Game 6 vs Coyotes 2020
Smashville's pride since 1998.
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
- Competition
- 2020 Stanley Cup Qualifying Round, Game 6
- Opponent
- Arizona Coyotes
- Venue
- Rogers Place, Edmonton (bubble)
- Series situation
- Predators trailing 3-2, facing elimination
- Final score
- Coyotes 4, Predators 3 (overtime)
- Deciding goal
- Scored by Arizona's Brad Richardson in overtime
- Controversial moment
- A disallowed Predators goal in the third period for goaltender interference
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. As of 2026, the Predators, along with Nashville SC, are one of two professional sports teams in the state of Tennessee to have not relocated from another location as the Titans and the Grizzlies moved to Tennessee from Houston and Vancouver respectively.
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 team's first win was on October 13, 1998, a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.
- In the 2005–06 season, the Predators became only the fourth NHL franchise to start the season 8–0.
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