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Morning report · executive brief

Nashville Predators

By the ModelMon, Sep 21Latest file · Thu, Apr 162025-26last seasonAs of Sun, Sep 20
Executive summary

Last time out (Thu, Apr 16): ANA 5 - 4 NSH — a loss to the Ducks.

Predators: a outshot/run-and-gun team (0.0% 5v5 xG) with league-average goaltending, flagged for regression (1 signals).

Season complete · final ledger
82
Games filed
38
Wins (all)
44
Losses (all)
247
Goals for
269
Goals against

No scheduled fixture on file — counts from published recaps; OT/SO losses count as losses

Regression watch
  • Juuse Saros sv% 89.4% is below replacement — goaltending should improve or change.
Schedule load · logistics

How hard is this team’s season, logistically? This grades the schedule itself — travel, rest, and clustering — separate from how good the team is.

Logistics, not talent

Schedule load

AVERAGE
Load index
55/ 100 · pctile vs league

The 15th-heaviest schedule in the league84 games, 1.3 days average rest.

Total travel
40,975
road miles flown
11
Back-to-backs
2 games, 0 days off
16
3-in-4s
3 games / 4 nights
17
4-in-6s
4 games / 6 nights
5
Longest road trip
3,986 mi
Rest-days distribution
0d11
1d49
2d18
3+d5

Nights of rest before each game · 0 days = red, 3+ = green

Rest advantage

24 games with more rest than the opponent · 17 with fewer · 42 even.

Hardest stretches
  • 6 games in 12 days with 5,443 travel miles

    Mar 9Mar 20

  • 6 games in 11 days with 4,203 travel miles

    Dec 5Dec 15

  • 6 games in 11 days with 4,071 travel miles

    Jan 18Jan 28

Source · NHL schedule · arena coordinates · rest & travel model
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