[4] Back home in Nashville on October 18, the Predators tied the game in the second period with a power play goal from captain Mike Fisher.
[7] However, with 22 seconds remaining, Darren Helm scored an empty net goal to secure a 5–3 victory for the Red Wings and hand the Predators their third straight loss.
[16] In their next game on November 8, the Predators returned to winning form putting up three goals by Ryan Ellis, Neal and Subban in a 3–1 victory over the Senators.
[17] Against division rival St. Louis, the Predators scored three goals in the span of six and a half minutes between the second and third period – two by Calle Jarnkrok and one by Neal – to defeat the Blues 3–1.
[18] In the final game of the four-game home-stand on November 12, the Predators put on a shutout with goals from Ellis, Neal, Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi, and 27 saves by Rinne in a 5–0 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
[19] On the road for the first of several swings through Canada this season on November 15, against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Arvidsson and Neal put two goals on the board for the Predators, but Marek Mazanec – starting in place of Rinne, who sat out with a lower back injury – allowed 6 goals on 32 shots (including a hat-trick by James van Riemsdyk) and the Predators lost 6–2.
[21] Neal scored in his sixth straight game during the contest, setting a career-high and tying the franchise record for longest goal streak.
[29] But the Devils responded in the third period with three goals from Michael Cammalleri, Andy Greene and Adam Henrique to tie the score and send the game into overtime.
[35] Back home in Nashville on December 13, the Predators fell into a three-goal hole by the start of the second period against St. Louis thanks to Brad Hunt, Ryan Reaves and Kevin Shattenkirk.
[51] Two nights later on January 5 away against Tampa Bay, Colton Sissons led a high-scoring attack with his first career hat-trick and goals from Ellis, Fisher and Forsberg in a 6–1 Predators victory.
[53] Traveling up to Chicago on January 8, the Predators – being without top scorers Arvidsson, Neal, Subban and Wilson the entire road trip – mustered only two goals by Ekholm and Watson in a 5–2 loss to the Blackhawks.
[55] The Predators controlled the game the rest of the way until Brandon Sutter scored the tying goal for the Canucks with 49 seconds remaining in regulation and sent the contest into overtime.
[61] Continuing their swing through Canada on January 19 in Calgary, the Predators jumped to a 4–0 lead – thanks to Ellis (two goals), Forsberg and Neal – at the beginning of the third period.
[63] The next night in Edmonton, Ardvisson and Ellis scored for the Predators, while goals by Matt Hendricks and Milan Lucic of the Oilers sent the contest into overtime.
[65] Back in the United States on January 22 to conclude their five-game road trip, the Predators scored four unanswered goals – thanks to Forsberg (two), Johansen and Neal – to overcome a two-goal deficit, defeat the Minnesota Wild 4–2 and give head coach Peter Laviolette his 500th career victory.
[68] Two-and-a-half minutes into overtime, Jack Eichel broke past Subban and Wilson, got off a shot and snapped a three-game win streak for the Predators at 5–4.
[75] Back in Nashville on February 11, Arvidsson recorded a hat trick and Josi scored for the Predators, but it was not enough to overcome surrendering four goals in the second period in a 7–4 loss to the Florida Panthers.
[78] Traveling up to Saint Paul, Minnesota, to face the Wild following a five–day break, Subban and Wilson scored to pull the Predators within a goal midway through the third period.
[81] Back home in Nashville on February 21 to face Calgary, the Predators fell into a three–goal deficit early in the contest but rallied with a four–goal second period – three of which came from Forsberg, earning him his third career hat trick, and Wilson – to take a one–goal lead at 5–4.
[86] The next night, the Predators – with goals from Arvidsson, Ellis, Vernon Fiddler, Forsberg and Wilson – scored their ninth straight win over the Edmonton Oilers in a 5–4 victory.
[96] Concluding their three–game swing through California on March 11 in San Jose, the Predators – with goals by Arvidsson (short–hand empty net), Johansen and Neal, and 25 saves by Saros, including four penalty kills – snapped a four–game losing skid with a 3–1 win over the Sharks.
[103] Back in Nashville on March 20 against Arizona, Arvidsson and Ellis scored for the Predators to retake third in the Central Division in a 3–1 victory that also eliminated the Coyotes from playoff contention.
[106] In Brooklyn on March 27, the Predators – thanks to Arvidsson, Fiala, and Johansen – won their fourth straight game, matching their longest win streak of the season in a 3–1 victory over the New York Islanders.
[115] Closing out the regular season in Winnipeg, the Predators failed to better their playoff seeding and locked themselves into a first round match-up with the Chicago Blackhawks in a 2–1 loss to the Jets.
[117] Two nights later in Game 2, Rinne's 30 saves led to another shutout of the Blackhawks, and goals from Ellis, Fiala, Johansen, Sissons, and Zolnierczyk gave the Predators a 5–0 victory.
[123] The offensive-oriented defensemen of the Predators played the biggest role in scoring for Game 3 on April 30, with two of three goals coming from Ellis and Josi, to give them a 3–1 victory and 2–1 series lead over the Blues.
[129] In Nashville for Game 3 on May 16, Rinne blocked 19 of 20 shots, and Forsberg and Josi scored, keeping the perfect postseason home record of the Predators intact with a 2–1 victory.
[131] During overtime, Ducks forward Perry shot the puck at the front of the net, which bounced off Subban's stick past Rinne for the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over the Predators.
The feat marked the first time a team was held to no shots in a period during a Stanley Cup Finals since the NHL started tracking the statistic in 1957–58.
[141] Guentzel put the Penguins on top with an early goal in the first period of Game 3 on June 3, but could not capitalize on three power play opportunities, or a bouncing shot from defenseman Ron Hainsey.