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Western Conference · Central Division

Nashville Predators

2016–17·41–29–12·94 points·4th in the Central, 8th in the Western·Clinched playoff spot

Points
94#16
Goal differential
+18#12
xGF% (5v5, adj.)
50.8%#10
Power play
18.9%#15
Penalty kill
81.3%#14
GSAx
−5.0#19

Splits

Home and away, month by month, and against each part of the league.

Home4124–9–8560.6813110152.2%
Away4117–20–4380.4610711949.5%
October82–5–150.31192848.1%
November149–3–2200.71462752.1%
December145–6–3130.46364254.6%
January148–4–2180.64373448.7%
February138–4–1170.65484352.2%
March147–5–2160.57393551.7%
April52–2–150.50131142.3%
Division rivals2916–12–1330.57938250.0%
Rest of conference2111–5–5270.64575350.5%
Other conference3214–12–6340.53888551.5%
COL55–0–0101.00211157.7%
DAL53–2–060.60201547.6%
STL53–2–060.60151148.5%
EDM33–0–061.009652.8%
MIN52–2–150.50131548.4%
CGY32–0–150.83121043.2%
SJS32–1–040.6711751.1%
OTT22–0–041.008261.5%
TBL22–0–041.009248.2%
WPG42–2–040.50111044.6%

On the road

62,743 km of travel between arenas over the season, drawn leg by leg.

2016-10-15: to Chicago, 641 km (L)2016-10-18: to Nashville, 641 km (L)2016-10-21: to Detroit, 757 km (L)2016-10-22: to Nashville, 757 km (W)2016-10-26: to Anaheim, 2,833 km (L)2016-10-27: to Los Angeles, 45 km (OTL)2016-10-29: to San Jose, 491 km (L)2016-11-01: to Denver, 1,491 km (W)2016-11-03: to Glendale, 946 km (SOL)2016-11-05: to Nashville, 2,337 km (SOL)2016-11-15: to Toronto, 1,044 km (L)2016-11-17: to Ottawa, 330 km (W)2016-11-19: to St. Louis, 1,391 km (L)2016-11-21: to Nashville, 408 km (W)2016-11-27: to Winnipeg, 1,740 km (L)2016-11-29: to Denver, 1,286 km (W)2016-12-03: to Nashville, 1,644 km (OTL)2016-12-08: to Dallas, 992 km (L)2016-12-10: to Glendale, 1,439 km (L)2016-12-13: to Nashville, 2,337 km (W)2016-12-19: to Philadelphia, 1,097 km (SOW)2016-12-20: to Newark, 126 km (W)2016-12-22: to Nashville, 1,208 km (L)2016-12-30: to St. Louis, 408 km (W)2017-01-03: to Nashville, 408 km (OTL)2017-01-05: to Tampa, 1,000 km (W)2017-01-06: to Sunrise, 289 km (L)2017-01-08: to Chicago, 1,873 km (L)2017-01-10: to Nashville, 641 km (OTW)2017-01-14: to Denver, 1,644 km (W)2017-01-17: to Vancouver, 1,776 km (L)2017-01-19: to Calgary, 674 km (W)2017-01-20: to Edmonton, 282 km (SOW)2017-01-22: to St. Paul, 1,753 km (W)2017-01-24: to Nashville, 1,113 km (OTL)2017-01-31: to Pittsburgh, 760 km (L)2017-02-02: to Nashville, 760 km (W)2017-02-09: to New York, 1,223 km (L)2017-02-11: to Nashville, 1,223 km (L)2017-02-18: to St. Paul, 1,113 km (L)2017-02-19: to Columbus, 995 km (W)2017-02-21: to Nashville, 537 km (OTL)2017-02-28: to Buffalo, 1,008 km (OTW)2017-03-02: to Montreal, 514 km (L)2017-03-04: to Nashville, 1,517 km (L)2017-03-07: to Anaheim, 2,833 km (SOL)2017-03-09: to Los Angeles, 45 km (OTL)2017-03-11: to San Jose, 491 km (W)2017-03-13: to Nashville, 3,114 km (OTW)2017-03-16: to Washington, 912 km (OTW)2017-03-18: to Raleigh, 376 km (L)2017-03-20: to Nashville, 726 km (W)2017-03-27: to Brooklyn, 1,222 km (W)2017-03-28: to Boston, 306 km (L)2017-03-30: to Nashville, 1,516 km (L)2017-04-02: to St. Louis, 408 km (L)2017-04-04: to Nashville, 408 km (OTL)2017-04-06: to Dallas, 992 km (W)2017-04-08: to Winnipeg, 1,902 km (L)NashvilleChicagoDetroitAnaheimLos AngelesSan JoseDenverGlendaleTorontoOttawaSt. LouisWinnipegDallasPhiladelphiaNewarkTampaSunriseVancouverCalgaryEdmontonSt. PaulPittsburghNew YorkColumbusBuffaloMontrealWashingtonRaleighBrooklynBoston
Leg ending in a win Overtime or shootout loss Regulation loss Home arena

Rest

Does a day off help? Back-to-backs are the second game on consecutive nights.

Rest days

Points percentage and 5-on-5 expected-goals share by days since the previous game. The count in grey is how many of those games came against a better-rested opponent.

Points %xGF% (5v5)
Back-to-back
13 GP · 7–5–1 · 10 vs fresher opponent
57.7%
53.8%
1 day
51 GP · 27–17–7 · 7 vs fresher opponent
59.8%
50.6%
2 days
11 GP · 6–4–1 · 0 vs fresher opponent
59.1%
46.8%
3+ days
6 GP · 0–3–3 · 0 vs fresher opponent
25.0%
53.6%

Pulling the goalie

33 times this season the Predators were trailing late and sent out an extra attacker. Earlier pulls are bolder. The dark tick is the league median for each deficit.

0:001:002:003:004:00Down 1Down 2+time left when the goalie came off →
Scored with the extra attacker Conceded an empty-net goal Neither League median

Close and late

Does the team raise its game when it counts?

When it matters

The Predators in all situations against the close-and-late state: the third period or overtime, tied or within a goal.

All situationsClose and late
Expected goals share
50.7%
48.1%
Goals share
52.0%
44.7%
Shooting %
9.3%
8.4%
Save %
.917
.908