2015–16 Nashville Predators season

2015–16 Nashville Predators
2015–16 Nashville Predators
Division	4th Central
Conference	7th Western
2015–16 record	41–27–14
Home record	23–11–7
Road record	18–16–7
Goals for	228
Goals against	215
Team information
General manager	David Poile
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Mike Fisher; Roman Josi; James Neal
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL)
Team leaders
Goals	Filip Forsberg (33)
Assists	Roman Josi (47)
Points	Filip Forsberg (64)
Penalty minutes	Barret Jackman (76)
Plus/minus	James Neal (+27)
Wins	Pekka Rinne (34)
Goals against average	Carter Hutton (2.33)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Nashville Predators season was the 18th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.^[1] It was also the first time that the Predators played in a game 7 in a playoff series.

Schedule and results[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

2015 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–2–1 (Home: 2–1–1 ; Road: 1–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 20	Florida	2–5	Nashville		Hutton	15,432	1–0–0	Recap
2	September 20	Florida	3–2	Nashville	OT	Saros	12,711	1–0–1	Recap
3	September 22	Nashville	3–2	Tampa Bay	OT	Hutton	14,324	2–0–1	Recap
4	September 23	Tampa Bay	2–5	Nashville		Rinne	14,186	3–0–1	Recap
5	September 29	Columbus	5–2	Nashville		Hutton	16,027	3–1–1	Recap
6	October 3	Nashville	1–7	Columbus		Rinne	13,795	3–2–1	Recap

Regular season[edit]

2015–16 Game Log^[2]

October: 7–1–2 (Home: 4–0–1 ; Road: 3–1–1)^[2]
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
1	October 8	Carolina	1–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,204	1–0–0	2	Recap
2	October 10	Edmonton	0–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	2–0–0	4	Recap
3	October 13	Nashville	3–1	New Jersey		Rinne	11,117	3–0–0	6	Recap
4	October 15	Nashville	3–4	NY Islanders		Rinne	10,542	3–1–0	6	Recap
5	October 17	Nashville	4–3	Ottawa	SO	Hutton	16,895	4–1–0	8	Recap
6	October 20	Tampa Bay	4–5	Nashville	SO	Rinne	17,113	5–1–0	10	Recap
7	October 22	Anaheim	1–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	6–1–0	12	Recap
8	October 24	Pittsburgh	2–1	Nashville	OT	Rinne	17,163	6–1–1	13	Recap
9	October 28	Nashville	2–1	San Jose		Rinne	15,219	7–1–1	15	Recap
10	October 31	Nashville	3–4	Los Angeles	OT	Rinne	18,230	7–1–2	16	Recap

November: 5–6–2 (Home: 3–2–1 ; Road: 2–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
11	November 1	Nashville	2–4	Anaheim		Hutton	16,276	7–2–2	16	Recap
12	November 5	Nashville	3–2	Minnesota		Rinne	19,024	8–2–2	18	Recap
13	November 7	St. Louis	4–0	Nashville		Rinne	17,143	8–3–2	18	Recap
14	November 10	Ottawa	5–7	Nashville		Rinne	16,963	9–3–2	20	Recap
15	November 12	Toronto	2–1	Nashville	SO	Rinne	17,231	9–3–3	21	Recap
16	November 14	Winnipeg	0–7	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	10–3–3	23	Recap
17	November 17	Anaheim	2–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	11–3–3	25	Recap
18	November 20	Nashville	0–4	Columbus		Rinne	13,584	11–4–3	25	Recap
19	November 21	Nashville	0–4	Minnesota		Rinne	19,056	11–5–3	25	Recap
20	November 23	Nashville	0–3	NY Rangers		Rinne	18,006	11–6–3	25	Recap
21	November 25	Nashville	3–2	Buffalo		Hutton	17,871	12–6–3	27	Recap
22	November 27	Nashville	2–3	Philadelphia	OT	Rinne	19,818	12–6–4	28	Recap
23	November 28	Buffalo	4–1	Nashville		Saros	17,217	12–7–4	28	Recap

