2025–26 Nashville Predators season

2025–26 Nashville Predators
2025–26 Nashville Predators
Division	Central
Conference	Western
2025–26 record	14–16–4
Home record	9–9–2
Road record	5–7–2
Goals for	98
Goals against	118
Team information
General manager	Barry Trotz
Coach	Andrew Brunette
Captain	Roman Josi
Alternate captains	Filip Forsberg; Ryan O'Reilly; Steven Stamkos
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Minor league affiliates	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL); Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Filip Forsberg (15)
Assists	Luke Evangelista (19)
Points	Ryan O'Reilly (28)
Penalty minutes	Michael McCarron (36)
Plus/minus	Luke Evangelista (+8)
Wins	Juuse Saros (13)
Goals against average	Juuse Saros (2.95)

The 2025–26 Nashville Predators season is the 27th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division
Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	35	26	2	7	24	141	80	+61	59
2	Dallas Stars	37	25	7	5	21	133	97	+36	55
3	Minnesota Wild	37	22	10	5	14	115	96	+19	49
4	Utah Mammoth	38	18	17	3	13	116	111	+5	39
5	St. Louis Blues	37	14	15	8	14	94	127	−33	36
6	Nashville Predators	35	15	16	4	11	100	119	−19	34
7	Winnipeg Jets	35	15	17	3	13	103	107	−4	33
8	Chicago Blackhawks	35	13	16	6	12	98	111	−13	32

Updated to game(s) played on December 21, 2025. Source: National Hockey League^[1]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number 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 number of goals scored (GF)

Conference standings

Western Conference Wild Card
Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	RW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	PA	Los Angeles Kings	34	15	10	9	10	88	90	−2	39
2	CE	Utah Mammoth	38	18	17	3	13	116	111	+5	39

3	PA	San Jose Sharks	36	17	16	3	9	107	122	−15	37
4	CE	St. Louis Blues	37	14	15	8	14	94	127	−33	36
5	CE	Nashville Predators	35	15	16	4	11	100	119	−19	34
6	PA	Calgary Flames	36	15	17	4	12	97	108	−11	34
7	CE	Winnipeg Jets	35	15	17	3	13	103	107	−4	33
8	PA	Vancouver Canucks	35	15	17	3	10	101	117	−16	33
9	PA	Seattle Kraken	33	13	14	6	8	83	104	−21	32
10	CE	Chicago Blackhawks	35	13	16	6	12	98	111	−13	32

Updated to game(s) played on December 21, 2025. Source: National Hockey League^[2]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number 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 number of goals scored (GF)

Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was released on June 24, 2025.^[3]

2025–26 game log

2025 preseason game log: 3–2–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 0–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 21^A	Florida	0–5	Nashville		Annunen	Bridgestone Arena	5,496	1–0–0	^[4]
2	September 21^A	Florida	3–5	Nashville		Chrona	Bridgestone Arena	17,059	2–0–0	^[5]
3	September 23	Tampa Bay	3–2	Nashville		Annunen	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	2–0–1	^[6]
4	September 27	Nashville	1–4	Tampa Bay		Saros	Benchmark International Arena	14,228	2–1–1	^[7]
5	September 28	Nashville	2–4	Carolina		Annunen	Lenovo Center	14,211	2–2–1	^[8]
6	October 4	Carolina	3–2	Nashville	OT	Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,724	3–2–1	^[9]

Notes:
^A Indicates split-squad.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on July 16, 2025.^[10]

2025–26 game log

October: 4–6–2 (home: 3–3–1; road: 1–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 9	Columbus	1–2	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,244	1–0–0	2	^[11]
2	October 11	Utah	3–2	Nashville	OT	Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,117	1–0–1	3	^[12]
3	October 13	Nashville	4–1	Ottawa		Saros	Canadian Tire Centre	18,500	2–0–1	5	^[13]
4	October 14	Nashville	4–7	Toronto		Annunen	Scotiabank Arena	18,124	2–1–1	5	^[14]
5	October 16	Nashville	2–3	Montreal	OT	Saros	Bell Centre	20,962	2–1–2	6	^[15]
6	October 18	Nashville	1–4	Winnipeg		Saros	Canada Life Centre	14,309	2–2–2	6	^[16]
7	October 21	Anaheim	5–2	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	2–3–2	6	^[17]
8	October 23	Vancouver	1–2	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	3–3–2	8	^[18]
9	October 25	Los Angeles	4–5	Nashville	SO	Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	4–3–2	10	^[19]
10	October 26	Dallas	3–2	Nashville		Annunen	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	4–4–2	10	^[20]
11	October 28	Tampa Bay	5–2	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	4–5–2	10	^[21]
12	October 30	Nashville	1–4	Philadelphia		Saros	Xfinity Mobile Arena	15,812	4–6–2	10	^[22]

