2013–14 Nashville Predators season

Professional ice hockey team season

2013–14 Nashville Predators
Division6th Central
Conference10th Western
2013–14 record38–32–12
Home record19–17–5
Road record19–15–7
Goals for216
Goals against242
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainShea Weber
Alternate captainsMike Fisher
Patric Hornqvist
ArenaBridgestone Arena
Average attendance16,600 (97%)[1]
(41 games)
Minor league affiliate(s)Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Cincinnati Cyclones (ECHL)
Team leaders
GoalsPatric Hornqvist (22)
AssistsShea Weber (32)
PointsPatric Hornqvist
Shea Weber (53)
Penalty minutesRichard Clune (152)
Plus/minusCraig Smith (+12)
WinsCarter Hutton (19)
Goals against averageCarter Hutton (2.61)

The 2013–14 Nashville Predators season was the club's 16th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Predators finished tenth in the Western Conference, failing to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second year in a row.

Regular season

After the season ended, it was announced that head coach Barry Trotz's contract would not be extended and a search for a new head coach would begin immediately. Trotz had been offered a different role in the organization, which he declined. Trotz had been the only coach in franchise history.[2]

Standings

Central Division
Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Colorado Avalanche 82 52 22 8 47 250 220 +30 112
2 x – St. Louis Blues 82 52 23 7 43 248 191 +57 111
3 x – Chicago Blackhawks 82 46 21 15 40 267 220 +47 107
4 Minnesota Wild 82 43 27 12 35 207 206 +1 98
5 Dallas Stars 82 40 31 11 36 235 228 +7 91
6 Nashville Predators 82 38 32 12 36 216 242 −26 88
7 Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 29 227 237 −10 84
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division
Western Conference Wild Card
Pos Div Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA GD Pts
1 CE x – Minnesota Wild 82 43 27 12 35 207 206 +1 98
2 CE x – Dallas Stars 82 40 31 11 36 235 228 +7 91
3 PA Phoenix Coyotes 82 37 30 15 31 216 231 −15 89
4 CE Nashville Predators 82 38 32 12 36 216 242 −26 88
5 CE Winnipeg Jets 82 37 35 10 29 227 237 −10 84
6 PA Vancouver Canucks 82 36 35 11 31 196 223 −27 83
7 PA Calgary Flames 82 35 40 7 28 209 241 −32 77
8 PA Edmonton Oilers 82 29 44 9 25 203 270 −67 67
Source: National Hockey League
x – Clinched playoff spot

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2013 Pre-Season Game Log: 2–4–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 0–4–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Recap
1 September 16 Nashville 3–6 Florida Darling 0 0–1–0 Recap
2 September 16 Nashville 2–3 Florida OT Hutton 6,541 0–1–1 Recap
3 September 19 Nashville 1–5 Tampa Bay Hutton 10,332 0–2–1 Recap
4 September 22 NY Islanders 0–2 Nashville Rinne 15,502 1–2–1 Recap
5 September 24 Tampa Bay 1–2 Nashville Mazanec 13,089 2–2–1 Recap
6 September 25 Nashville 1–4 Washington Hutton 16,748 2–3–1 Recap
7 September 27 Nashville 4–6 NY Islanders Rinne 9,338 2–4–1 Recap

