackets SO Rinne 9,892 11–8–5 27 [30] 25 December 4 Carolina Hurricanes 2–5 Nashville Predators Lindback 15,016 12–8–5 29 [31] 26 December 6 Nashville Predators 2–3 Atlanta Thrashers OT Lindback 10,024 12–8–6 30 [32] 27 December 8 Nashville Predators 3–2 Detroit Red Wings Lindback 17,359 13–8–6 32 [33] 28 December 11 Florida Panthers 0–3 Nashville Predators Lindback 16,128 14–8–6 34 [34] 29 December 13 New York Islanders 0–5 Nashville Predators Lindback 14,314 15–8–6 36 [35] 30 December 15 San Jose Sharks 2–3 Nashville Predators Lindback 14,731 16–8–6 38 [36] 31 December 17 Nashville Predators 3–1 New Jersey Devils Lindback 14,137 17–8–6 40 [37] 32 December 18 Los Angeles Kings 6–1 Nashville Predators Dekanich 16,734 17–9–6 40 [38] 33 December 22 Nashville Predators 1–4 Chicago Blackhawks Lindback 21,526 17–10–6 40 [39] 34 December 23 Ottawa Senators 2–1 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 17–11–6 40 [40] 35 December 26 Nashville Predators 0–2 St. Louis Blues Rinne 19,150 17–12–6 40 [41] 36 December 28 Dallas Stars 4–2 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 17–13–6 40 [42] 37 December 31 Nashville Predators 4–1 Minnesota Wild Rinne 18,285 18–13–6 42 [43]
January: 9–4–0 (Home: 3–0–0; Road: 6–4–0) Pts. 18 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 38 January 2 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 14,593 19–13–6 44 [44] 39 January 5 Nashville Predators 4–1 Anaheim Ducks Rinne 12,216 20–13–6 46 [45] 40 January 6 Nashville Predators 5–2 Los Angeles Kings Lindback 17,823 21–13–6 48 [46] 41 January 8 Nashville Predators 2–1 San Jose Sharks Rinne 17,562 22–13–6 50 [47] 42 January 11 Minnesota Wild 1–5 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,311 23–13–6 52 [48] 43 January 13 Nashville Predators 2–3 Florida Panthers Rinne 12,228 23–14–6 52 [49] 44 January 15 Chicago Blackhawks 2–3 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 17,113 24–14–6 54 [50] 45 January 16 Nashville Predators 3–6 Chicago Blackhawks Lindback 21,387 24–15–6 54 [51] 46 January 18 Nashville Predators 5–2 Phoenix Coyotes Rinne 8,236 25–15–6 56 [52] 47 January 20 Nashville Predators 5–1 Colorado Avalanche Rinne 12,638 26–15–6 58 [53] 48 January 23 Nashville Predators 3–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Rinne 16,839 27–15–6 60 [54] 49 January 24 Nashville Predators 1–3 Calgary Flames Rinne 19,289 27–16–6 60 [55] 50 January 26 Nashville Predators 1–2 Vancouver Canucks Rinne 18,860 27–17–6 60 [56]
February: 5–6–2 (Home: 4–3–2; Road: 1–3–0) Pts. 12 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Calgary Flames 3–2 Nashville Predators SO Rinne 18,860 27–17–7 61 [57] 52 February 3 Nashville Predators 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers Lindback 19,702 27–18–7 61 [58] 53 February 5 Detroit Red Wings 0–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 28–18–7 63 [59] 54 February 7 Edmonton Oilers 4–0 Nashville Predators Rinne 14,388 28–19–7 63 [60] 55 February 9 Nashville Predators 4–1 Detroit Red Wings Rinne 20,066 29–19–7 65 [61] 56 February 12 Colorado Avalanche 3–5 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 30–19–7 67 [62] 57 February 15 San Jose Sharks 2–1 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 14,132 30–19–8 68 [63] 58 February 17 Vancouver Canucks 1–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,337 31–19–8 70 [64] 59 February 19 Phoenix Coyotes 3–2 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 31–20–8 70 [65] 60 February 22 Nashville Predators 0–4 Columbus Blue Jackets Rinne 12,457 31–21–8 70 [66] 61 February 24 Chicago Blackhawks 3–0 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 31–22–8 70 [67] 62 February 26 Nashville Predators 2–3 Dallas Stars Rinne 15,860 31–23–8 70 [68] 63 February 27 Columbus Blue Jackets 2–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 16,340 32–23–8 72 [69]
March: 10–3–2 (Home: 7–2–0; Road: 3–1–2) Pts. 22 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 1 Nashville Predators 1–2 Edmonton Oilers SO Rinne 16,839 32–23–9 73 [70] 65 March 3 Nashville Predators 3–0 Vancouver Canucks Rinne 18,860 33–23–9 75 [71] 66 March 6 Nashville Predators 2–3 Calgary Flames Rinne 19,289 33–24–9 75 [72] 67 March 8 Nashville Predators 2–3 San Jose Sharks OT Rinne 17,562 33–24–10 76 [73] 68 March 10 Minnesota Wild 0–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,343 34–24–10 78 [74] 69 March 12 Colorado Avalanche 2–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 35–24–10 80 [75] 70 March 15 Los Angeles Kings 4–2 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,761 35–25–10 80 [76] 71 March 17 Boston Bruins 3–4 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 16,839 36–25–10 82 [77] 72 March 19 Detroit Red Wings 1–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 37–25–10 84 [78] 73 March 20 Nashville Predators 4–3 Buffalo Sabres OT Lindback 18,690 38–25–10 86 [79] 74 March 22 Edmonton Oilers 1–3 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,745 39–25–10 88 [80] 75 March 24 Anaheim Ducks 4–5 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 40–25–10 90 [81] 76 March 26 Dallas Stars 2–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 16,892 41–25–10 92 [82] 77 March 29 Vancouver Canucks 3–1 Nashville Predators Rinne 15,960 41–26–10 92 [83] 78 March 31 Nashville Predators 3–2 Colorado Avalanche Rinne 13,239 42–26–10 94 [84]
April: 2–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1; Road: 0–1–0) Pts. 5 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 2 Detroit Red Wings 4–3 Nashville Predators OT Rinne 17,113 42–26–11 95 [85] 80 April 5 Atlanta Thrashers 3–6 Nashville Predators Rinne 16,756 43–26–11 97 [86] 81 April 8 Columbus Blue Jackets 1–4 Nashville Predators Rinne 17,113 44–26–11 99 [87] 82 April 9 Nashville Predators 0–2 St. Louis Blues Rinne 19,150 44–27–11 99 [88]
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