November: 4–7–2 (home: 2–5–1; road: 2–2–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
13	November 1	Calgary	2–4	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	5–6–2	12	^[23]
14	November 3	Vancouver	5–4	Nashville	OT	Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	5–6–3	13	^[24]
15	November 4	Nashville	2–3	Minnesota	OT	Annunen	Grand Casino Arena	16,253	5–6–4	14	^[25]
16	November 6	Philadelphia	3–1	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	5–7–4	14	^[26]
17	November 8	Dallas	5–4	Nashville		Annunen	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	5–8–4	14	^[27]
18	November 10	Nashville	3–6	NY Rangers		Saros	Madison Square Garden	18,006	5–9–4	14	^[28]
19	November 14	Pittsburgh	1–2	Nashville	OT	Saros	Avicii Arena	12,766	6–9–4	16	^[29]
20	November 16	Nashville	0–4	Pittsburgh		Saros	Avicii Arena	12,723	6–10–4	16	^[30]
21	November 22	Colorado	3–0	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,457	6–11–4	16	^[31]
22	November 24	Florida	8–3	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,431	6–12–4	16	^[32]
23	November 26	Nashville	6–3	Detroit		Annunen	Little Caesars Arena	19,515	7–12–4	18	^[33]
24	November 28	Nashville	4–3	Chicago		Saros	United Center	19,755	8–12–4	20	^[34]
25	November 29	Winnipeg	5–2	Nashville		Annunen	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	8–13–4	20	^[35]

December: 6–3–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
26	December 2	Calgary	1–5	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	9–13–4	22	^[36]
27	December 4	Nashville	2–1	Florida	OT	Saros	Amerant Bank Arena	19,340	10–13–4	24	^[37]
28	December 6	Nashville	3–6	Carolina		Saros	Lenovo Center	18,299	10–14–4	24	^[38]
29	December 9	Colorado	3–4	Nashville	SO	Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	11–14–4	26	^[39]
30	December 11	St. Louis	2–7	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	12–14–4	28	^[40]
31	December 13	Nashville	2–4	Colorado		Annunen	Ball Arena	18,130	12–15–4	28	^[41]
32	December 15	Nashville	5–2	St. Louis		Saros	Enterprise Center	18,096	13–15–4	30	^[42]
33	December 17	Carolina	4–1	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	13–16–4	30	^[43]
34	December 20	Toronto	3–5	Nashville		Saros	Bridgestone Arena	17,159	14–16–4	32	^[44]
35	December 21	NY Rangers	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
36	December 23	Nashville	–	Minnesota			Grand Casino Arena
37	December 27	Nashville	–	St. Louis			Enterprise Center
38	December 29	Nashville	–	Utah			Delta Center
39	December 31	Nashville	–	Vegas			T-Mobile Arena

January: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
40	January 1	Nashville	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena
41	January 3	Nashville	–	Calgary			Scotiabank Saddledome
42	January 6	Nashville	–	Edmonton			Rogers Place
43	January 8	NY Islanders	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
44	January 10	Chicago	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
45	January 11	Washington	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
46	January 13	Edmonton	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
47	January 16	Nashville	–	Colorado			Ball Arena
48	January 17	Nashville	–	Vegas			T-Mobile Arena
49	January 20	Buffalo	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
50	January 22	Ottawa	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
51	January 24	Utah	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
52	January 27	Nashville	–	Boston			TD Garden
53	January 29	Nashville	–	New Jersey			Prudential Center
54	January 31	Nashville	–	NY Islanders			UBS Arena

February: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
55	February 2	St. Louis	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
56	February 4	Minnesota	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
57	February 5	Nashville	–	Washington			Capital One Arena
58	February 26	Chicago	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
59	February 28	Nashville	–	Dallas			American Airlines Center

