2008–09 Nashville Predators
Division5th Central
Conference10th Western
2008–09 record40–34–8
Home record24–13–2
Road record16–21–4
Goals for213
Goals against233
Team information
General managerDavid Poile
CoachBarry Trotz
CaptainJason Arnott
Alternate captainsJean-Pierre Dumont
Shea Weber
ArenaSommet Center
Average attendance15,011 (87.7%)
Total: 615,439

The 2008–09 Nashville Predators season began on October 10, 2008. It was the Nashville Predators' 11th season in the National Hockey League. The Predators ended up missing the playoffs for the first time since 2002-03 season

Pre-season

Regular season

Divisional standings

Central Division
GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1y – Detroit Red Wings82512110295244112
2Chicago Blackhawks82462412264216104
3St. Louis Blues8241311023323392
4Columbus Blue Jackets8241311022623092
5Nashville Predators824034821323388

Conference standings

Western Conference
R Div GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
1p – San Jose SharksPA82531811257204117
2y – Detroit Red WingsCE82512110295244112
3y – Vancouver CanucksNW82452710246220100
4Chicago BlackhawksCE82462412264216104
5Calgary FlamesNW824630625424898
6St. Louis BluesCE8241311023323392
7Columbus Blue JacketsCE8241311022623092
8Anaheim DucksPA824233724523891
8.5
9Minnesota WildNW824033921920089
10Nashville PredatorsCE824034821323388
11Edmonton OilersNW823835923424885
12Dallas StarsPA8236351123025783
13Phoenix CoyotesPA823639720825279
14Los Angeles KingsPA8234371120723479
15Colorado AvalancheNW823245519925769

bold – qualified for playoffs, y – division winner, pPresidents' Trophy winner
CE – Central Division, NW – Northwest Division, PA – Pacific Division

Game log

2008–09 Game Log

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

Playoffs

The Nashville Predators failed to qualify for the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, making it the first time that the Predators missed the playoffs since 2003.

Player stats

Skaters

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals 

Goaltenders

Note:  Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Regular season
Player GP Min W L OT GA GAA SA SV Sv% SO
Pekka Rinne522999291541192.3814351316.9177
Dan Ellis35196411194962.93963867.9003

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

Records

Milestones

Regular Season
PlayerMilestoneReached
Patric Hornqvist1st NHL GameOctober 10, 2008
Ryan Jones1st NHL GameOctober 10, 2008
Joel Ward1st NHL GoalOctober 10, 2008
Jean-Pierre Dumont600th NHL GameOctober 15, 2008
Patric Hornqvist1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Point
October 15, 2008
Ryan Jones1st NHL Goal
1st NHL Assist
1st NHL Point
October 15, 2008
Jean-Pierre Dumont400th NHL PointOctober 18, 2008
Patric Hornqvist1st NHL AssistOctober 25, 2008
Jason ArnottFranchise Single Season Goal Record (33)April 10, 2009

Transactions

Trades

June 20, 2008
To Nashville Predators
4th-round pick in 2008 – Dale Weise
To St. Louis Blues
Chris Mason
June 20, 2008
To Nashville Predators
1st-round pick (7th overall) in 2008 – Colin Wilson
To New York Islanders
1st-round pick (9th overall) in 2008 – Josh Bailey
2nd-round pick in 2008 – Aaron Ness
June 20, 2008
To Nashville Predators
1st-round pick (18th overall) in 2008 – Chet Pickard
3rd-round pick in 2009 – Taylor Beck
To Ottawa Senators
1st-round pick (15th overall) in 2008 – Erik Karlsson
September 29, 2008
To Nashville Predators
Nick Tarnasky
To Tampa Bay Lightning
Conditional 6th-round pick in 2009 – Jaroslav Janus
October 30, 2008
To Nashville Predators
Hugh Jessiman
To New York Rangers
Future Considerations
October 30, 2008
To Nashville Predators
Tim Ramholt
To Philadelphia Flyers
Josh Gratton
November 27, 2008
To Nashville Predators
Wade Belak
To Florida Panthers
Nick Tarnasky

Free agents

PlayerFormer teamContract Terms
PlayerNew team
Alex HenryMontreal Canadiens
Darcy HordichukVancouver Canucks

Claimed via waivers

PlayerFormer teamDate claimed off waivers

Draft picks

Nashville's picks at the 2008 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 (from Toronto via NY Islanders) Colin Wilson (C)  United States Boston University (Hockey East)
1 18 (from Ottawa) Chet Pickard (G)  Canada Tri-City Americans (WHL)
2 38 (from Toronto via Phoenix) Roman Josi (D)   Switzerland SC Bern (NLA)
5 136 Taylor Stefishen (LW)  Canada Langley Chiefs (BCHL)
6 166 Jeff Foss (D)  United States Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)
7 201 (from NY Rangers) Jani Lajunen (C)  Finland Espoo Blues (Finland Jr.)
7 207 (from San Jose) Anders Lindback (G)  Sweden Brynäs IF (Elitserien)

See also

Farm teams

References

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