Main article: 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Nashville Predators ended the 2010–11 regular season as the Western Conference's fifth seed. They defeated the fourth seed, the Anaheim Ducks, in the first round, 4–2, which is the first playoff series win in franchise history. Their opponent in the Western Conference Semifinals would be the Vancouver Canucks, who beat Nashville 4–2.

2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Western Conference Quarter-final vs. (4) Anaheim Ducks – Nashville won series 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 13 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–1 Rinne Honda Center 17,174 1–0 [89] 2 April 15 @ Anaheim Ducks 3–5 Rinne Honda Center 17,174 1–1 [90] 3 April 17 Anaheim Ducks 4–3 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 2–1 [91] 4 April 20 Anaheim Ducks 3–6 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 2–2 [92] 5 April 22 @ Anaheim Ducks 4–3 OT Rinne Honda Center 17,385 3–2 [93] 6 April 24 Anaheim Ducks 4–2 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 4–2 [94] Western Conference Semi-final vs. (1) Vancouver Canucks – Vancouver won series 4–2 Game Date Opponent Score OT Decision Arena Attendance Series Recap 1 April 28 @ Vancouver Canucks 0–1 Rinne Rogers Arena 18,860 0–1 [95] 2 April 30 @ Vancouver Canucks 2–1 2OT Rinne Rogers Arena 18,860 1–1 [96] 3 May 3 Vancouver Canucks 2–3 OT Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 1–2 [97] 4 May 5 Vancouver Canucks 2–4 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 1–3 [98] 5 May 7 @ Vancouver Canucks 4–3 Rinne Rogers Arena 18,860 2–3 [99] 6 May 9 Vancouver Canucks 1–2 Rinne Bridgestone Arena 17,113 2–4 [100]

