2014–15 Nashville Predators season

2014–15 Nashville Predators
Division	2nd Central
Conference	3rd Western
2014–15 record	47–25-10
Home record	28–9–4
Road record	19–16–6
Goals for	232
Goals against	208
Team information
General Manager	David Poile
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	Shea Weber
Alternate captains	Mike Fisher James Neal
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Average attendance	16,854 (41 games)
Team leaders
Goals	Craig Smith (23)
Assists	Mike Ribeiro (43)
Points	Mike Ribeiro Filip Forsberg (56)
Penalties in minutes	Shea Weber (70)
Plus/minus	(+): Colin Wilson (21) (−): Gabriel Bourque (−12)
Wins	Pekka Rinne (39)
Goals against average	Pekka Rinne (2.08)
<2013–14	2015–16>

The 2014–15 Nashville Predators season was the 17th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Off-season

The day after the end of the Predators' 2013–14 season, where the team missed the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second-straight year, it was announced that after 17 years at the helm of the Nashville Predators, Barry Trotz was relieved of his duties as head coach.

On May 6, 2014, it was announced that Peter Laviolette, former head coach of the Philadelphia Flyers, was hired to replace Trotz as the new head coach of the Predators. The team also hired Kevin McCarthy as an assistant coach.

On June 27, 2014, during the first round of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, the Predators traded right winger Patric Hornqvist and restricted free agent Nick Spaling to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for right winger James Neal.

Playoffs

See also: 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

The Nashville Predators entered the playoffs as the Central Division's second seed. They lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in six games in the first round.

Standings

Divisional standings

Central Division

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – St. Louis Blues	82	51	24	7	42	248	201	+47	109
2	x – Nashville Predators	82	47	25	10	41	232	208	+24	104
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	48	28	6	39	229	189	+40	102
4	x – Minnesota Wild	82	46	28	8	42	231	201	+30	100
5	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	43	26	13	36	230	210	+20	99
6	Dallas Stars	82	41	31	10	37	261	260	+1	92
7	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	31	12	29	219	227	−8	90

Conference standings

Top 3 (Central Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	y – St. Louis Blues	82	51	24	7	42	248	201	+47	109
2	x – Nashville Predators	82	47	25	10	41	232	208	+24	104
3	x – Chicago Blackhawks	82	48	28	6	39	229	189	+40	102

Top 3 (Pacific Division)

Pos	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	z – Anaheim Ducks	82	51	24	7	43	236	226	+10	109
2	x – Vancouver Canucks	82	48	29	5	42	242	222	+20	101
3	x – Calgary Flames	82	45	30	7	41	241	216	+25	97

Western Conference Wild Card

Pos	Div	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	ROW	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	CE	x – Minnesota Wild	82	46	28	8	42	231	201	+30	100
2	CE	x – Winnipeg Jets	82	43	26	13	36	230	210	+20	99
3	PA	Los Angeles Kings	82	40	27	15	38	220	205	+15	95
4	CE	Dallas Stars	82	41	31	10	37	261	260	+1	92
5	CE	Colorado Avalanche	82	39	31	12	29	219	227	−8	90
6	PA	San Jose Sharks	82	40	33	9	36	228	232	−4	89
7	PA	Edmonton Oilers	82	24	44	14	19	198	283	−85	62
8	PA	Arizona Coyotes	82	24	50	8	19	170	272	−102	56

Suspensions/fines

Player	Explanation	Length	Salary	Date issued
Anton Volchenkov	Illegal check to the head of Calgary Flames forward Michael Ferland during NHL Game No. 151 in Calgary on Friday, October 31, 2014, at 19:06 of the second period.	4 games	$21,505.36	November 2, 2014
James Neal	Diving/Embellishment during NHL Game No. 447 in San Jose on Saturday, December 13, 2014, at 19:39 of the third period.	—	$2,000.00	December 17, 2014
Craig Smith	High-sticking on Buffalo Sabres forward Jerry D'Amigo during NHL Game No. 1075 in Nashville on Saturday, March 21, 2015, at 17:50 of the first period.	—	$5,000.00	March 22, 2015

