2019–20 Nashville Predators season


The 2019–20 Nashville Predators season is the 22nd season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997. They entered the season as the 2-time defending Central Division champions.
The season was suspended by the league officials on March 12, 2020, after several other professional and collegiate sports organizations followed suit as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On May 26, the NHL regular season was officially declared over with the remaining games being cancelled. The Predators advanced to the playoffs and are scheduled to face the Arizona Coyotes in the qualifying round.

Standings

Divisional standings

Western Conference

;Tiebreaking procedures
  1. Fewer number of games played.
  2. Greater number of regulation wins.
  3. Greater amount of wins in regulation and overtime.
  4. Greater amount of total wins.
  5. Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.
  6. Greater goal differential.
  7. Greater amount of goals scored.

    Schedule and results

Preseason

The preseason schedule was published on June 12, 2019.

Regular season

The regular season schedule was published on June 25, 2019.

Playoffs

The Predators will face the Arizona Coyotes in the qualifying round.

Player statistics

As of March 10, 2020

Skaters

Goaltenders

†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.

‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.

Bold/italics denotes franchise record.

Roster

Draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, which will be held on June 21 and 22, 2019, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Round#PlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club Team
124Philip TomasinoCCanadaNiagara IceDogs
2451Egor AfanasyevLWRussiaMuskegon Lumberjacks
365Alexander CampbellLWCanadaVictoria Grizzlies
41092Marc Del GaizoDUnited StatesUMass
4117Semyon ChystyakovDRussiaTolpar Ufa
5148Ethan HaiderGUnited StatesMinnesota Magicians
6179Isak WaltherRWSwedenSödertälje SK J18
7210Juuso ParssinenCFinlandTPS U20

Notes:
  1. The Arizona Coyotes' second-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on June 22, 2019, that sent New Jersey's second-round pick in 2019 to Philadelphia in exchange for New Jersey's third-round pick in 2019 and this pick.
  2. The Colorado Avalanche's fourth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on July 1, 2017, that sent Colin Wilson to Colorado in exchange for this pick.