Game 7 vs Ducks 2016
The Predators are one of two professional sports teams in Tennessee to have never relocated.
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
- Series
- Western Conference Second Round
- Opponent
- Anaheim Ducks
- Venue
- Bridgestone Arena, Nashville
- Game type
- Game 7
- Result
- Predators win
- Key player
- Pekka Rinne
- Deciding goal
- Scored by a Predators forward in the third period
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 are currently affiliated with two minor league teams: the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL.
Did You Know?
- The franchise was founded in 1997 and began play in the 1998–99 season.
- The team's logo references a partial Smilodon skeleton found beneath downtown Nashville in 1971.
- The Predators qualified for their first Stanley Cup playoffs during the 2003–04 season.
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