Schedule and results

Pre-season

2014 Pre-Season Game Log: 3–3–0 (Home: 3–1–0 ; Road: 0–2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	September 23	Nashville	2–4	Tampa Bay		Mazanec	10,442	0–1–0	Recap
2	September 25	Tampa Bay	0–1	Nashville		Rinne	13,107	1–1–0	Recap
3	September 27	Florida	1–2	Nashville	SO	Hutton	12,700	2–1–0	Recap
4	September 27	Florida	1–4	Nashville		Rinne	15,741	3–1–0	Recap
5	September 29	Columbus	3–0	Nashville		Rinne	11,905	3–2–0	Recap
6	October 4	Nashville	2–3	Columbus		Rinne	14,786	3–3–0	Recap

Regular season

2014–15 Game Log
October: 6–2–2 (Home: 4–1–1 ; Road: 2–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 1 October 9 Ottawa 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 1–0–0 2 Recap 2 October 11 Dallas 1–4 Nashville Rinne 17,113 2–0–0 4 Recap 3 October 14 Calgary 3–2 Nashville SO Rinne 15,654 2–0–1 5 Recap 4 October 17 Nashville 2–0 Winnipeg Rinne 15,016 3–0–1 7 Recap 5 October 18 Nashville 1–2 Chicago OT Hutton 21,640 3–0–2 8 Recap 6 October 21 Arizona 3–4 Nashville SO Rinne 15,694 4–0–2 10 Recap 7 October 23 Chicago 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,157 5–0–2 12 Recap 8 October 25 Pittsburgh 3–0 Nashville Rinne 17,218 5–1–2 12 Recap 9 October 29 Nashville 4–1 Edmonton Rinne 16,839 6–1–2 14 Recap 10 October 31 Nashville 3–4 Calgary Rinne 18,505 6–2–2 14 Recap
November: 10–3–0 (Home: 6–0–0 ; Road: 4–3–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 11 November 2 Nashville 3–1 Vancouver Rinne 18,395 7–2–2 16 Recap 12 November 4 Nashville 1–3 Winnipeg Hutton 15,016 7–3–2 16 Recap 13 November 6 Nashville 3–2 Dallas Rinne 17,054 8–3–2 18 Recap 14 November 8 Nashville 2–1 St. Louis Rinne 18,869 9–3–2 20 Recap 15 November 11 Edmonton 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,129 10–3–2 22 Recap 16 November 13 Nashville 3–4 St. Louis Rinne 15,702 10–4–2 22 Recap 17 November 15 Winnipeg 1–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 11–4–2 24 Recap 18 November 18 Nashville 9–2 Toronto Rinne 19,007 12–4–2 26 Recap 19 November 20 Nashville 2–3 Ottawa Hutton 16,796 12–5–2 26 Recap 20 November 22 Florida 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,163 13–5–2 28 Recap 21 November 25 Los Angeles 3–4 Nashville SO Rinne 17,181 14–5–2 30 Recap 22 November 27 Edmonton 0–1 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 15–5–2 32 Recap 23 November 29 Columbus 1–2 Nashville Rinne 16,548 16–5–2 34 Recap
December: 8–4–1 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 4–3–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 24 December 2 Nashville 1–2 Carolina Rinne 9,161 16–6–2 34 Recap 25 December 4 St. Louis 3–4 Nashville Rinne 16,409 17–6–2 36 Recap 26 December 6 Chicago 3–1 Nashville Rinne 17,212 17–7–2 36 Recap 27 December 9 Nashville 3–0 Colorado Rinne 12,689 18–7–2 38 Recap 28 December 11 Nashville 5–1 Arizona Rinne 10,194 19–7–2 40 Recap 29 December 13 Nashville 0–2 San Jose Rinne 17,059 19–8–2 40 Recap 30 December 16 Boston 2–3 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 20–8–2 42 Recap 31 December 20 Nashville 6–5 Minnesota OT Rinne 19,017 21–8–2 44 Recap 32 December 22 Nashville 5–1 Columbus Rinne 14,573 22–8–2 46 Recap 33 December 23 Nashville 3–5 Boston Hutton 17,565 22–9–2 46 Recap 34 December 27 Philadelphia 1–4 Nashville Rinne 17,315 23–9–2 48 Recap 35 December 29 Nashville 4–5 Chicago SO Rinne 22,208 23–9–3 49 Recap 36 December 30 St. Louis 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,401 24–9–3 51 Recap