Player stats

Skaters

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes

Regular season Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Martin Erat 64 17 33 50 14 22 Sergei Kostitsyn 77 23 27 50 10 20 Shea Weber 82 16 32 48 7 56 Patric Hornqvist 79 21 27 48 11 47 David Legwand 64 17 24 41 13 24 Ryan Suter 70 4 35 39 20 54 Colin Wilson 82 16 18 34 9 17 Joel Ward 80 10 19 29 −1 42 Cody Franson 80 8 21 29 10 30 Marcel Goc 51 9 15 24 10 6 Steve Sullivan 44 10 12 22 4 28 Jordin Tootoo 54 8 10 18 8 61 Kevin Klein 81 2 16 18 9 24 Cal O'Reilly 38 6 12 18 4 2 Nick Spaling 74 8 6 14 −10 20 Jerred Smithson 82 5 8 13 −6 34 Matthew Halischuk 27 4 8 12 5 2 Mike Fisher^† 27 5 7 12 2 10 Francis Bouillon 44 1 9 10 −3 27 Shane O'Brien 80 2 7 9 1 83 Blake Geoffrion 20 6 2 8 3 7 Jonathon Blum 23 3 5 8 8 8 Alexander Sulzer^‡ 31 1 3 4 −5 14 Chris Mueller 15 0 3 3 0 2 Marek Svatos^‡ 9 1 2 3 1 2 Matthew Lombardi 2 0 0 0 −1 0 Wade Belak 15 0 0 0 −1 18 Steve Begin 2 0 0 0 −2 4 Teemu Laakso 1 0 0 0 0 0 Andreas Thuresson 3 0 0 0 −1 2 Linus Klasen 4 0 0 0 −3 0

Playoffs Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM Joel Ward 12 7 6 13 4 6 David Legwand 12 6 3 9 1 8 Mike Fisher 12 3 4 7 −1 11 Martin Erat 10 1 5 6 0 6 Jordin Tootoo 12 1 5 6 4 28 Ryan Suter 12 1 5 6 2 6 Cody Franson 12 1 5 6 0 0 Nick Spaling 12 2 4 6 3 0 Shea Weber 12 3 2 5 3 8 Sergei Kostitsyn 12 0 5 5 0 2 Steve Sullivan 9 2 1 3 2 2 Kevin Klein 12 1 2 3 3 6 Patric Hornqvist 12 2 1 3 −2 6 Jerred Smithson 11 1 1 2 2 8 Blake Geoffrion 12 0 2 2 1 4 Matthew Halischuk 12 2 0 2 −1 0 Jonathon Blum 12 0 2 2 2 0 J. P. Dumont 3 0 1 1 −1 2 Shane O'Brien 12 0 0 0 −2 18 Colin Wilson 3 0 0 0 −1 0

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA= Goals against average; SA= Shots against; SV= Saves; Sv% = Save percentage; SO= Shutouts

Regular season
Player GP TOI W L OT GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Pekka Rinne 64 3789 33 22 9 134 2.12 1905 .930 6 0 0 12 Anders Lindback 22 1131 11 5 2 49 2.60 576 .915 2 0 0 0 Mark Dekanich 1 50 0 0 0 3 3.60 25 .880 0 0 0 0

Playoffs
Player GP TOI W L GA GAA SA Sv% SO G A PIM Pekka Rinne 12 748 6 6 32 2.57 343 .907 0 0 1 0 Anders Lindback 1 13 0 0 0 0.00 9 1.000 0 0 0 0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
^‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Awards and records

Awards

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
Pekka Rinne[2]	NHL Third Star of the Month	January 2011
Pekka Rinne[3]	NHL Third Star of the Month	March 2011

Milestones

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
Shane O'Brien	300th Career NHL Game	October 9, 2010
Anders Lindback	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Win	October 13, 2010
Jerred Smithson	400th Career NHL Game	October 24, 2010
Linus Klasen	1st Career NHL Game	October 30, 2010
Ryan Suter	400th Career NHL Game	November 16, 2010
Anders Lindback	1st Career NHL Shutout	December 11, 2010
Nick Spaling	1st Career NHL Goal	December 13, 2010
Mark Dekanich	1st Career NHL Game	December 18, 2010
Francis Bouillon	600th Career NHL Game	December 26, 2010
Chris Mueller	1st Career NHL Game	December 28, 2010
Marcel Goc	100th Career NHL Point	January 5, 2011
Kevin Klein	200th Career NHL Game	January 5, 2011
Joel Ward	200th Career NHL Game	January 5, 2011
Cody Franson	100th Career NHL Game	January 8, 2011
Chris Mueller	1st Career NHL Assist 1st Career NHL Point	January 16, 2011
J. P. Dumont	800th Career NHL Game	January 23, 2011
Alexander Sulzer	1st Career NHL Goal	January 23, 2011
Sergei Kostitsyn	200th Career NHL Game	January 24, 2011
Shea Weber	200th Career NHL Point	February 9, 2011
Sergei Kostitsyn	100th Career NHL Point	February 9, 2011
Jonathon Blum	1st Career NHL Game	February 22, 2011
Blake Geoffrion	1st Career NHL Game	February 26, 2011
Jonathon Blum	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	February 27, 2011
Martin Erat	600th Career NHL Game	March 1, 2011
Blake Geoffrion	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	March 1, 2011
Colin Wilson	100th Career NHL Game	March 3, 2011
Jonathon Blum	1st Career NHL Assist	March 6, 2011
Blake Geoffrion	1st Career NHL Assist	March 12, 2011
Jordin Tootoo	400th Career NHL Game	March 19, 2011
Blake Geoffrion	1st Career NHL Hat-trick	March 20, 2011
Martin Erat	400th Career NHL Point	March 31, 2011
Patric Hornqvist	100th Career NHL Point	April 2, 2011
Mike Fisher	700th Career NHL Game	April 5, 2011
Nick Spaling	100th Career NHL Game	April 5, 2011
Shea Weber	400th Career NHL Game	April 5, 2011