December: 6–6–3 (Home: 5–3–1 ; Road: 1–3–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
24	December 1	Arizona	2–5	Nashville		Rinne	15,091	13–7–4	30	Recap
25	December 3	Florida	2–1	Nashville		Rinne	15,405	13–8–4	30	Recap
26	December 5	Nashville	4–5	Detroit	OT	Rinne	20,027	13–8–5	31	Recap
27	December 7	Nashville	3–2	Boston		Hutton	17,565	14–8–5	33	Recap
28	December 8	Nashville	1–4	Chicago		Rinne	21,432	14–9–5	33	Recap
29	December 10	Chicago	1–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	15–9–5	35	Recap
30	December 12	Colorado	3–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	15–10–5	35	Recap
31	December 15	Calgary	2–1	Nashville	OT	Rinne	15,431	15–10–6	36	Recap
32	December 17	Nashville	1–2	St. Louis		Rinne	17,882	15–11–6	36	Recap
33	December 19	Minnesota	2–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,117	16–11–6	38	Recap
34	December 21	Montreal	1–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	17–11–6	40	Recap
35	December 26	Detroit	3–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,208	17–12–6	40	Recap
36	December 28	NY Rangers	3–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,317	18–12–6	42	Recap
37	December 29	Nashville	3–4	St. Louis	OT	Hutton	19,319	18–12–7	43	Recap
38	December 31	Nashville	1–5	Dallas		Rinne	18,532	18–13–7	43	Recap

January: 6–5–1 (Home: 1–2–0 ; Road: 5–3–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
39	January 2	Nashville	2–1	Carolina	OT	Rinne	12,149	19–13–7	45	Recap
40	January 5	Winnipeg	4–1	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	19–14–7	45	Recap
41	January 8	Nashville	3–5	Colorado		Rinne	17,680	19–15–7	45	Recap
42	January 9	Nashville	0–4	Arizona		Hutton	12,345	19–16–7	45	Recap
43	January 12	Nashville	2–3	Chicago		Rinne	21,618	19–17–7	45	Recap
44	January 14	Nashville	4–5	Winnipeg	OT	Rinne	15,294	19–17–8	46	Recap
45	January 16	Minnesota	0–3	Nashville		Hutton	17,302	20–17–8	48	Recap
46	January 19	Chicago	4–1	Nashville		Rinne	17,122	20–18–8	48	Recap
47	January 21	Nashville	4–1	Winnipeg		Rinne	15,294	21–18–8	50	Recap
48	January 23	Nashville	4–1	Edmonton		Rinne	16,839	22–18–8	52	Recap
49	January 26	Nashville	2–1	Vancouver		Rinne	18,570	23–18–8	54	Recap
50	January 27	Nashville	2–1	Calgary		Hutton	19,289	24–18–8	56	Recap

February: 7–3–3 (Home: 3–3–2 ; Road: 4–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
51	February 2	St. Louis	1–0	Nashville		Rinne	16,045	24–19–8	56	Recap
52	February 4	Philadelphia	6–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	24–20–8	56	Recap
53	February 6	San Jose	2–6	Nashville		Rinne	17,192	25–20–8	58	Recap
54	February 9	Washington	5–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	25–21–8	58	Recap
55	February 12	Nashville	3–4	Tampa Bay	OT	Rinne	19,092	25–21–9	59	Recap
56	February 13	Nashville	5–0	Florida		Hutton	13,019	26–21–9	61	Recap
57	February 15	Dallas	3–2	Nashville	OT	Hutton	17,113	26–21–10	62	Recap
58	February 18	Boston	0–2	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	27–21–10	64	Recap
59	February 20	Los Angeles	2–1	Nashville	OT	Rinne	17,369	27–21–11	65	Recap
60	February 22	Nashville	2–1	Montreal	SO	Rinne	21,288	28–21–11	67	Recap
61	February 23	Nashville	3–2	Toronto		Hutton	18,844	29–21–11	69	Recap
62	February 25	Nashville	3–1	Chicago		Rinne	22,058	30–21–11	71	Recap
63	February 27	St. Louis	0–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,379	31–21–11	73	Recap

