The Nashville Predators will certainly need to improve on last season’s numbers against the Central Division if they want to contend for the top spot.
Last year the Preds had a losing record in the Central Division of the National Hockey League and ended up in fourth place. They finished with 96 points and received the first Wild Card slot in the Western Conference.
For awhile they looked like they had a chance to catch the fading Chicago Blackhawks late in the season but ended up seven points behind the Hawks 103 points and were 13 behind the division leading Dallas Stars who had 109, just ahead of St.