January: 7–2–3 (Home: 5–0–0 ; Road: 2–2–3) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 37 January 3 Nashville 7–6 Los Angeles OT Rinne 18,230 25–9–3 53 Recap 38 January 4 Nashville 3–4 Anaheim SO Hutton 16,402 25–9–4 54 Recap 39 January 6 Carolina 2–3 Nashville Rinne 15,706 26–9–4 56 Recap 40 January 8 Dallas 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 27–9–4 58 Recap 41 January 10 Nashville 3–1 Minnesota Rinne 19,052 28–9–4 60 Recap 42 January 13 Vancouver 1–5 Nashville Rinne 15,726 29–9–4 62 Recap 43 January 16 Washington 3–4 Nashville Hutton 17,303 30–9–4 64 Recap 44 January 17 Nashville 2–5 Detroit Hutton 20,027 30–10–4 64 Recap 45 January 20 Nashville 1–2 Montreal OT Hutton 21,287 30–10–5 65 Recap 46 January 27 Colorado 3–4 Nashville OT Hutton 15,566 31–10–5 67 Recap 47 January 29 Nashville 4–5 St. Louis SO Hutton 19,477 31–10–6 68 Recap 48 January 30 Nashville 0–3 Colorado Mazanec 18,064 31–11–6 68 Recap
February: 10–4–1 (Home: 7–3–0 ; Road: 3–1–1) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 49 February 1 Nashville 4–0 Pittsburgh Hutton 18,535 32–11–6 70 Recap 50 February 3 Toronto 3–4 Nashville Hutton 15,667 33–11–6 72 Recap 51 February 5 Anaheim 5–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 33–12–6 72 Recap 52 February 7 NY Rangers 2–3 Nashville Rinne 17,329 34–12–6 74 Recap 53 February 8 Nashville 3–2 Florida Hutton 10,844 35–12–6 76 Recap 54 February 10 Tampa Bay 2–3 Nashville OT Rinne 16,362 36–12–6 78 Recap 55 February 12 Winnipeg 1–3 Nashville Rinne 16,135 37–12–6 80 Recap 56 February 14 New Jersey 1–3 Nashville Rinne 17,333 38–12–6 82 Recap 57 February 17 San Jose 1–5 Nashville Rinne 16,206 39–12–6 84 Recap 58 February 19 Nashville 2–5 NY Islanders Rinne 16,170 39–13–6 84 Recap 59 February 21 Nashville 2–3 Philadelphia SO Rinne 19,680 39–13–7 85 Recap 60 February 22 Nashville 2–1 Buffalo SO Hutton 19,070 40–13–7 87 Recap 61 February 24 Colorado 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–13–7 89 Recap 62 February 26 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–14–7 89 Recap 63 February 28 Detroit 4–3 Nashville Rinne 17,361 41–15–7 89 Recap
March: 6–7–2 (Home: 2–3–2 ; Road: 4–4–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 64 March 2 Nashville 1–4 NY Rangers Rinne 18,006 41–16–7 89 Recap 65 March 3 Nashville 1–3 New Jersey Hutton 13,012 41–17–7 89 Recap 66 March 5 NY Islanders 4–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–18–7 89 Recap 67 March 7 Winnipeg 3–1 Nashville Rinne 17,113 41–19–7 89 Recap 68 March 9 Nashville 2–1 Arizona OT Rinne 11,227 42–19–7 91 Recap 69 March 12 Nashville 0–2 San Jose Rinne 17,562 42–20–7 91 Recap 70 March 14 Nashville 2–1 Los Angeles Rinne 18,230 43–20–7 93 Recap 71 March 15 Nashville 2–4 Anaheim Rinne 17,295 43–21–7 93 Recap 72 March 17 Minnesota 3–2 Nashville OT Rinne 17,209 43–21–8 94 Recap 73 March 21 Buffalo 0–3 Nashville Rinne 17,113 44–21–8 96 Recap 74 March 24 Montreal 2–3 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 45–21–8 98 Recap 75 March 26 Nashville 3–2 Tampa Bay Rinne 19,204 46–21–8 100 Recap 76 March 28 Nashville 4–3 Washington Rinne 18,506 47–21–8 102 Recap 77 March 29 Calgary 5–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 47–22–8 102 Recap 78 March 31 Vancouver 5–4 Nashville SO Rinne 17,113 47–22–9 103 Recap
April: 0–3–1 (Home: 0–1–1 ; Road: 0–2–0) # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Record Pts Recap 79 April 4 Dallas 4–3 Nashville OT Rinne 17,113 47–22–10 104 Recap 80 April 7 Nashville 2–3 Colorado Rinne 13,561 47–23–10 104 Recap 81 April 9 Minnesota 4–2 Nashville Rinne 17,113 47–24–10 104 Recap 82 April 11 Nashville 1–4 Dallas Hutton 18,532 47–25–10 104 Recap
Legend:       Win (2 points)       Loss (0 points)       Overtime/shootout loss (1 point)