March: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
60	March 2	Detroit	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
61	March 3	Nashville	–	Columbus			Nationwide Arena
62	March 5	Boston	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
63	March 7	Nashville	–	Buffalo			KeyBank Center
64	March 10	Nashville	–	Seattle			Climate Pledge Arena
65	March 12	Nashville	–	Vancouver			Rogers Arena
66	March 15	Nashville	–	Edmonton			Rogers Place
67	March 17	Nashville	–	Winnipeg			Canada Life Centre
68	March 19	Seattle	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
69	March 21	Vegas	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
70	March 22	Nashville	–	Chicago			United Center
71	March 24	San Jose	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
72	March 26	New Jersey	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
73	March 28	Montreal	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
74	March 29	Nashville	–	Tampa Bay			Benchmark International Arena

April: 0–0–0 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Location	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
75	April 2	Nashville	–	Los Angeles			Crypto.com Arena
76	April 4	Nashville	–	San Jose			SAP Center
77	April 6	Nashville	–	Los Angeles			Crypto.com Arena
78	April 7	Nashville	–	Anaheim			Honda Center
79	April 9	Nashville	–	Utah			Delta Center
80	April 11	Minnesota	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
81	April 13	San Jose	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena
82	April 16	Anaheim	–	Nashville			Bridgestone Arena

Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)
Notes:
^A Game played at Avicii Arena in Stockholm, Sweden

Player statistics

As of November 9, 2025

Skaters

Regular season^[45]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Filip Forsberg	17	7	6	13	0	6
Ryan O'Reilly	17	6	6	12	−3	0
Michael Bunting	17	4	5	9	−3	6
Erik Haula	17	3	6	9	−3	18
Luke Evangelista	16	2	7	9	+1	4
Matthew Wood	10	3	4	7	0	0
Spencer Stastney	17	1	6	7	−2	4
Jonathan Marchessault	14	4	2	6	−8	6
Nick Blankenburg	7	1	5	6	−3	0
Roman Josi	8	1	4	5	−4	6
Steven Stamkos	17	3	1	4	−7	14
Michael McCarron	17	1	3	4	−1	16
Brady Skjei	17	0	4	4	−10	8
Justin Barron	17	0	4	4	0	4
Cole Smith	13	3	0	3	−2	8
Nick Perbix	17	2	1	3	−2	6
Nicolas Hague	9	1	2	3	−3	6
Tyson Jost	14	1	1	2	−4	4
Ozzy Wiesblatt	14	0	2	2	−5	15
Adam Wilsby	11	0	2	2	0	10
Fedor Svechkov	15	0	1	1	−6	2
Brady Martin	3	0	1	1	0	0
Joakim Kemell	2	0	0	0	0	0

Goaltenders

Regular season^[46]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Juuse Saros	13	13	790:36	5	5	3	38	2.88	386	.902	0	0	0	0
Justus Annunen	4	4	236:18	0	3	1	16	4.06	100	.850	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
^‡Denotes player was 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 2025–26 season.

Key:

† Contract is entry-level.
‡ Contract initially takes effect in the 2026–27 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27)	To Ottawa Senators TBL 1st-round pick in 2025 (#23 overall) 3rd-round pick in 2025 (#67 overall)	To Nashville Predators 1st-round pick in 2025 (#21 overall)	^[47]
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)	To Vegas Golden Knights TBL 2nd-round pick in 2025 (#55 overall)	To Nashville Predators 2nd-round pick in 2025 (#58 overall) 4th-round pick in 2025 (#122 overall)	^[48]
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)	To Edmonton Oilers 5th-round pick in 2025 (#131 overall)	To Nashville Predators 5th-round pick in 2026	^[49]
June 28, 2025 (2025-06-28)	To Utah Mammoth COL 6th-round pick in 2025 (#182 overall)	To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2026	^[50]
June 30, 2025 (2025-06-30)	To Vegas Golden Knights Jeremy Lauzon Colton Sissons*	To Nashville Predators Nicolas Hague conditional 2nd-round pick in 2027 or 3rd-round pick in 2027	^[51]

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
July 1, 2025 (2025-07-01)	Nick Perbix	Tampa Bay Lightning	2-year	Free agency	^[52]
October 1, 2025 (2025-10-01)	Tyson Jost	Carolina Hurricanes		Waivers	^[53]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
July 2, 2025 (2025-07-02)	Marc Del Gaizo	Montreal Canadiens	1-year	Free agency	^[54]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
August 20, 2025 (2025-08-20)	Brady Martin	3-year†	^[55]
October 3, 2025 (2025-10-03)	Luke Evangelista	2-year	^[56]

Draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2025 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 27 and 28, 2025, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	Team (league)
1	6	Brady Martin	C	Canada	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
	21^[A]	Cameron Reid	D	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
	26^[B]	Ryker Lee	RW	United States	Madison Capitals (USHL)
2	35	Jacob Rombach	D	United States	Lincoln Stars (USHL)
2	58^[C]	Jack Ivankovic	G	Canada	Brampton Steelheads (OSHL)
4	122^[D]	Alex Huang	D	Canada	Chicoutimi Saugeneens (QMJHL)
6	163	Daniel Nieminen	D	Finland	Lahti Pelicans (Liiga)

Notes

^ The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent Tampa Bay's first-round pick and a third-round pick both in 2025 (23rd and 67th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.^[57]
^ The Vegas Golden Knights' first-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on August 23, 2024, that sent Yaroslav Askarov, Nolan Burke and a third-round pick in 2025 to San Jose in exchange for Magnus Chrona, David Edstrom and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[58] The condition – Nashville will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if the Golden Knights' first-round in 2025 is outside of the top ten selections^[58] – was converted when Vegas qualified for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 1, 2025.^[59]
^ The Vegas Golden Knights' second-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2025 (55th overall) to Vegas in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2025 (122nd overall) and this pick.^[60]
^ The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2025 (55th overall) to Vegas in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025 (58th overall) and this pick.^[60]

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^ "Hague traded to Predators by Golden Knights, signs 4-year, $22 million contract". nhl.com. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
^ "Predators Sign Nick Perbix to Two-Year, $5.5 Million Contract". Nashville Predators. July 1, 2025.
^ "Predators claim Tyson Jost on waivers from Carolina; assign Reid Schaefer to Milwaukee (AHL)". Nashville Predators. October 1, 2025.
^ "One-year contracts for Sean Farrell and Marc Del Gaizo". Montreal Canadiens. July 2, 2025.
^ "Predators Sign Brady Martin to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract". Nashville Predators. August 20, 2025.
^ "Predators Sign Luke Evangelista to Two-Year, $6 Million Contract". Nashville Predators. October 3, 2025.
^ "Senators trade 21st overall pick to Predators for Nos. 23 and 67". June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Askarov traded to Sharks by Predators". August 23, 2024.
^ "Golden Knights clinch playoff spot for 7th time in 8-year history". April 2, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "Golden Knights Trade Up To 55, Select Australian Winger Jakob Ihs Wozniak". June 28, 2025. Retrieved June 28, 2025.

[58] The Ottawa Senators' first-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 27, 2025, that sent Tampa Bay's first-round pick and a third-round pick both in 2025 (23rd and 67th overall) to Ottawa in exchange for this pick.^[57]

[61] The Vegas Golden Knights' first-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on August 23, 2024, that sent Yaroslav Askarov, Nolan Burke and a third-round pick in 2025 to San Jose in exchange for Magnus Chrona, David Edstrom and this pick (being conditional at the time of the trade).^[58] The condition – Nashville will receive a first-round pick in 2025 if the Golden Knights' first-round in 2025 is outside of the top ten selections^[58] – was converted when Vegas qualified for the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs on April 1, 2025.^[59]

[63] The Vegas Golden Knights' second-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2025 (55th overall) to Vegas in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2025 (122nd overall) and this pick.^[60]

[64] The Vegas Golden Knights' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2025, that sent Tampa Bay's second-round pick in 2025 (55th overall) to Vegas in exchange for a second-round pick in 2025 (58th overall) and this pick.^[60]

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[10] Williams, Jack (July 16, 2025). "Nashville Predators announce schedule for 2025-26 regular season". NHL. Hockey News. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

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[14] "Nashville Predators - Toronto Maple Leafs - Oct 14, 2025". NHL.com. October 14, 2025. Retrieved October 14, 2025.

[15] "Nashville Predators - Montréal Canadiens - Oct 16, 2025". NHL.com. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.

[16] "Nashville Predators - Winnipeg Jets - Oct 18, 2025". NHL.com. October 18, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.

[17] "Anaheim Ducks - Nashville Predators - Oct 21, 2025". NHL.com. October 21, 2025. Retrieved October 21, 2025.

[18] "Vancouver Canucks - Nashville Predators - Oct 23, 2025". NHL.com. October 23, 2025. Retrieved October 23, 2025.