March: 8–5–2 (Home: 5–1–1 ; Road: 3–4–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
64	March 1	Dallas	3–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	32–21–11	75	Recap
65	March 3	New Jersey	5–4	Nashville	OT	Rinne	17,113	32–21–12	76	Recap
66	March 5	Nashville	5–2	Colorado		Rinne	17,165	33–21–12	78	Recap
67	March 8	Nashville	4–2	Winnipeg		Rinne	15,294	34–21–12	80	Recap
68	March 9	Nashville	2–3	Calgary	OT	Hutton	19,289	34–21–13	81	Recap
69	March 12	Nashville	2–4	Vancouver		Rinne	18,898	34–22–13	81	Recap
70	March 14	Nashville	3–2	Edmonton		Rinne	16,839	35–22–13	83	Recap
71	March 17	NY Islanders	2–4	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	36–22–13	85	Recap
72	March 18	Nashville	1–4	Washington		Hutton	18,506	36–23–13	85	Recap
73	March 21	Los Angeles	2–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	37–23–13	87	Recap
74	March 24	Vancouver	2–3	Nashville	SO	Rinne	17,113	38–23–13	89	Recap
75	March 26	Columbus	1–5	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	39–23–13	91	Recap
76	March 28	Colorado	4–3	Nashville		Hutton	16,443	39–24–13	91	Recap
77	March 29	Nashville	2–5	Dallas		Rinne	18,265	39–25–13	91	Recap
78	March 31	Nashville	2–5	Pittsburgh		Rinne	18,560	39–26–13	91	Recap

April: 2–1–1 (Home: 2–0–1 ; Road: 0–1–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Pts	Recap
79	April 2	San Jose	3–2	Nashville	SO	Hutton	17,113	39–26–14	92	Recap
80	April 5	Colorado	3–4	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	40–26–14	94	Recap
81	April 7	Arizona	2–3	Nashville	OT	Rinne	17,113	41–26–14	96	Recap
82	April 9	Nashville	2–3	Dallas		Hutton	18,532	41–27–14	96	Recap

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

Playoffs[edit]

Summary[edit]

First round: Anaheim[edit]

After trailing 2–1 in the second period, the Predators opened their playoff run with a 3–2 victory over the Ducks.^[3] The Predators took a 2–0 lead in the series with a 3–2 victory over the Ducks.^[4] Back home in Nashville for Game 3, the Predators were shut out in a 3–0 loss and the Ducks pushed the series to 2–1.^[5] The Ducks evened the series in a 4–1 victory in Game 4.^[6] The Ducks pulled to a one-game lead over the Predators with a 5–2 victory in Game 5.^[7] Back in Nashville for Game 6, the Predators kept the series alive with a 3–1 victory over the Ducks.^[8] The Predators scored two goals in the first period and held off a late rally by the Ducks to win Game 7 2–1 and advance on to the Western Conference semifinals.^[9]

Second round: San Jose[edit]

Despite scoring the first goal, the Predators fell 5–2 to the Sharks in Game 1 of the second round.^[10] The Predators fell to a two-game deficit in a 3–2 loss to the Sharks in Game 2.^[11] After allowing a power play goal in the first period, the Predators scored four unanswered goals – including two on power plays – to take Game 3.^[12] A third overtime goal by Mike Fisher gave the Predators a 4–3 victory in Game 4 and evened the series at two games a piece.^[13] The Predators fell 5–1 to the Sharks in Game 5.^[14] Despite trailing two goals in the first period of Game 6, the Predators rallied back to tie the game in the third period and score the winning goal in overtime to force a Game 7, which they lost 5–0.^[15]

Results[edit]

2016 Stanley Cup playoffs

Western Conference First Round vs. (P1) Anaheim Ducks: Nashville wins 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 15	Nashville	3–2	Anaheim		Rinne	17,236	1–0	Recap
2	April 17	Nashville	3–2	Anaheim		Rinne	17,174	2–0	Recap
3	April 19	Anaheim	3–0	Nashville		Rinne	17,204	2–1	Recap
4	April 21	Anaheim	4–1	Nashville		Rinne	17,232	2–2	Recap
5	April 23	Nashville	2–5	Anaheim		Rinne	17,360	2–3	Recap
6	April 25	Anaheim	1–3	Nashville		Rinne	17,113	3–3	Recap
7	April 27	Nashville	2–1	Anaheim		Rinne	17,407	4–3	Recap