Playoffs

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Central Division Semifinal vs. (C3) Chicago Blackhawks: Chicago won series 4–2 # Date Visitor Score Home OT Decision Attendance Series Recap 1 April 15 Chicago 4–3 Nashville 2OT Rinne 17,225 0–1 Recap 2 April 17 Chicago 2–6 Nashville Rinne 17,208 1–1 Recap 3 April 19 Nashville 2–4 Chicago Rinne 22,020 1–2 Recap 4 April 21 Nashville 2–3 Chicago 3OT Rinne 22,014 1–3 Recap 5 April 23 Chicago 2–5 Nashville Rinne 17,238 2–3 Recap 6 April 25 Nashville 3–4 Chicago Rinne 22,171 2–4 Recap Legend:       Win       Loss

Player stats

Final Stats

Skaters

Regular Season

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Filip Forsberg	82	26	37	63	15	24
Mike Ribeiro	82	15	47	62	11	52
Roman Josi	81	15	40	55	15	26
Shea Weber	78	15	30	45	15	72
Craig Smith	82	23	21	44	11	44
Colin Wilson	77	20	22	42	19	22
Mike Fisher	59	19	20	39	4	39
James Neal	67	23	14	37	12	57
Ryan Ellis	58	9	18	27	8	27
Seth Jones	82	8	19	27	3	20
Matt Cullen	62	7	18	25	8	16
Mattias Ekholm	80	7	11	18	12	52
Calle Jarnkrok	74	7	11	18	2	18
Taylor Beck	62	8	8	16	−4	18
Paul Gaustad	73	4	10	14	7	60
Gabriel Bourque	69	3	10	13	−13	10
Eric Nystrom	60	7	5	12	0	15
Viktor Stalberg	25	2	8	10	0	18
Victor Bartley	37	0	10	10	1	26
Derek Roy‡	26	1	9	10	0	2
Anton Volchenkov	46	0	7	7	4	14
Olli Jokinen‡	48	3	3	6	2	26
Mike Santorelli†	22	1	3	4	−7	6
Cody Franson†	23	1	3	4	0	2
Miikka Salomaki	1	1	0	1	1	0
Mark Arcobello†‡	4	1	0	1	0	0
Richard Clune	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Piskula	1	0	0	0	−1	2
Anthony Bitetto	7	0	0	0	−1	7
Kevin Fiala	1	0	0	0	−1	0
Viktor Arvidsson	6	0	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
Filip Forsberg	6	4	2	6	1	4
Mike Ribeiro	6	1	4	5	2	4
James Neal	6	4	1	5	0	8
Colin Wilson	6	5	0	5	−1	0
Craig Smith	6	2	3	5	2	0
Seth Jones	6	0	4	4	−6	6
Viktor Stalberg	6	1	2	3	1	0
Ryan Ellis	6	0	3	3	4	2
Matt Cullen	6	1	1	2	−1	4
Cody Franson	5	0	2	2	1	0
Calle Jarnkrok	6	0	2	2	−2	0
Mike Fisher	3	0	1	1	1	0
Shea Weber	2	0	1	1	0	2
Mike Santorelli	4	1	0	1	2	0
Roman Josi	6	1	0	1	−5	0
Mattias Ekholm	6	1	0	1	4	2
Anton Volchenkov	1	0	0	0	0	2
Paul Gaustad	6	0	0	0	−1	22
Victor Bartley	4	0	0	0	0	2
Taylor Beck	5	0	0	0	−2	2
Gabriel Bourque	5	0	0	0	−3	2
Kevin Fiala	1	0	0	0	−1	0

