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2008–09 Nashville Predators season
Professional ice hockey team season
Professional ice hockey team season
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 2008–09 |
| year | 2008 |
| Team | Nashville Predators |
| Conference | Western |
| ConferenceRank | 10th |
| Division | Central |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 40–34–8 |
| HomeRecord | 24–13–2 |
| RoadRecord | 16–21–4 |
| GoalsFor | 213 |
| GoalsAgainst | 233 |
| GeneralManager | David Poile |
| Coach | Barry Trotz |
| Captain | Jason Arnott |
| AltCaptain | Jean-Pierre Dumont |
| Shea Weber | |
| Arena | Sommet Center |
| Attendance | 15,011 (87.7%) |
| Total: 615,439 |
Shea Weber Total: 615,439
The 2008–09 Nashville Predators season began on October 10, 2008. It was the Nashville Predators' 11th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Predators ended up missing the playoffs for the first time since 2002-03 season
Pre-season
| 2008 pre-season game log: 2–4–0 (home: 1–2–0; road: 1–2–0) |
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Regular season
Divisional standings
Conference standings
Game log
| October: 5–4–1 (home: 4–1–0; road: 1–3–1) |
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| November: 6–6–1 (home: 1–2–1; road: 5–4–0) |
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| December: 6–6–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 1–5–1) |
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| January: 4–8–0 (home: 2–5–0; road: 2–3–0) |
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| February: 10–4–1 (home: 7–2–1; road: 3–2–0) |
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| March: 7–3–4 (home: 4–1–2; road: 3–2–2) |
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| April: 2–3–0 (home: 1–1–0; road: 1–2–0) |
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Playoffs
The Nashville Predators failed to qualify for the 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs, making it the first time that the Predators missed the playoffs since 2003.
Player stats
Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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| 82 | 16 | 49 | 65 | +1 | 20 | |
| 65 | 33 | 24 | 57 | +2 | 49 | |
| 81 | 23 | 30 | 53 | +1 | 80 | |
| 71 | 17 | 33 | 50 | -7 | 48 | |
| 82 | 7 | 38 | 45 | -16 | 73 | |
| 73 | 20 | 22 | 42 | -3 | 32 | |
| 79 | 17 | 18 | 35 | +1 | 29 | |
| 41 | 11 | 21 | 32 | +2 | 30 | |
| 82 | 3 | 23 | 26 | -4 | 67 | |
| 66 | 9 | 16 | 25 | -12 | 34 | |
| 78 | 11 | 6 | 17 | -13 | 24 | |
| 46 | 7 | 10 | 17 | +1 | 22 | |
| 72 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -15 | 124 | |
| 82 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -6 | 49 | |
| 63 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -2 | 19 | |
| 82 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 38 | |
| 38 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 14 | |
| 43 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 41 | |
| ‡ | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -3 | 15 |
| 28 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -3 | 16 | |
| 53 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 10 | |
| 71 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -15 | 65 | |
| 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +2 | 2 | |
| † | 38 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 54 |
| ‡ | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 17 |
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Goaltenders
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | OT | GA | GAA | SA | SV | Sv% | SO |
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| 52 | 2999 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 119 | 2.38 | 1435 | 1316 | .917 | 7 | |
| 35 | 1964 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 96 | 2.93 | 963 | 867 | .900 | 3 |
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†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
Awards and records
Records
Milestones
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
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| Patric Hornqvist | 1st NHL Game | October 10, 2008 |
| Ryan Jones | 1st NHL Game | October 10, 2008 |
| Joel Ward | 1st NHL Goal | October 10, 2008 |
| Jean-Pierre Dumont | 600th NHL Game | October 15, 2008 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 1st NHL Goal | |
| 1st NHL Point | October 15, 2008 | |
| Ryan Jones | 1st NHL Goal | |
| 1st NHL Assist | ||
| 1st NHL Point | October 15, 2008 | |
| Jean-Pierre Dumont | 400th NHL Point | October 18, 2008 |
| Patric Hornqvist | 1st NHL Assist | October 25, 2008 |
| Jason Arnott | Franchise Single Season Goal Record (33) | April 10, 2009 |
Transactions
Trades
| November 27, 2008 | |
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| To Nashville Predators Wade Belak | To Florida Panthers Nick Tarnasky |
Free agents
| Darcy Hordichuk | Vancouver Canucks |
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Draft picks
Nashville's picks at the 2008 NHL entry draft in Ottawa, Ontario.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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| 1 | 7 (from Toronto via NY Islanders) | Colin Wilson | (C) | Boston University (Hockey East) | |
| 1 | 18 (from Ottawa) | Chet Pickard | (G) | Tri-City Americans (WHL) | |
| 2 | 38 (from Toronto via Phoenix) | Roman Josi | (D) | SC Bern (NLA) | |
| 5 | 136 | Taylor Stefishen | (LW) | Langley Chiefs (BCHL) | |
| 6 | 166 | Jeff Foss | (D) | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) | |
| 7 | 201 (from NY Rangers) | Jani Lajunen | (C) | Espoo Blues (Finland Jr.) | |
| 7 | 207 (from San Jose) | Anders Lindback | (G) | Brynäs IF (Elitserien) |
References
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