First Playoff Series Win (2011 vs. Anaheim Ducks)
Smashville's original predators.
The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The team has played its home games at Bridgestone Arena since 1998.
Quick Facts
- Opponent
- Anaheim Ducks
- Year
- 2011
- Series result
- Won 4-2
- Round
- Western Conference Quarterfinals
- Key player
- Pekka Rinne
- Series mvp
- Pekka Rinne (unofficial)
Lore & Background
The Predators advanced to their first Stanley Cup Final in 2017, but were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. In the following season, the Predators won their first Presidents' Trophy and Central Division title.
Reader's Guide
The Predators qualified for their first Stanley Cup playoffs during the 2003–04 season. They were eliminated by the Detroit Red Wings in six games in the first round of the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Did You Know?
- The franchise was founded in 1997 and began play in the 1998–99 season.
- The team's logo references a Smilodon skeleton found beneath downtown Nashville in 1971.
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