Goaltenders

Regular Season

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	OT	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Pekka Rinne	64	64	3,851	41	17	6	140	2.18	1807	.923	4	0	1	8
Carter Hutton	18	17	1010	6	7	4	44	2.61	450	.902	1	0	0	0
Marek Mazanec	2	1	106	0	1	0	4	2.26	47	.915	0	0	0	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	TOI	W	L	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO	G	A	PIM
Pekka Rinne	6	6	425	2	4	19	2.68	208	.909	0	0	1	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
^‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.
Bold/italics denotes franchise record

Notable achievements

Awards

Regular Season

Player	Award	Awarded
F. Forsberg	NHL Third Star of the Week	November 17, 2014
F. Forsberg	NHL Rookie of the Month	December 1, 2014
P. Rinne	NHL Third Star of the Month	December 1, 2014
C. Wilson	NHL Second Star of the Week	December 29, 2014
P. Rinne	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
S. Weber	NHL All-Star game selection	January 10, 2015
F. Forsberg	NHL All-Star game rookie selection	January 10, 2015
P. Rinne	NHL Third Star of the Week	February 16, 2015

Milestones

Regular Season

Player	Milestone	Reached
C. Smith	200th Career NHL Game	October 18, 2014
P. Gaustad	600th Career NHL Game	October 29, 2014
C. Wilson	300th Career NHL Game	October 29, 2014
E. Nystrom	500th Career NHL Game	November 6, 2014
D. Roy	500th Career NHL Point	November 18, 2014
S. Jones	100th Career NHL Game	November 29, 2014
R. Josi	200th Career NHL Game	December 11, 2014
O. Jokinen	1,200th Career NHL Game	December 20, 2014
M. Fisher	900th Career NHL Game	December 27, 2014
M. Ribeiro	900th Career NHL Game	December 29, 2014
M. Ekholm	100th Career NHL Game	December 29, 2014
P. Rinne	20,000 Career NHL Minutes	December 30, 2014
M. Salomäki	1st Career NHL Game 1st Career NHL Goal 1st Career NHL Point	January 8, 2015
R. Josi	100th Career NHL Point	January 8, 2015
A. Bitetto	1st Career NHL Game	January 17, 2015
M. Fisher	500th Career NHL Point	January 29, 2015
M. Ribeiro	700th Career NHL Point	February 7, 2015
V. Bartley	100th Career NHL Game	February 10, 2015
G. Bourque	200th Career NHL Game	February 26, 2015
M. Cullen	400th Career NHL Assist	February 26, 2015
M. Cullen	1,200th Career NHL Game	March 3, 2015
P. Rinne	200th Career NHL Win	March 14, 2015
K. Fiala	1st Career NHL Game	March 24, 2015
C. Wilson	100th Career NHL Assist	March 24, 2015
M. Ribeiro	500th Career NHL Assist	April 4, 2015
R. Ellis	200th Career NHL Game	April 7, 2015
C. Franson	400th Career NHL Game	April 9, 2015
F. Forsberg	100th Career NHL Game	April 11, 2015

Playoffs

Player	Milestone	Reached
F. Forsberg	1st Career Playoff Game	April 15, 2015
M. Ekholm	1st Career Playoff Game	April 15, 2015
G. Bourque	1st Career Playoff Game	April 15, 2015
T. Beck	1st Career Playoff Game	April 15, 2015
S. Jones	1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point	April 15, 2015
C. Jarnkrok	1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point	April 15, 2015
R. Ellis	1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point	April 15, 2015
M. Santorelli	1st Career Playoff Game 1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point	April 17, 2015
F. Forsberg	1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Assist 1st Career Playoff Point	April 17, 2015
R. Josi	1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point	April 17, 2015
C. Smith	1st Career Playoff Goal	April 17, 2015
V. Bartley	1st Career Playoff Game	April 19, 2015
M. Ekholm	1st Career Playoff Goal 1st Career Playoff Point	April 19, 2015
K. Fiala	1st Career Playoff Game	April 21, 2015
F. Forsberg	1st Career Playoff Hat-Trick	April 23, 2015

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2014–15 season.