Playoffs
Player	Milestone	Reached
Jonathon Blum	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 13, 2011
Blake Geoffrion	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 13, 2011
Matthew Halischuk	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 13, 2011
Patric Hornqvist	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 15, 2011
Jerred Smithson	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist	April 17, 2011
Matt Halischuk	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 20, 2011
Anders Lindback	1st Career NHL Playoff Game	April 20, 2011
Nick Spaling	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 22, 2011
Kevin Klein	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 22, 2011
Nick Spaling	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	April 24, 2011
Cody Franson	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal	May 5, 2011

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 19, 2010[4]	To New Jersey Devils Jason Arnott	To Nashville Predators Matthew Halischuk 2nd-round pick in 2011 – Magnus Hellberg
June 19, 2010[5]	To Philadelphia Flyers Dan Hamhuis Conditional 7th-round pick in 2011[a]	To Nashville Predators Ryan Parent
June 29, 2010[6]	To Montreal Canadiens Dan Ellis Dustin Boyd Future considerations	To Nashville Predators Sergei Kostitsyn Future considerations
August 5, 2010[7]	To Florida Panthers Mike Santorelli	To Nashville Predators Conditional 5th-round pick in 2011 – Josh Shalla
September 1, 2010[8]	To Atlanta Thrashers Ian McKenzie	To Nashville Predators Grant Lewis
October 5, 2010[9]	To Vancouver Canucks Ryan Parent Jonas Andersson	To Nashville Predators Shane O'Brien Dan Gendur
February 10, 2011[10]	To Ottawa Senators 1st-round pick in 2011 – Stefan Noesen Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2012 – Jarrod Maidens	To Nashville Predators Mike Fisher
February 25, 2011[11]	To Florida Panthers Alexander Sulzer	To Nashville Predators Conditional 7th-round pick in 2012[b]

Notes Condition not satisfied. Condition not satisfied. Free agents acquired Player Former team Contract terms Kelsey Wilson[12] Red Bull Salzburg 1 year, $525,000 Jonas Andersson[13] Dinamo Minsk 1 year, $675,000 Matthew Lombardi[14] Phoenix Coyotes 3 years, $10.5 million Brett Palin[15] Abbotsford Heat 1 year, $550,000 Jamie Lundmark[16] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $600,000 Aaron Johnson[17] Edmonton Oilers 1 year, $550,000 Steve Begin[18] Boston Bruins 1 year, $550,000 Chris Mueller[19] Milwaukee Admirals 1 year, $500,000

Free agents lost Player New team Contract terms Triston Grant[20] Florida Panthers 1 year, $510,000 Dave Scatchard[21] St. Louis Blues 1 year, $550,000 Denis Grebeshkov[22] SKA Saint Petersburg 2 years Ben Guite[23] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $575,000

Claimed via waivers Player Former team Date claimed off waivers Marek Svatos[24] St. Louis Blues December 29, 2010

Lost via waivers Player New team Date claimed off waivers Marek Svatos[25] Ottawa Senators February 24, 2011