Western Conference Second Round vs. (P3) San Jose Sharks: San Jose wins 4–3
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Series	Recap
1	April 29	Nashville	2–5	San Jose		Rinne	17,026	0–1	Recap
2	May 1	Nashville	2–3	San Jose		Rinne	17,562	0–2	Recap
3	May 3	San Jose	1–4	Nashville		Rinne	17,163	1–2	Recap
4	May 5	San Jose	3–4	Nashville	3OT	Rinne	17,188	2–2	Recap
5	May 7	Nashville	1–5	San Jose		Rinne	17,562	2–3	Recap
6	May 9	San Jose	3–4	Nashville	OT	Rinne	17,292	3–3	Recap
7	May 12	Nashville	0–5	San Jose		Rinne	17,562	3–4	Recap

Legend: Win Loss

Player stats[edit]

Final stats

Skaters[edit]

Regular Season^[16]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Filip Forsberg	82	33	31	64	1	47
Roman Josi	81	14	47	61	−3	43
James Neal	82	31	27	58	27	65
Shea Weber	78	20	31	51	−7	27
Mike Ribeiro	81	7	43	50	11	62
Craig Smith	82	21	16	37	4	40
Mattias Ekholm	82	8	27	35	14	44
Ryan Johansen^†	42	8	26	34	10	36
Ryan Ellis	79	10	22	32	13	35
Calle Jarnkrok	81	16	14	30	1	14
Colin Wilson	64	6	18	24	−1	14
Mike Fisher	70	13	10	23	−14	29
Viktor Arvidsson	56	8	8	16	−8	35
Seth Jones^‡	40	1	10	11	−5	10
Miikka Salomaki	61	5	5	10	−1	28
Austin Watson	57	3	7	10	−4	32
Cody Hodgson	39	3	5	8	2	6
Eric Nystrom	46	7	0	7	−6	20
Colton Sissons	34	4	2	6	5	12
Paul Gaustad	63	2	4	6	−4	46
Anthony Bitetto	28	1	5	6	0	19
Barret Jackman	73	1	4	5	1	76
Gabriel Bourque	22	1	3	4	0	18
Petter Granberg	27	0	2	2	1	13
Kevin Fiala	5	1	0	1	0	0
Cody Bass	17	0	0	0	−1	17
Victor Bartley^‡	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Stefan Elliott^†	2	0	0	0	−1	0
Corey Potter	1	0	0	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Colin Wilson	14	5	8	13	8	0
Roman Josi	14	1	8	9	−6	12
James Neal	14	4	4	8	1	8
Ryan Johansen	14	4	4	8	0	16
Mike Fisher	14	5	2	7	−1	2
Shea Weber	14	3	4	7	−7	18
Mattias Ekholm	14	3	4	7	2	4
Ryan Ellis	14	0	6	6	0	4
Filip Forsberg	14	2	2	4	−11	2
Craig Smith	11	1	1	2	1	4
Miikka Salomaki	14	1	1	2	2	6
Viktor Arvidsson	14	1	1	2	−3	8
Mike Ribeiro	12	0	2	2	−3	16
Paul Gaustad	14	1	0	1	0	0
Calle Jarnkrok	14	0	1	1	−5	4
Barret Jackman	14	0	0	0	1	22
Eric Nystrom	1	0	0	0	0	2
Cody Bass	6	0	0	0	−2	2
Anthony Bitetto	14	0	0	0	1	6
Pontus Aberg	2	0	0	0	0	0
Colton Sissons	10	0	0	0	−1	8

Goaltenders[edit]

Regular Season^[17]
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	A	PIM
Pekka Rinne	66	66	3895:22	34	21	10	161	2.48	1744	.908	4	2	6
Carter Hutton	17	15	978:56	7	5	4	38	2.33	464	.918	2	1	0
Juuse Saros	1	1	58:01	0	1	0	3	3.10	23	.870	0	0	0

Playoffs
Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Pekka Rinne	14	14	866	7	7	38	2.63	404	.906	0	0	1	0
Carter Hutton	3	0	20	0	0	1	3.00	3	.667	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

Awards and honours[edit]

Awards[edit]

