Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars
The Predators have never won the Stanley Cup; they lost in the 2017 Final.
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
- Conference
- Western
- Division
- Central
- Nashville established
- 1998 (expansion)
- Dallas established
- 1979 (Original Six)
- Rivalry type
- Divisional; regular-season grind
- Seasonal meetings
- Multiple regular-season games each year as divisional opponents
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 have never won the Stanley Cup. Their first Stanley Cup Final appearance was in 2017, where they lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. The team's home games are played at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee.
Did You Know?
- The Predators' logo features a saber-toothed cat (Smilodon fatalis), referencing a partial skeleton found beneath downtown Nashville in 1971.
- The team's first head coach was Barry Trotz, named on August 6, 1997.
- The Predators recorded their 100th victory on December 6, 2001.
- In the 2005–06 season, the Predators became only the fourth NHL franchise to start the season 8–0.
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