Trades

Date	Details
June 27, 2014	To Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist Nick Spaling	To Nashville Predators James Neal
June 28, 2014	To San Jose Sharks DET's 2nd-round pick in 2014	To Nashville Predators 2nd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2015
June 28, 2014	To San Jose Sharks 3rd-round pick in 2014 4th-round pick in 2014	To Nashville Predators FLA's 3rd-round pick in 2014
December 29, 2014	To Edmonton Oilers Derek Roy	To Nashville Predators Mark Arcobello
February 15, 2015	To Toronto Maple Leafs Olli Jokinen Brendan Leipsic 1st-round pick in 2015	To Nashville Predators Cody Franson Mike Santorelli

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Olli Jokinen	Winnipeg Jets	1 year, $2.5 million
July 7, 2014	Anton Volchenkov	New Jersey Devils	1 year, $1 million
July 15, 2014	Mike Ribeiro	Arizona Coyotes	1 year, $1.05 million
July 15, 2014	Derek Roy	St. Louis Blues	1 year, $1 million
April 9, 2015	Steve Moses	Jokerit	1 year, $1 million

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2014	Patrick Eaves	Dallas Stars	1 year, $650,000
August 5, 2014	Michael Del Zotto	Philadelphia Flyers	1 year, $1.3 million

Claimed via waivers

Player

Former team

Date claimed off waivers

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
Mark Arcobello	Pittsburgh Penguins	January 14, 2015

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 4, 2014	Joe Piskula	1 year, $550,000
July 8, 2014	Anthony Bitetto	1 year, $605,000
July 9, 2014	Mattias Ekholm	2 years, $2.075 million
July 15, 2014	Viktor Arvidsson	3 year, $1.895 million entry-level contract
July 15, 2014	Kevin Fiala	3 year, $2.775 million entry-level contract
September 25, 2014	Ryan Ellis	5 years, $12.5 million
September 30, 2014	Taylor Beck	1 year, $550,000
May 6, 2015	Marek Mazanec	1 year, $575,000
June 16, 2015	Juuse Saros	3 years, entry-level contract

Draft picks

See also: List of Nashville Predators draft picks

The 2014 NHL Entry Draft will be held on June 27–28, 2014 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	11	Kevin Fiala	LW	Switzerland	HV71 (Sweden-Jr.)
2	42	Vladislav Kamenev	LW	Russia	Metallurg Magnitogorsk (KHL)
2	51	Jack Dougherty	D	United States	USA U-18 (USHL)
3	62	Justin Kirkland	LW	Canada	Kelowna Rockets (WHL)
4	112	Viktor Arvidsson	LW	Sweden	Skelleftea AIK (SHL)
5	132	Joonas Lyytinen	D	Finland	KalPa (Finland)
6	162	Aaron Irving	D	Canada	Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)

Draft notes

• ^a The San Jose Sharks’ second-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Detroit’s second-round pick in 2014 (46th overall) to San Jose in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2015 and this pick.
• ^b The Florida Panthers' third-round pick (previously acquired by San Jose) went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent a third and fourth-round pick (72nd and 102nd overall) both in 2014 to San Jose in exchange for this pick.
• The Nashville Predators third-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) to Nashville in exchange for a fourth-round pick in 2014 (102nd overall) and this pick.
• The Nashville Predators fourth-round pick went to the San Jose Sharks as the result of a trade on June 28, 2014 that sent Florida's third-round pick in 2014 (62nd overall) to Nashville in exchange for a third-round pick in 2014 (72nd overall) and this pick.
• ^c The St. Louis Blues’ fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 30, 2013 that sent a fourth-round pick in 2013 to St. Louis in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2013 and this pick.
• The Nashville Predators' seventh-round pick went to the Washington Capitals as a result of a trade on April 19, 2014 that sent Jaynen Rissling to Nashville in exchange for this pick.

References