2001–02 Nashville Predators season
The 2001–02 Nashville Predators season was the Nashville Predators' 4th season in the National Hockey League.Off-season
Regular season
Final standings
Game log
Playoffs
The Predators missed the playoffs yet again for the fourth straight year.Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
| C | 67 | 18 | 31 | 49 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 82 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 38 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 82 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 16 | -18 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| D | 82 | 13 | 29 | 42 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 75 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 111 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| D | 73 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 22 | -13 | 11 | 0 | 3 |
| RW | 79 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 56 | -15 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| RW | 80 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 32 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| C | 63 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| LW | 75 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 14 | -16 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| RW | 58 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| D | 82 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 36 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 63 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C | 55 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| D | 26 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 28 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 58 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 24 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 82 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 40 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 26 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 69 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RW | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| C | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 74 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| LW | 30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 58 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 121 | -18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T/OT | GA | GAA | SO | SA | SV | SV% |
| 3316 | 58 | 23 | 24 | 9 | 144 | 2.61 | 3 | 1525 | 1381 | .906 |
| 1471 | 29 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 66 | 2.69 | 2 | 678 | 612 | .903 |
| 177 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 4.41 | 0 | 104 | 91 | .875 |
| Team: | 4964 | 82 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 223 | 2.70 | 5 | 2307 | 2084 | .903 |
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;Awards and records
Transactions
Roster
Draft picks
Nashville's draft picks at the 2001 NHL Entry Draft held at the National Car Rental Center in Sunrise, Florida.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club Team |
| 1 | 12 | Dan Hamhuis | | Prince George Cougars |
| 2 | 33 | Timofei Shishkanov | | Spartak Moscow |
| 2 | 42 | Tomas Slovak | | HC Kosice |
| 3 | 75 | Denis Platonov | | HC Saratov |
| 3 | 76 | Oliver Setzinger | | Ilves |
| 4 | 98 | Jordin Tootoo | | Brandon Wheat Kings |
| 6 | 178 | Anton Lavrentiev | | Ak Bars Kazan |
| 8 | 240 | Gustav Grasberg | | Mora IK |
| 9 | 271 | Mikko Lehtonen | | Karpat |
