Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche
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.
Quick Facts
- Conference (both teams)
- Western Conference
- Nashville predators founded
- 1998 (NHL expansion)
- Colorado avalanche founded
- 1995 (NHL expansion)
- Shared divisions
- Pacific Division (2013–2021); Central Division (2021–present)
- Defining playoff series
- 2017 Western Conference Semifinals — Colorado won 4–3 in seven games
- Colorado stanley cup titles
- 2001, 2022
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
The Predators and Colorado Avalanche have both been members of the Central Division since the 2013–14 season. Their most notable playoff meeting occurred in the 2018 Western Conference Second Round, which the Predators won 4–2.
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