Regular Season
Player	Award	Awarded
S. Weber	NHL Second Star of the Week^[18]	December 7, 2015
S. Weber	NHL All-Star game selection^[19]	January 6, 2016
R. Josi	NHL All-Star game selection^[19]	January 6, 2016
P. Rinne	NHL All-Star game selection^[19]	January 6, 2016
J. Neal	NHL All-Star game replacement selection^[20]	January 28, 2016

Milestones[edit]

Regular Season
Player	Milestone	Reached
V. Arvidsson	1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	October 8, 2015
C. Hodgson	300th Career NHL Game	November 1, 2015
S. Weber	400th Career NHL Point	November 10, 2015
S. Weber	700th Career NHL Game	November 12, 2015
C. Jarnkrok	100th Career NHL Game	November 12, 2015
R. Josi	100th Career NHL Assist	November 17, 2015
J. Neal	500th Career NHL Game	November 23, 2015
P. Rinne	400th Career NHL Game	November 27, 2015
C. Smith	300th Career NHL Game	November 28, 2015

Transactions[edit]

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2015–16 season.

Trades[edit]

Date	Details		Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	To Calgary Flames Conditional 4th-round pick in 2016	To Nashville Predators Max Reinhart	^[21]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	To New York Rangers Magnus Hellberg	To Nashville Predators 6th-round pick in 2017	^[22]
July 12, 2015 (2015-07-12)	To Toronto Maple Leafs Taylor Beck	To Nashville Predators Jamie Devane	^[23]
January 6, 2016 (2016-01-06)	To Columbus Blue Jackets Seth Jones	To Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen	^[24]
January 14, 2016 (2016-01-14)	To Ottawa Senators Conor Allen	To Nashville Predators Patrick Mullen	^[25]
January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)	To Arizona Coyotes Victor Bartley	To Nashville Predators Stefan Elliott	^[26]
February 29, 2016 (2016-02-29)	To Arizona Coyotes Future considerations	To Nashville Predators Corey Potter	^[27]
June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20)	To Buffalo Sabres Jimmy Vesey (rights)	To Nashville Predators MIN's 3rd-round pick in 2016	^[28]

Free agents acquired[edit]

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Barret Jackman	St. Louis Blues	2 year, $4 million	^[29]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Cody Hodgson	Buffalo Sabres	1 year, $1.05 million	^[30]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)	Conor Allen	New York Rangers	1 year, $575,000	^[31]
July 4, 2015 (2015-07-04)	Cody Bass	Rockford IceHogs	1 year, $575,000	^[32]
January 5, 2016 (2016-01-05)	Frederick Gaudreau	Milwaukee Admirals	2 years, entry-level contract	^[33]
April 21, 2016 (2016-04-21)	Adam Payerl	Milwaukee Admirals	1 year, $575,000	^[34]
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)	Jonas Gunnarsson	Malmo Redhawks	1 year, entry-level contract	^[35]

Free agents lost[edit]

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Viktor Stalberg	New York Rangers	1 year, $1.1 million	^[36]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Joe Piskula	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $600,000	^[37]
August 6, 2015 (2015-08-06)	Matt Cullen	Pittsburgh Penguins	1 year, $800,000	^[38]
August 17, 2015	Mike Santorelli	Anaheim Ducks	1 year, $875,000	^[39]
September 10, 2015	Cody Franson	Buffalo Sabres	2 years, $6.65 million	^[40]

Claimed via waivers[edit]

Player	Previous team	Date
Petter Granberg^[41]	Toronto Maple Leafs	November 22, 2015

Lost via waivers[edit]

Player	New team	Date

Player signings[edit]

