2026–27 regular season

Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators are 3-2-3 with 9 points in 2026–27, 17th of 32 in the league, with 23 goals for and 24 against. They have 47.4% of the expected goals in their games, less than their opponents. Our simulation gives them 37% to make the playoffs.

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Record: 3–2–3; 9 points, 17th of 32
Goals: 23–24; −1 differential
Expected goals: 20.8–23.1; for and against
xG share: 47.4%; 50% is even

37% to make the playoffs, 4% to win the division, about 90 points projected (77 to 103 in 80% of simulated seasons). The whole race

Who's had the puck

Share of expected goals over a rolling ten games. Above 50 they are out-chancing opponents. Hover any game.

35404550

47.4%

2026-10-012026-10-17

How the chances come

Share of expected goals by shot type. Rebounds count first when a shot is both.

Set playOff the rushRebound

For 21 xG74%21%
League 79%15%
Against 23 xG82%

Off the rush means a shot within 4 seconds of the last recorded play being in the neutral or defensive zone. A rebound is a shot within 3 seconds of a teammate's shot. Set plays are the rest: the cycle, point shots, forecheck turnovers, faceoff plays.

Lines and pairs

Best units in the league

The coach's most-used 5-on-5 combinations this season, by time together, and how they did.

Forward lines

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Forsberg – Hoglander – Wood	8	47:02	52–43	2.0–1.6	1–1	56%
Stamkos – O'Reilly – Kerfoot	7	35:17	31–30	1.6–1.2	0–2	58%
Drury – Edstrom – Schaefer	5	27:15	25–26	1.3–1.0	1–1	57%
Marchessault – Colton – Bourque	4	22:07	17–30	0.6–0.9	0–0	41%
Stamkos – O'Reilly – Forsberg	8	20:41	15–34	1.3–1.2	3–0	52%
Stamkos – O'Reilly – Marchessault	6	20:03	11–21	0.3–1.0	1–1	21%

Defence pairs

Unit	GP	TOI	Attempts	xG	Goals	xG share
Skjei – Perbix	8	90:13	80–100	3.4–4.1	1–6	46%
Josi – Hague	8	61:14	38–84	1.0–3.0	1–1	25%
Josi – Wilsby	8	44:01	34–41	2.1–1.8	3–0	54%
Hague – Struble	4	28:59	25–24	0.9–0.9	0–2	51%

Speed and zone time

NHL EDGE tracking, 2026–27. A full bar is first in the league.

Skating

Top speed23.4 mph
84
Bursts over 22 mph8
48
Bursts over 20 mph182
29

Shooting

Hardest shot94.0 mph
42
Shots over 90 mph7
81

Zone time

Offensive zone time38.9%
16
Defensive zone time42.4%
23

League ranks

Points %56.3%15th

Goals for per game2.8822nd

Goals against per game3.0011th

xG for per game2.6028th

xG against per game2.8915th

xG share47.4%22nd

Finishing (goals − xG)+2.212th

Goaltending (xGA − goals against)−0.918th

Rush xG per game0.1424th

Rebound xG per game0.549th

Rush xG allowed per game0.1410th

Where they shoot from

Unblocked attempts over the last 8 games, attacking right.

GoalShot or miss

Last 8 games

Date	Opponent	Score	xG	xG share
10-17	vs STL	5–2	3.0–2.0	60%
10-15	vs SJS	2–3	4.0–3.5	53%
10-13	vs VGK	2–5	2.4–2.0	55%
10-10	at OTT	2–3	1.7–2.8	37%
10-08	at MTL	5–2	2.0–3.4	38%
10-06	at TOR	4–5	3.3–4.0	46%
10-03	vs DAL	2–1	2.3–2.2	51%
10-01	vs MIN	1–3	2.1–3.2	39%

Skaters

Player	Pos	GP	G	A	P	ixG	TOI/GP	Hits	xGF% 5v5
Steven Stamkos	C	8	4	6	10	2.6	19:25	7	41.8
Roman Josi	D	8	1	8	9	1.2	25:33	4	40.4
Filip Forsberg	L	8	1	7	8	2.8	21:09	9	49.9
Ryan O'Reilly	C	8	4	3	7	2.4	21:37	3	40.5
Adam Wilsby	D	8	0	4	4	0.6	18:44	5	52.9
Alexander Kerfoot	C	8	1	3	4	1.0	16:38	5	55.2
Adam Edstrom	C	8	4	0	4	3.5	13:42	40	48.5
Nils Hoglander	L	8	3	0	3	1.1	11:00	11	51.9
Jonathan Marchessault	R	8	2	1	3	1.7	16:40	8	35.2
Brady Skjei	D	8	0	2	2	0.4	19:51	14	45.2
Jack Drury	C	8	1	1	2	1.4	16:18	6	50.0
Matthew Wood	R	8	1	1	2	1.6	15:24	10	48.2
Ross Colton	C	8	1	1	2	0.9	12:32	22	42.0
Nicolas Hague	D	8	0	1	1	0.2	17:44	13	36.8
Vitali Pinchuk	C	4	0	1	1	0.5	8:44	1	48.4
Jack Ahcan	D	3	0	1	1	0.0	7:36	2	45.7
Mavrik Bourque	C	4	0	1	1	0.5	15:45	3	42.2
Reid Schaefer	L	5	0	0	0	0.3	10:27	6	45.8
Jayden Struble	D	7	0	0	0	0.2	15:09	22	42.9
Ryan Ufko	D	1	0	0	0	0.0	15:27	0	48.3
William Trudeau	D	3	0	0	0	0.1	9:11	3	57.1
Nick Perbix	D	8	0	0	0	0.4	18:10	1	45.6