2024–25 Nashville Predators season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	2024–25
Year:	2024
Team:	Nashville Predators
Division:	Central
Conference:	Western
Record:	0–0–0
Homerecord:	0–0–0
Roadrecord:	0–0–0
Goalsfor:	0
Goalsagainst:	0
Generalmanager:	Barry Trotz
Coach:	Andrew Brunette
Captain:	Roman Josi
Altcaptain:	Ryan O'Reilly TBD
Arena:	Bridgestone Arena
Minorleague:	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)

The 2024–25 Nashville Predators season will be the 27th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1] They will attempt to improve on their 47–30–5 record from last season and return to the playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Schedule and results

Regular season

The regular season schedule was announced on July 2, 2024^[2]

2024–25 game log
October: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 10 – Nashville 2 October 12 Nashville – 3 October 15 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 4 October 17 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 5 October 19 Detroit – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 6 October 22 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 7 October 25 Nashville – 8 October 26 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 9 October 28 Nashville – 10 October 31 Edmonton – Nashville Bridgestone Arena
November: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 – Nashville 12 November 4 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 13 November 6 Nashville – 14 November 7 Nashville – 15 November 9 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 16 November 11 Nashville – Colorado 17 November 14 Nashville – 18 November 15 Nashville – 19 November 17 Nashville – 20 November 20 Nashville – 21 November 23 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 22 November 25 Nashville – 23 November 27 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 24 November 29 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 25 November 30 Nashville –
December: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 26 December 4 Nashville – 27 December 5 Nashville – 28 December 7 Nashville – 29 December 10 – Nashville 30 December 12 Nashville – 31 December 14 Nashville – 32 December 17 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 33 December 19 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 34 December 21 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 35 December 23 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 36 December 27 Nashville – 37 December 30 Nashville – 38 December 31 Nashville –
January: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 39 January 3 Nashville – 40 January 4 Nashville – 41 January 7 Nashville – 42 January 11 – Nashville 43 January 14 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 44 January 16 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 45 January 18 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 46 January 21 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 47 January 23 Nashville – San Jose 48 January 25 Nashville – 49 January 29 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 50 January 31 Nashville –
February: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 51 February 1 Nashville – 52 February 3 – Nashville 53 February 7 Nashville – 54 February 8 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 55 February 22 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 56 February 23 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 57 February 25 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 58 February 27 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena
March: 0–0–0 (Home: 0–0–0; Road: 0–0–0) Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Location Attendance Record Pts Recap 59 March 1 Nashville – 60 March 2 Nashville – 61 March 4 Nashville – 62 March 6 – Nashville 63 March 8 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 64 March 11 Nashville – 65 March 14 Nashville – 66 March 15 Nashville – 67 March 18 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 68 March 20 Anaheim – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 69 March 22 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 70 March 23 Nashville – St. Louis 71 March 25 Nashville – 72 March 27 St. Louis – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 73 March 29 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 74 March 31 Nashville –
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 1 Nashville – 76 April 3 Nashville – 77 April 6 – Nashville 78 April 8 – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 79 April 10 Nashville – 80 April 12 Nashville – 81 April 14 Utah – Nashville Bridgestone Arena 82 April 16 Dallas – Nashville Bridgestone Arena
Legend:

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2024–25 season.

Key: Contract is entry-level.
Contract initially takes effect in the 2025–26 season.

Players acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Term	Via	Ref
			2-year	Free agency	^[4]
			2-year	Free agency
			2-year	Free agency
			5-year	Free agency	^[5]
			1-year	Free agency
			7-year	Free agency	^[6]
			4-year	Free agency	^[7]
		Dallas Stars	2-year	Free agency	^[8]
		Toronto Marlies (AHL)	1-year	Free agency	^[9]

Players lost

Date	Player	New team	Term	Via	Ref
			1-year	Free agency	^[10]
			1-year	Free agency	^[11]
		Pittsburgh Penguins	1-year	Free agency	^[12]
			2-year	Free agency	^[13]
			1-year	Free agency	^[14]
			2-year	Free agency	^[15]

Signings

Date	Player	Term	Ref
		3-year	^[16]
		8-year	^[17]
		1-year	^[18]
		2-year	^[19]

Draft picks

See also: List of Nashville Predators draft picks. Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2024 NHL entry draft, which was held on June 28 to 29, 2024, at Sphere in Paradise, Nevada.

Round		Player	Pos.	Nationality	Team (League)
1	22	Yegor Surin	C		Loko Yaroslavl (MHL)
2	55	Teddy Stiga	C		U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3	77	Viggo Gustafsson	D		HV71 (J20 Nationell)
87	Miguel Marques	RW		Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
94	Hiroki Gojsic	RW		Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4	99	Jakub Milota	G		Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL)
127	Victor Norringer	LW		Frölunda HC (J20 Nationell)
7	213	Erik Pahlsson	C		Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

Notes and References

1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013 . Diamond Sports Data, Inc. . 81. 978-1-894801-26-3.
2. Web site: Predators Announce 2024-25 Regular Season Schedule . Nashville Predators. July 17, 2024 . July 2, 2024.
3. Web site: Predators Acquire Jordan Frasca from Pittsburgh. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. August 13, 2024. August 20, 2024.
4. Web site: Predators Agree to Terms with Four Free Agents. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. July 20, 2024.
5. Web site: Predators Agree to Terms with Jonathan Marchessault on Five-Year, $27.5 Million Contract. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. July 20, 2024.
6. Web site: Predators Agree to Terms with Brady Skjei on Seven-Year, $49 Million Contract. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. July 20, 2024.
7. Web site: Predators Agree to Terms with Steven Stamkos on Four-Year, $32 Million Contract. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. July 20, 2024.
8. Web site: Predators Sign Scott Wedgewood to Two-Year, $3 Million Contract. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. July 20, 2024.
9. Web site: Predators Sign Kieffer Bellows to One-Year, Two-Way Contract. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 3, 2024. July 20, 2024.
10. Web site: Penguins Sign Anthony Beauvillier to a One-Year Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. July 22, 2024.
11. Web site: Minnesota Wild Agrees to Terms with Eight Players. NHL.com. Minnesota Wild. July 1, 2024. July 22, 2024.
12. Web site: Penguins Sign Forward Jimmy Huntington on a One-Year Contract. NHL.com. Pittsburgh Penguins. July 1, 2024. July 22, 2024.
13. Web site: Canucks Agree to Terms with Forward Kiefer Sherwood on a Two-Year Contract. NHL.com. Vancouver Canucks. July 1, 2024. July 22, 2024.
14. Web site: Sabres sign Zucker to 1-year contract. NHL.com. Buffalo Sabres. July 1, 2024. July 22, 2024.
15. Web site: Jets sign forward Jaret Anderson-Dolan to a two-year contract. NHL.com. Winnipeg Jets. July 2, 2024. July 22, 2024.
16. Web site: Predators Agree to Terms with Alexandre Carrier on Three-Year, $11.25 Million Contract. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. July 20, 2024.
17. Web site: Predators Agree to Terms with Juuse Saros on Eight-Year, $61.92 Million Contract Beginning in 2025-26. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 1, 2024. July 20, 2024.
18. Web site: Predators Sign Adam Wilsby to One-Year, Two-Way Contract. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 18, 2024. July 20, 2024.
19. Web site: Predators Sign Spencer Stastney to Two-Year Contract. NHL.com. Nashville Predators. July 25, 2024. July 26, 2024.