Nashville, Tenn. (June 12, 2019) - Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today the team's six-game 2019 preseason schedule, beginning with a doubleheader at Bridgestone Arena against the Florida Panthers on Sept. 16. The Preds will play a home-and-home against the Tampa Bay Lightning before taking on the Carolina Hurricanes twice to close out their preseason slate.

The 2019 preseason schedule marks the eighth consecutive training camp that the Predators and Panthers will play a split-squad doubleheader. Nashville will then face off against Tampa Bay on back-to-back nights, traveling to Tampa on Sept. 20 and hosting the Lightning on Sept. 21. The Predators will round out their preseason with two games against the Hurricanes, with the first in Nashville on Sept. 25 before playing them on the road in Raleigh two days later on Sept. 27. The 2019-20 regular season opens the following week.