Player signings Player Contract terms Wade Belak[26] 1 year, $575,000 Jani Lajunen[27] 3 years, $1.845 million entry-level contract Anders Lindback[28] 2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract Roman Josi[29] 3 years, $2.625 million entry-level contract Atte Engren[30] 2 years, $1.22 million entry-level contract Blake Geoffrion[31] 2 years, $2.125 million entry-level contract Francis Bouillon[32] 2 years, $2.7 million Andreas Thuresson[33] 1 year, $575,000 Teemu Laakso[34] 1 year, $600,000 Sergei Kostitsyn[35] 1 year, $550,000 Ryan Parent[36] 2 years, $1.85 million Mark Dekanich[37] 1 year, $550,000 Patric Hornqvist[38] 3 years, $9.25 million Taylor Beck[39] 3 years, $2.07 million entry-level contract Cody Franson[40] 2 years, $1.6 million Taylor Aronson[41] 3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract Jerred Smithson[42] 2 years, $1.6 million contract extension Austin Watson[43] 3 years, $2.7 million entry-level contract Ben Ryan[44] 2 years, $1.13 million entry-level contract

Draft picks

Nashville's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles, California.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Previous Team
1	18	Austin Watson	RW	United States	Peterborough Petes (OHL)
3	78	Taylor Aronson	D	United States	Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
5	126 (from Tampa Bay)	Patrick Cehlin	RW	Sweden	Djurgårdens IF (Elitserien)
6	168	Anthony Bitetto	D	United States	Indiana Ice (USHL)
7	194 (from St. Louis)	David Elsner	F	Germany	Landshut Cannibals (DEL2)
7	198	Joonas Rask	C	Finland	Ilves (SM-liiga)

See also

• 2010–11 NHL season

References

1. "2010–11 Standings by Division". National Hockey League.
2. Bergeron tops 'Three Stars' for the month of January
3. Perry tops March's 'Three Stars of the Month'
4. Preds Trade Arnott to New Jersey
5. Preds Trade for Ryan Parent
6. Predators Acquire Forward Sergei Kostitsyn From Montreal
7. Preds Trade Santorelli to Florida For Draft Picks
8. Preds Acquire Grant Lewis From Atlanta Thrashers
9. Preds Acquire O’Brien & Gendur From Vancouver Canucks
10. Preds Acquire Mike Fisher From Ottawa Senators
11. Nashville Predators Acquire a Conditional Seventh-Round Pick from Florida
12. Preds Sign Kelsey Wilson To 1-Year Deal
13. Preds Sign Jonas Andersson to 1-Year Deal
14. Preds Sign Center Matthew Lombardi to 3-Year Deal
15. Preds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Brett Palin
16. Preds Sign Veteran Forward Jamie Lundmark
17. Preds Sign Free Agent Defenseman Aaron Johnson
18. Preds Sign Forward Steve Begin
19. Predators Sign Forward Chris Mueller; Activate Mueller to NHL Roster
20. Panthers Sign RW Bill Thomas and LW Triston Grant
21. Blues Sign Forward Dave Scatchard
22. GREBESHKOV AGREES TO JOIN SKA ST. PETERSBURG OF KHL
23. Blue Jackets Sign Forward Ben Guite
24. Predators Claim Marek Svatos On Waivers
25. Bulletin: Senators claim forward Marek Svatos off waivers from Nashville
26. Preds Re-Sign Wade Belak
27. Preds Sign Jani Lajunen To Entry-Level Contract
28. Preds Sign '08 Draftee Anders Lindback
29. Preds Sign 2008 Second Rounder Roman Josi
30. Preds Sign Finnish Goaltender Atte Engren
31. Preds Sign Brentwood Native Blake Geoffrion
32. Preds Sign Bouillon To 2-Year Deal
33. Predators Sign Forward Andreas Thuresson
34. Preds Bring Back Laakso On 1-Year Deal
35. "Nashville Predators Sign Forward Sergei Kostitsyn" (Press release). Nashville Predators. July 6, 2010.
36. Predators Ink Ryan Parent to a Two-Year Contract
37. Predators Sign Goaltender Mark Dekanich to One-Year Contract^{[permanent dead link‍]}
38. Preds Sign Hornqvist to 3-Year Deal
39. Preds Sign '09 Draftee Taylor Beck
40. Franson Signs 2-Year Deal
41. Nashville Signs '10 Draftee Taylor Aronson
42. Preds, Smithson Agree On 2-Year Deal
43. Nashville Predators Sign 2010 First Rounder Austin Watson
44. Preds Sign 2007 Draftee Ben Ryan To Entry Level Contract

External links

• 2010–11 Nashville Predators season at ESPN^{[dead link‍]}
• 2010–11 Nashville Predators season at Hockey Reference