44%
Playoff odds
84
Points pace
Outside the playoff spots, 1 point behind SJS. The magic number appears at the season's midpoint.
Odds and magic number are estimates. Odds come from 10,000 simulations of the rest of the season; this early they move a lot from game to game. Playoff race
Next game
@ Montréal Canadiens
Thursday, October 8 · 6:00 p.m. CT TSN2, RDS
Playoff odds after Thursday's gameWin → 47%OT loss → 44%Loss → 41%
First of 2 meetings
2026-27 · shares are 5-on-5 · pace = 5-on-5 shot attempts per 60 by both teams, 1st = fastest · speed bursts = times any player tops 20 mph, per game (NHL EDGE, ranked per game by us)
Expected goals share
Shot share
High-danger chance share
Goals for per game
Goals against per game
Power play
Penalty kill
Pace of play
Speed bursts per game
Offensive-zone time
Longer bar = better league rank, so every row reads the same way (for goals against, fewer is better).
5-on-5 expected-goals share, rolling 5 games, over each club's last 10 (the same line as the season trend) · above 50% = controlling play
Shaded areas are where each team creates or allows more dangerous chances than an average NHL team, 2026-27. Darker = further above average; blank = average or below. Net at the top.
2026-27 numbers for every goalie on both rosters. Starters aren't announced until game day.
Predators
| Goalie | GP | SV% | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juuse Saros | 3 | .907 | +0.7 |
| Justus Annunen | 0 | — | — |
| Matt Murray | 0 | — | — |
Canadiens
| Goalie | GP | SV% | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes | 3 | .857 | -4.1 |
| Samuel Montembeault | 0 | — | — |
Tue, Oct 6 · @ Maple Leafs
4–5OTLOT
Maple Leafs beat the Predators 5–4 in overtime and earned it, out-chancing them 4.2–3.2 in expected goals and 19–13 in high-danger chances.
Top Predators ratings
Last 10 games, oldest first
Oct 1 · vs MIN
1–3L
xG 1.8–3.3
Shot share 43%
Oct 3 · vs DAL
2–1W
xG 2.3–2.2
Shot share 46%
Oct 6 · @ TOR
4–5OTL
xG 3.2–4.2
Shot share 40%
5-on-5 expected-goals share, rolling 5 games, 2026-27 · above 50% = controlling play
Best single-game ratings out of 10 · Game Score in brackets · How ratings work
Nils Hoglander (1.80)
2 G · 2 SOG
Steven Stamkos (1.65)
2 G · 3 SOG
Nils Hoglander (1.46)
1 G · 2 SOG
Filip Forsberg (1.30)
2 A · 2 SOG
Jack Ahcan (0.90)
1 A · 0 SOG
2026-27 · league rank · arrows compare the last 10 games with the season
Only 3 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
Expected goals share (xGF%)
45.6%
24th/ 32Share of 5-on-5 expected goals, which weights every shot by its chance of going in. The best single measure of who's controlling play.
Shot share (CF%)
43.1%
26th/ 32Share of all 5-on-5 shot attempts, including blocked and missed. Over 50% means you have the puck more.
High-danger chance share
52.9%
14th/ 32Share of 5-on-5 chances from the area right in front of the net, plus rebounds from the slot.
PDO (luck gauge)
98.4
22nd/ 325v5 Sh% 7.0 · Sv% 91.4
Luck3 pts · deserved 2.85-on-5 shooting % plus save %. Around 100 is normal; well above usually means hot shooting or goaltending that won't last.
Goaltending: goals saved above expected
+0.7
16th/ 32Goals the team's goalies stopped beyond what an average goalie would, given the shots they faced. Above zero is good.
Goals for per game
2.33
23rd/ 32Average goals scored per game, all situations.
Goals against per game
3.00
19th/ 32Average goals allowed per game. Lower is better.
Shots for per game
23.67
24th/ 32Shots on goal per game.
Shots against per game
32.33
30th/ 32Shots on goal allowed per game. Lower is better.
Power play
37.5%
8th/ 32Share of power plays that produce a goal.
Penalty kill
75.0%
19th/ 32Share of opponent power plays killed without a goal.
Faceoffs
47.6%
23rd/ 32Share of faceoffs won.
Save percentage
.907
14th/ 32Share of shots on goal the team's goalies stopped, all situations. Empty-net goals don't count against it.
Based on 3 games so far
Middle of the pack
Nothing about their game stands far out from the rest of the league, good or bad.
2026-27
2026-27 · goals · shots on goal
2026-27 · assists · points
2026-27 · average rating out of 10, skaters with 2+ games · What's this?
2026-27 · individual xG · goals · high-danger chances
2026-27 · save % · goals saved above expected
2026-27 · late tying and go-ahead goals, OT winners · What's this?
No Predators clutch points yet this season. The first late equalizer or OT winner will show up here.
See the league's clutch leaders (61 players)2026-27 shooting % against each player's NHL career · goals above or below his career rate · What's this?
Running hot
75.0% this season · 11.6% career
37.5% this season · 16.8% career
25.0% this season · 6.7% career
Due
0.0% this season · 12.8% career
0.0% this season · 13.5% career
0.0% this season · 12.2% career
Only 3 games into the season, so these numbers will move a lot.
Every Predators shooter, with career chartsActive runs, regular season: point streaks of 3+ games and goal streaks of 2+; droughts among players with 10+ games.
On a roll
Droughts
Puck and player tracking, this season · league rank · tap a tile marked “See every player” for the whole roster
Speed bursts over 22 mph, per game
1.3
6th/ 32Distance skated
136.5 mi
22nd/ 32League avg 148.0 mi
Shots over 90 mph
2
12th/ 32Offensive-zone time
38.7%
24th/ 32League avg 40.4%
Defensive-zone time
41.6%
19th/ 32Lower is better; rank 1 = least time defending