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
June 26, 2015 (2015-06-26)	Mike Fisher	2 years, $8.8 million	^[42]
June 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)	Austin Watson	2 years, $1.15 million	^[43]
July 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)	Mike Ribeiro	2 years, $7 million	^[44]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)	Gabriel Bourque	1 year, $866,250	^[45]
July 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)	Max Reinhart	1 year, $575,000	^[46]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)	Vladislav Kamenev	3 years, entry-level contract	^[47]
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)	Yakov Trenin	3 years, entry-level contract	^[48]
July 13, 2015 (2015-07-13)	Anthony Bitetto	1 year, $665,500	^[49]
July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	Taylor Aronson	1 year, $605,000	^[50]
July 17, 2015 (2015-07-17)	Calle Jarnkrok	1 year, $735,000	^[51]
July 20, 2015 (2015-07-20)	Craig Smith	5 years, $21.25 million	^[52]
July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24)	Jack Dougherty	3 years, entry-level contract	^[53]
July 27, 2015 (2015-07-27)	Colin Wilson	4 years, $15.75 million	^[54]
October 26, 2015 (2015-10-26)	Mattias Ekholm	6 years, $22.5 million contract extension	^[55]
November 12, 2015 (2015-11-12)	Alexandre Carrier	3 years, entry-level contract	^[56]
February 22, 2016 (2016-02-22)	Colton Sissons	3 years, $1.875 million contract extension	^[57]
February 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)	Anthony Bitetto	2 years, $1.225 million contract extension	^[58]
March 1, 2016 (2016-03-01)	Miikka Salomaki	2 years, $1.225 million contract extension	^[59]
May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)	Justin Kirkland	3 years, entry-level contract	^[60]
June 1, 2016 (2016-06-01)	Cody Bass	2 years, $1.225 million contract extension	^[61]
June 13, 2016 (2016-06-13)	Marek Mazanec	1 year, $575,000	^[62]

Draft picks[edit]

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft, that was held on June 26–27, 2015 at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Florida.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
2	55	Iakov Trenin	C	Russia	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
3	85	Thomas Novak	C	United States	Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL)
4	100^[a]	Anthony Richards	C	Canada	Val-d'Or Foreurs (QMJHL)
4	115	Alexandre Carrier	D	Canada	Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL)
5	145	Karel Vejmelka	G	Czech Republic	HC Dynamo Pardubice (Czech U20)
6	175	Tyler Moy	C	Canada	Harvard University (NCAA)
7	205	Evan Smith	G	United States	Austin Bruins (NAHL)

Draft notes[edit]

^[63]

The Nashville Predators' first-round pick was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs (later sent Philadelphia) as the result of a trade on February 15, 2015, that sent Cody Franson and Mike Santorelli to Nashville in exchange for Olli Jokinen, Brendan Leipsic and this pick.^[64]
^a The San Jose Sharks' fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014, that sent Detroit's second-round pick in 2014 to San Jose in exchange for a second-round pick in 2014 and this pick.^[65]

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^ "Nashville Predators Sign Aronson to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
^ "Predators Sign Jarnkrok to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
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[schedule-2] "2015-2016 Regular Season Schedule/Results - Nashville Predators - Schedule". Predators.nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[3] Vingan, Adam (April 16, 2016). "Predators steal Game 1 from Ducks". USA Today. Anaheim, California: Gannett Company. Retrieved April 16, 2016.

[4] Beacham, Greg (April 17, 2016). "Smith, Rinne lead Predators to 3-2 win over Ducks in Game 2". Associated Press. Anaheim, California: AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

[5] Walker, Teresa (April 20, 2016). "Ducks bounce back, beat Predators 3-0 to pull within 2-1". Associated Press. Nashville, Tennessee: AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved April 20, 2016.

[6] Walker, Teresa (April 21, 2016). "Road team again: Ducks beat Preds 4-1 to tie up series 2-2". Associated Press. Nashville, Tennessee: AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

[7] Vingan, Adam (April 23, 2016). "Ducks put Predators on brink of elimination". The Tennessean. Anaheim, California: Gannett Company. Retrieved April 23, 2016.

[8] Elliott, Helene (April 25, 2016). "History does not favor the Ducks as they face another Game 7". Los Angeles Times. Nashville, Tennessee. Retrieved April 25, 2016.

[9] Vingan, Adam (April 28, 2016). "Predators edge Ducks in Game 7". USA Today. Anaheim, California: Gannett Company. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

[10] Vingan, Adam (April 30, 2016). "Predators fall to Sharks in Game 1". The Tennessean. San Jose, California: Gannett Company. Retrieved April 30, 2016.

[11] Dubow, Josh (May 2, 2016). "Pavelski's late goal gives Sharks 3-2 win over Predators". Associated Press. San Jose, California: AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved May 2, 2016.

[12] Pashelka, Curtis (May 3, 2016). "Predators 4, Sharks 1: Road win streak snapped at six as mistakes take toll". San Jose Mercury News. Nashville, Tennessee: Digital First Media. Retrieved May 3, 2016.

