Game 5 vs Sharks 2016
Smashville's Pride
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. The Predators are currently affiliated with two minor league teams: the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL.
Quick Facts
- Series
- Western Conference Semifinals, Game 5
- Venue
- Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
- Final score
- San Jose Sharks 5, Nashville Predators 4 (OT)
- Overtime hero
- Joe Pavelski (San Jose)
- Predators goal scorers
- Mike Fisher
- James Neal
- Colin Wilson
- Ryan Johansen
- Sharks goal scorers
- Joe Pavelski (2)
- Logan Couture
- Tommy Wingels
- Brent Burns
- Series result
- Sharks win 4-1
Lore & Background
The club was founded in 1997, when the NHL granted an expansion franchise to Craig Leipold, with the team beginning play in the 1998–99 season. After five seasons, the Predators qualified for their first Stanley Cup playoffs during the 2003–04 season. In 2008, ownership of the team was transferred from Leipold to a locally based ownership group. 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
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Did You Know?
- The Predators' logo references a partial Smilodon skeleton found beneath downtown Nashville in 1971.
- The Predators began play in the 1998–99 season, losing their first game 1–0 to the Florida Panthers.
- In the 2005–06 season, the Predators became only the fourth NHL franchise to start the season 8–0.
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