2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
15
Games played
17
Points
.567
Points %
-2
Goal diff
4-6
Last 10
32 GF · 34 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

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Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

15 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
15
82
Goals for / game
3.07
3.01
+6.0
Goals against / game
3.20
3.28
−8.0
Expected goals for / game
3.02
3.09
−7.0
Expected goals against / game
3.21
3.24
−3.0
Expected-goals share
48.5%
48.8%
−0.3
Shot-attempt share
47.1%
50.4%
−3.3
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

The blog

Every post

40 posts
vs Carolina HurricanesW 4–1

J. Saros stands tall as the Predators edge the Hurricanes

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vs Tampa Bay LightningW 5–4

Predators edge the Lightning in a shootout

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vs Washington CapitalsL 4–3

Capitals hold off the Predators

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vs New York IslandersL 4–3

Islanders edge the Predators in a shootout

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vs Colorado AvalancheW 6–2

Predators pull away from the Avalanche

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at Pittsburgh PenguinsL 3–2

Penguins edge the Predators in overtime

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at Boston Bruins7:00 PM ET

Predators at Bruins: no daylight between these two

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vs St. Louis Blues8:00 PM ET

Blues at Predators: a true toss-up

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vs San Jose SharksL 3–2

A. Nedeljkovic stands tall as the Sharks edge the Predators

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsL 5–2

Golden Knights pull away from the Predators

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at Ottawa SenatorsL 3–2

Senators edge the Predators in a shootout

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at Montreal CanadiensW 5–2

Predators pull away from the Canadiens

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at Toronto Maple LeafsL 5–4

Maple Leafs edge the Predators in overtime

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vs Dallas StarsW 2–1

Predators hold off the Stars

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vs Minnesota WildL 3–1

Wild run the Predators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Carolina HurricanesL 6–0

Hurricanes shut out the Predators, 6-0

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at Carolina HurricanesL 6–5

Hurricanes steal one from the Predators against the run of play

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vs Tampa Bay LightningW 3–2

Predators edge the Lightning in overtime

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 2–1

Lightning run the Predators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Anaheim DucksL 5–4

Ducks run the Predators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs San Jose SharksL 3–2

Sharks hold off the Predators

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vs Minnesota WildW 2–1

Predators steal one from the Wild against the run of play

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at Utah Hockey ClubL 4–1

K. Vejmelka stands tall as the Mammoth edge the Predators

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at Anaheim DucksW 5–0

Predators shut out the Ducks, 5-0

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at Los Angeles KingsL 3–2

Kings edge the Predators in a shootout

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at San Jose SharksW 6–3

Predators pull away from the Sharks

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at Los Angeles KingsW 5–4

Predators run the Kings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 3–2

Lightning hold off the Predators

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vs Montreal CanadiensL 4–1

Canadiens pull away from the Predators

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vs New Jersey DevilsL 4–2

Devils run the Predators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs San Jose SharksW 6–3

Predators pull away from the Sharks

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at Chicago BlackhawksW 3–2

Predators run the Blackhawks off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Vegas Golden KnightsW 4–1

J. Annunen stands tall as the Predators edge the Golden Knights

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vs Seattle KrakenW 3–1

Predators run the Kraken off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Winnipeg JetsW 4–3

Predators steal one from the Jets against the run of play

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at Edmonton OilersL 3–1

C. Ingram stands tall as the Oilers edge the Predators

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at Vancouver CanucksL 4–3

Canucks run the Predators off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Seattle KrakenW 4–2

J. Saros stands tall as the Predators edge the Kraken

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at Buffalo SabresL 3–2

Sabres hold off the Predators

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vs Boston BruinsW 6–3

Predators run the Bruins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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