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
October: 6–5–2 (Home: 4–2–1 ; Road: 2–3–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
1 October 3 Nashville 2–4 St. Louis Rinne 18,851 0–1–0 0 Recap
2 October 4 Nashville 1–3 Colorado Rinne 14,494 0–2–0 0 Recap
3 October 8 Minnesota 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,196 1–2–0 2 Recap
4 October 10 Toronto 4–0 Nashville Rinne 16,671 1–3–0 2 Recap
5 October 12 NY Islanders 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 2–3–0 4 Recap
6 October 15 Florida 3–4 Nashville Rinne 15,935 3–3–0 6 Recap
7 October 17 Los Angeles 2–1 Nashville SO Rinne 16,416 3–3–1 7 Recap
8 October 19 Nashville 2–1 Montreal Rinne 21,273 4–3–1 9 Recap
9 October 20 Nashville 3–1 Winnipeg Hutton 15,004 5–3–1 11 Recap
10 October 22 Nashville 0–2 Minnesota Rinne 17,651 5–4–1 11 Recap
11 October 24 Winnipeg 2–3 Nashville OT Hutton 16,075 6–4–1 13 Recap
12 October 26 St. Louis 6–1 Nashville Hutton 16,681 6–5–1 13 Recap
13 October 31 Nashville 4–5 Phoenix SO Hutton 7,401 6–5–2 14 Recap
November: 7–6–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 5–4–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
14 November 2 Nashville 4–3 Los Angeles Hutton 18,118 7–5–2 16 Recap
15 November 6 Nashville 6–4 Colorado Hutton 14,043 8–5–2 18 Recap
16 November 8 Nashville 0–5 Winnipeg Hutton 15,004 8–6–2 18 Recap
17 November 10 Nashville 0–5 New Jersey Hutton 12,964 8–7–2 18 Recap
18 November 12 Nashville 1–3 NY Islanders Mazanec 12,108 8–8–2 18 Recap
19 November 15 Nashville 1–4 Pittsburgh Mazanec 18,606 8–9–2 18 Recap
20 November 16 Chicago 2–7 Nashville Mazanec 17,113 9–9–2 20 Recap
21 November 19 Nashville 2–0 Detroit Mazanec 20,066 10–9–2 22 Recap
22 November 21 Nashville 4–2 Toronto Mazanec 19,256 11–9–2 24 Recap
23 November 23 NY Rangers 2–0 Nashville Mazanec 17,127 11–10–2 24 Recap
24 November 25 Phoenix 2–4 Nashville Mazanec 15,728 12–10–2 26 Recap
25 November 27 Nashville 4–0 Columbus Mazanec 11,893 13–10–2 28 Recap
26 November 28 Edmonton 3–0 Nashville Mazanec 16,279 13–11–2 28 Recap
27 November 30 Philadelphia 3–2 Nashville SO Mazanec 17,136 13–11–3 29 Recap
December: 5–7–1 (Home: 4–4–1 ; Road: 1–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
28 December 3 Vancouver 3–1 Nashville Mazanec 15,330 13–12–3 29 Recap
29 December 5 Carolina 5–2 Nashville Mazanec 15,768 13–13–3 29 Recap
30 December 7 Nashville 2–5 Washington Mazanec 18,506 13–14–3 29 Recap
31 December 10 Nashville 4–1 NY Rangers Hutton 18,006 14–14–3 31 Recap
32 December 12 Dallas 1–3 Nashville Hutton 16,347 15–14–3 33 Recap
33 December 14 San Jose 2–3 Nashville Hutton 16,243 16–14–3 35 Recap
34 December 17 Chicago 3–1 Nashville Hutton 16,219 16–15–3 35 Recap
35 December 19 Nashville 2–4 Tampa Bay Hutton 17,254 16–16–3 35 Recap
36 December 21 Montreal 4–3 Nashville OT Hutton 16,095 16–16–4 36 Recap
37 December 23 Boston 6–2 Nashville Mazanec 17,207 16–17–4 36 Recap
38 December 27 Nashville 1–4 Dallas Hutton 17,197 16–18–4 36 Recap
39 December 28 Los Angeles 2–3 Nashville Mazanec 17,113 17–18–4 38 Recap
40 December 30 Detroit 4–6 Nashville Mazanec 17,212 18–18–4 40 Recap