[13] Walker, Teresa (May 6, 2016). "Series tied 2-2 as Predators beat Sharks 4-3 in triple OT". Associated Press. Nashville, Tennessee: AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved May 6, 2016.

[14] Dubow, Josh (May 8, 2016). "Pavelski's 2 goals lead Sharks past Predators 5-1 in Game 5". Associated Press. San Jose, California: AP News. Associated Press. Retrieved May 8, 2016.

[15] Pashelka, Curtis (May 10, 2016). "Sharks lose to Predators in OT, face Game 7 on Thursday". San Jose Mercury News. Nashville, Tennessee: Digital First Media. Retrieved May 10, 2016.

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[allstar-19] "Star-studded Central roster highlights All-Star reveal". NHL. January 6, 2016.

[20] "Kuznetsov, Neal added to All-Star Game rosters". NHL. January 28, 2015.

[21] "Nashville Acquires Max Reinhart from Calgary". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[22] "Nashville Acquires a Sixth-Round Pick from the New York Rangers". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[23] "Nashville Acquires Jamie Devane from Toronto". predators.nhl.com. July 12, 2015.

[24] "Nashville Acquires Ryan Johansen from Columbus". nhl.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[25] "Predators Acquire Patrick Mullen from Ottawa". nhl.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.

[26] "Predators Acquire Stefan Elliott from Arizona". nhl.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

[27] "Predators Acquire Corey Potter from Arizona". nhl.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

[28] "Predators Acquire Third-Round Selection from Buffalo". nhl.com. Retrieved June 20, 2016.

[29] "Predators Sign Jackman to a Two-Year, $4 Million Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[30] "Predators Sign Hodgson to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[31] "Predators Sign Conor Allen to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[32] "Predators Sign Cody Bass to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[33] "Predators Sign Frederick Gaudreau to an Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved January 6, 2016.

[34] "Predators Sign Payerl to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

[35] "Predators Sign Gunnarsson to an Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

[36] "Rangers Agree to Terms with Free Agent Forward Viktor Stalberg". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[37] "Ducks Sign Hackett, Mueller and Piskula to Contracts". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[38] "Penguins Agree To Terms With Veteran Center Matt Cullen". nhl.com. Retrieved August 6, 2015.

[39] "Ducks Sign Santorelli to One-Year Contract". Anaheim Ducks. August 17, 2015.

[40] "SABRES SIGN FRANSON". Buffalo Sabres. Retrieved September 10, 2015.

[41] "Nashville Predators Claim Granberg on Waivers". nhl.com. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

[42] "Predators Sign Mike Fisher to a Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[43] "Predators Sign Watson to a Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[44] "Nashville Predators Sign Mike Ribeiro to a Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[45] "Predators Sign Bourque to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[46] "Nashville Signs Reinhart to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[47] "Nashville Signs 2014 Second Rounder Kamenev to an Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[48] "Nashville Signs 2015 Second Rounder Trenin to an Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[49] "Predators Sign Bitetto to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[50] "Nashville Predators Sign Aronson to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 22, 2015.

[51] "Predators Sign Jarnkrok to One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 17, 2015.

[52] "Nashville Predators Sign Craig Smith to a Five-Year, $21.25 Million Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

[53] "Predators Sign Jack Dougherty to an Entry-Level Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 24, 2015.

[54] "Predators Sign Colin Wilson to a Four-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved July 28, 2015.

[55] "Mattias Ekholm Inks Six-Year Contract Extension". nhl.com. Retrieved October 26, 2015.

[56] "Preds Sign 2015 Fourth Rounder Carrier to Entry-Level Deal". nhl.com. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[57] "Predators Sign Sissons to a Three-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

[58] "Predators Sign Bitetto to a Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved February 26, 2016.

[59] "Predators Sign Salomaki to a Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.

[60] "Predators Sign 2014 Third-Rounder Kirkland". nhl.com. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

[61] "Predators Sign Cody Bass to a Two-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 3, 2016.

[62] "Nashville Predators Sign Mazanec to a One-Year Contract". nhl.com. Retrieved June 13, 2016.

[63] "2015 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 3, 2015.

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