The regular season was reduced from its usual 82 games to 48 due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout.
After already losing one half of their All-Star defensive core to free agency when Ryan Suter signed with the Minnesota Wild, on July 19, 2012, Shea Weber signed an offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Predators were also shut out a league-high nine times, tied with the Phoenix Coyotes.
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Predators.
Nashville's picks at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.