January: 7–5–4 (Home: 4–3–1 ; Road: 3–2–3)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
41 January 2 Nashville 2–3 Boston OT Mazanec 17,565 18–18–5 41 Recap
42 January 4 Nashville 4–5 Florida SO Mazanec 15,796 18–18–6 42 Recap
43 January 5 Nashville 1–2 Carolina Hutton 13,994 18–19–6 42 Recap
44 January 7 San Jose 2–3 Nashville Mazanec 15,016 19–19–6 44 Recap
45 January 9 Anaheim 4–3 Nashville Mazanec 15,892 19–20–6 44 Recap
46 January 11 Ottawa 2–1 Nashville SO Mazanec 17,113 19–20–7 45 Recap
47 January 12 Minnesota 4–0 Nashville Mazanec 16,221 19–21–7 45 Recap
48 January 14 Calgary 2–4 Nashville Hutton 15,730 20–21–7 47 Recap
49 January 16 Nashville 4–3 Philadelphia SO Hutton 19,917 21–21–7 49 Recap
50 January 18 Colorado 5–4 Nashville Dubnyk 17,113 21–22–7 49 Recap
51 January 20 Dallas 1–4 Nashville Hutton 16,190 22–22–7 51 Recap
52 January 23 Nashville 2–1 Vancouver Hutton 18,910 23–22–7 53 Recap
53 January 24 Nashville 4–5 Calgary SO Dubnyk 19,289 23–22–8 54 Recap
54 January 26 Nashville 1–5 Edmonton Hutton 16,839 23–23–8 54 Recap
55 January 28 Nashville 4–3 Winnipeg Hutton 15,004 24–23–8 56 Recap
56 January 31 New Jersey 2–3 Nashville OT Hutton 17,207 25–23–8 58 Recap
February: 1–1–2 (Home: 1–1–0 ; Road: 0–0–2)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
57 February 1 Nashville 3–4 St. Louis SO Hutton 19,358 25–23–9 59 Recap
58 February 6 Nashville 2–3 Minnesota OT Hutton 18,766 25–23–10 60 Recap
59 February 8 Anaheim 5–2 Nashville Hutton 17,139 25–24–10 60 Recap
60 February 27 Tampa Bay 2–3 Nashville Hutton 17,113 26–24–10 62 Recap
March: 7–8–1 (Home: 2–5–1 ; Road: 5–3–0)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
61 March 1 Winnipeg 3–1 Nashville Hutton 17,113 26–25–10 62 Recap
62 March 4 Pittsburgh 3–1 Nashville Rinne 17,113 26–26–10 62 Recap
63 March 6 St. Louis 2–1 Nashville Rinne 16,180 26–27–10 62 Recap
64 March 8 Columbus 1–0 Nashville Rinne 17,113 26–28–10 62 Recap
65 March 10 Nashville 4–3 Ottawa OT Rinne 19,063 27–28–10 64 Recap
66 March 11 Nashville 4–1 Buffalo Hutton 18,659 28–28–10 66 Recap
67 March 14 Nashville 3–2 Chicago Rinne 22,106 29–28–10 68 Recap
68 March 15 St. Louis 4–1 Nashville Rinne 17,113 29–29–10 68 Recap
69 March 18 Nashville 1–5 Edmonton Rinne 16,839 29–30–10 68 Recap
70 March 19 Nashville 0–2 Vancouver Hutton 18,910 29–31–10 68 Recap
71 March 21 Nashville 6–5 Calgary Hutton 19,289 30–31–10 70 Recap
72 March 23 Nashville 2–0 Chicago Rinne 21,727 31–31–10 72 Recap
73 March 25 Colorado 5–4 Nashville SO Rinne 16,438 31–31–11 73 Recap
74 March 27 Buffalo 1–6 Nashville Hutton 16,729 32–31–11 75 Recap
75 March 28 Nashville 3–7 Dallas Rinne 18,532 32–32–11 75 Recap
76 March 30 Washington 3–4 Nashville SO Hutton 16,553 33–32–11 77 Recap
April: 5–0–1 (Home: 2–0–0 ; Road: 3–0–1)
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap
77 April 4 Nashville 5-2 Anaheim Rinne 17,174 34–32–11 79 Recap
78 April 5 Nashville 3-0 San Jose Hutton 17,562 35–32–11 81 Recap
79 April 8 Nashville 2-3 Dallas OT Rinne 16,219 35–32–12 82 Recap
80 April 10 Phoenix 0-2 Nashville Rinne 17,174 36–32–12 84 Recap
81 April 12 Chicago 5-7 Nashville Rinne 17,355 37–32–12 86 Recap
82 April 13 Nashville 7-3 Minnesota Hutton 18,658 38–32–12 88 Recap

Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

The 2013-14 season was another disappointing one for the Nashville Predators as they missed the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Player stats

Final stats[3]

Skaters

Regular Season
Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM
Shea Weber 79 23 33 56 −2 52
Patric Hornqvist 76 22 31 53 1 28
Craig Smith 79 24 28 52 16 22
Mike Fisher 75 20 29 49 −4 60
Roman Josi 72 13 27 40 −2 18
David Legwand 62 10 30 40 −8 30
Matt Cullen 77 10 29 39 4 32
Colin Wilson 81 11 22 33 −1 21
Nick Spaling 71 13 19 32 2 14
Ryan Ellis 80 6 21 27 9 24
Gabriel Bourque 74 9 17 26 −5 8
Seth Jones 77 6 19 25 −23 24
Eric Nystrom 79 15 6 21 −25 60
Paul Gaustad 75 10 11 21 −6 61
Viktor Stalberg 70 8 10 18 −14 32
Calle Jarnkrok 12 2 7 9 7 4
Mattias Ekholm 62 1 8 9 −8 10
Richard Clune 58 3 4 7 −7 166
Victor Bartley 50 1 5 6 0 23
Michael Del Zotto 25 1 4 5 −4 8
Filip Forsberg 13 1 4 5 −8 4
Matt Hendricks 44 2 2 4 −5 54
Colton Sissons 17 1 3 4 0 4
Kevin Klein 47 1 2 3 −11 21
Simon Moser 6 1 1 2 0 2
Patrick Eaves 5 0 0 0 −3 0
Joe Piskula 2 0 0 0 1 0
Mark Van Guilder 1 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor Beck 7 0 0 0 −2 6

Goaltenders

Regular Season
Player GP GS TOI W L OT GA GAA SA SV% SO G A PIM
Carter Hutton 40 34 2,085:17 20 11 4 91 2.62 1006 .910 1 0 1 2
Marek Mazanec 25 22 1,369:32 8 10 4 64 2.80 650 .902 2 0 0 0
Pekka Rinne 24 24 1,366:49 10 10 3 63 2.77 645 .902 2 0 0 0
Devan Dubnyk†‡ 2 2 123:57 0 1 1 9 4.35 60 .850 0 0 0 0
Magnus Hellberg 1 0 12:12 0 0 0 1 5.00 4 .750 0 0 0 0

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


Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season.

Trades

Date
Details
June 30, 2013[4] To St. Louis Blues
4th-round pick in 2013
To Nashville Predators
7th-round pick in 2013
4th-round pick in 2014
January 15, 2014[5] To Edmonton Oilers
Matt Hendricks
To Nashville Predators
Devan Dubnyk
January 22, 2014[6] To New York Rangers
Kevin Klein
To Nashville Predators
Michael Del Zotto
March 5, 2014[7] To Montreal Canadiens
Devan Dubnyk
To Nashville Predators
Future Considerations
March 5, 2014[8] To Detroit Red Wings
David Legwand
To Nashville Predators
Calle Jarnkrok
Patrick Eaves
Conditional 3rd-round pick in 2014
April 19, 2014[9] To Washington Capitals
7th-round pick in 2014
To Nashville Predators
Jaynen Rissling

Free agents signed

Player Former team Contract terms
Viktor Stalberg[10] Chicago Blackhawks 4 years, $12 million
Matt Cullen[11] Minnesota Wild 2 years, $7 million
Eric Nystrom[12] Dallas Stars 4 years, $10 million
Matt Hendricks[13] Washington Capitals 4 years, $7.4 million
Carter Hutton[14] Rockford IceHogs 1 year, $550,000
Bryan Rodney[15] Manchester Monarchs 1 year, $550,000
Simon Moser[16] SC Bern 1 year, $550,000 entry-level contract
Johan Alm[17] Skelleftea AIK 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract

Free agents lost

Player New team Contract terms
T. J. Brennan[18] Toronto Maple Leafs 1 year, $600,000
Jeremy Smith[19] Columbus Blue Jackets 1 year, $550,000
Chris Mueller[20] Dallas Stars 1 year, $600,000
Matthew Halischuk[21] Winnipeg Jets 1 year, $650,000
Jonathon Blum[22] Minnesota Wild 1 year, $650,000
Brandon Yip[23] Phoenix Coyotes 1 year, $675,000
Hal Gill[24] Philadelphia Flyers 1 year, $700,000

Claimed via waivers

Player Former team Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player New team Date claimed off waivers

Player signings

Player Date Contract terms
Seth Jones[25] July 10, 2013 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Richard Clune[26] July 17, 2013 2 years, $1.7 million
Nick Spaling[27] July 25, 2013 1 year, $1.5 million
Jonathan-Ismael Diaby[28] January 2, 2014 3 years, $1.9375 million entry-level contract
Felix Girard[29] April 15, 2014 3 years, $1.895 million entry-level contract
Garrett Noonan[30] April 22, 2014 2 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Jaynen Rissling[31] April 22, 2014 3 years, $1.82 million entry-level contract
Pontus Aberg[32] May 7, 2014 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Max Gortz[33] June 2, 2014 3 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Carter Hutton[34] June 2, 2014 2 years, $1.45 million contract extension

Draft picks

Nashville Predators' picks at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, which was held in Newark, New Jersey on June 30, 2013.

Round # Player Pos Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
1 4 Seth Jones D United States United States Portland Winterhawks (WHL)
3 64[a] Jonathan-Ismael Diaby D Canada Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
4 95 Felix Girard C Canada Canada Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
4 99[b] Juuse Saros G Finland Finland HPK (SM-liiga)
5 125 Saku Maenalanen RW Finland Finland Karpat Jr. (Finland-Jr.)
5 140[d] Teemu Kivihalme D United States United States Burnsville Blaze (MSHSL)
6 155 Emil Pettersson C Sweden Sweden Timra IK (SHL/Swe-2)
6 171[e] Tommy Veilleux LW Canada Canada Victoriaville Tigres (QMJHL)
7 185 Wade Murphy RW Canada Canada Penticton Vees (BCHL)
7 203[f] Janne Juvonen G Finland Finland Lahti Pelicans (SM-liiga)

Draft notes

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  6. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire Michael Del Zotto from the New York Rangers
  7. ^ Nashville Predators Send Devan Dubnyk to Montreal
  8. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire Jarnkrok, Eaves and a Conditional Pick From Detroit
  9. ^ Nashville Predators Acquire Jaynen Rissling From Washington
  10. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Viktor Stalberg To A Four-Year Contract
  11. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Matt Cullen To A Two-Year Contract
  12. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Eric Nystrom To A Four-Year Contract
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  15. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Bryan Rodney To A One-Year Contract
  16. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Simon Moser To An Entry Level Contract
  17. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Johan Alm to an Entry-Level Contract
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  22. ^ Wild Agrees To Terms With FA Defensemen
  23. ^ Coyotes Sign Yip to One-Year Contract
  24. ^ Flyers sign defenseman Hal Gill
  25. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2013 Fourth Overall Selection Seth Jones
  26. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Rich Clune To A Two-Year Contract
  27. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Spaling To A One-Year Contract
  28. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2013 Third Round Pick Diaby
  29. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2013 Third-Round Pick Felix Girard
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  31. ^ Nashville Predators Sign Jaynen Rissling to an Entry-Level Deal
  32. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2012 Second-Round Pick Pontus Aberg
  33. ^ Nashville Predators Sign 2012 Draft Pick Max Gortz
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