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[22] "Nashville Predators - Philadelphia Flyers - Oct 30, 2025". October 30, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[23] "Calgary Flames - Ottawa Senators - Nov 1, 2025". NHL.com. November 1, 2025. Retrieved November 1, 2025.

[24] "Nashville Predators - Vancouver Canucks - Nov 3, 2025". NHL.com. November 3, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.

[25] "Minnesota Wild - Nashville Predators - Nov 4, 2025". NHL.com. November 4, 2025. Retrieved November 4, 2025.

[26] "Nashville Predators - Philadelphia Flyers - Nov 6, 2025". NHL.com. November 6, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.

[27] "Dallas Stars - Nashville Predators - Nov 8, 2025". NHL.com. November 8, 2025. Retrieved November 8, 2025.

[28] "Nashville Predators - New York Rangers - Nov 10, 2025". NHL.com. November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

[29] "Nashville Predators - Pittsburgh Penguins - Nov 14, 2025". NHL.com. November 14, 2025. Retrieved November 14, 2025.

[30] "Nashville Predators - Pittsburgh Penguins - Nov 16, 2025". NHL.com. November 16, 2025. Retrieved November 16, 2025.

[31] "Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators - Nov 22, 2025". NHL.com. November 22, 2025. Retrieved November 22, 2025.

[32] "Florida Panthers - Nashville Predators - Nov 24, 2025". NHL.com. November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.

[33] "Detroit Red Wings - Nashville Predators - Nov 26, 2025". NHL.com. November 26, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

[34] "Nashville Predators - Chicago Blackhawks - Nov 28, 2025". NHL.com. November 28, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.

[35] "Winnipeg Jets - Nashville Predators - Nov 29, 2025". NHL.com. November 28, 2025. Retrieved November 29, 2025.

[36] "Calgary Flames - Nashville Predators - Dec 2, 2025". NHL.com. December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 2, 2025.

[37] "Nashville Predators - Florida Panthers - Dec 4, 2025". NHL.com. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 5, 2025.

[38] "Carolina Hurricanes - Nashville Predators - Dec 6, 2025". NHL.com. December 6, 2025. Retrieved December 6, 2025.

[39] "Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators - Dec 9, 2025". NHL.com. December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.

[40] "St. Louis Blues - Nashville Predators - Dec 11, 2025". NHL.com. December 11, 2025. Retrieved December 13, 2025.

[41] "Colorado Avalanche - Nashville Predators - Dec 13, 2025". NHL.com. December 13, 2025. Retrieved December 13, 2025.

[42] "Nashville Predators - St. Louis Blues - Dec 15, 2025". NHL.com. December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 15, 2025.

[43] "Carolina Hurricanes - Nashville Predators - Dec 17, 2025". NHL.com. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.

[44] "Nashville Predators - Toronto Maple Leafs - Dec 20, 2025". NHL.com. December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 21, 2025.

[45] "2025–26 Nashville Predators Stats – Skaters". NHL.com. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

[46] "2025–26 Nashville Predators Stats – Goalies". NHL.com. Retrieved November 9, 2025.

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[49] @PuckReportNHL (June 28, 2025). "TRADE: #Oilers acquired Pick #131 from #Preds for a 2026 5th round pick" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[50] @PuckReportNHL (June 28, 2025). "TRADE: #TusksUp acquire Pick #182 #Preds for 2026 6th round pick" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[51] "Hague traded to Predators by Golden Knights, signs 4-year, $22 million contract". nhl.com. June 30, 2025. Retrieved June 30, 2025.

[52] "Predators Sign Nick Perbix to Two-Year, $5.5 Million Contract". Nashville Predators. July 1, 2025.

[53] "Predators claim Tyson Jost on waivers from Carolina; assign Reid Schaefer to Milwaukee (AHL)". Nashville Predators. October 1, 2025.

[54] "One-year contracts for Sean Farrell and Marc Del Gaizo". Montreal Canadiens. July 2, 2025.

[55] "Predators Sign Brady Martin to Three-Year, Entry-Level Contract". Nashville Predators. August 20, 2025.

[56] "Predators Sign Luke Evangelista to Two-Year, $6 Million Contract". Nashville Predators. October 3, 2025.

[57] "Senators trade 21st overall pick to Predators for Nos. 23 and 67". June 27, 2025. Retrieved June 27, 2025.

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[60] "Golden Knights clinch playoff spot for 7th time in 8-year history". April 2, 2025. Retrieved May 4, 2025.

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