P.K. Subban's impact on the penalty kill was apparent as was Austin Watson's impact on opposing players

It has been 22 days since the Nashville Predators played a game. That number will continue to grow throughout the offseason until the 2018-19 season finally commences and everyone finally can get past the disappointment of the second round playoff loss to Winnipeg.

Consequently, the 2017-18 season is set in stone. Here are some notable numbers that reflect what the Preds accomplished — individually and collectively — during a season that will be one of the most memorable for decades to come.

• 6 – games in which the Predators finished with the exact same shot total as their opponent. That equaled the most franchise history set in 2008-09. This season Nashville was 4-2-0 in those contests and finished with the league’s best record. In 2008-09, the Predators were 1-5-0 in those contests and failed to make the playoffs.

• 17 – takeaways by defenseman P.K. Subban while killing penalties, third overall in the NHL and most by any defenseman. In a situation where the offense generally plays keep-away with the puck, his ability to force a possession change had a lot to do with the fact that the Predators had the league’s fourth-best penalty kill.

• 21.2 percent – the success rate on the power play. It was just the second time in franchise history the Predators converted more than 20 percent of the time with the man-advantage. In 2011-12, Nashville connected on 21.6 percent of its opportunities. Three of the top five power play conversion rates have now come in the four seasons Peter Laviolette has been head coach.

• 47 – regulation/overtime wins, which means games decided prior to the shootout. That is the most in franchise history. The previous high was 45 back in 2006-07, and this was just the fourth time Nashville won more than half its games in a season without the help of a shootout.

• 64 – points by Filip Forsberg, which led the team and equaled his career high. In team history, 12 different players have scored more than 60 points a collective 19 times. Forsberg’s 64 this season is notable, however, because he got them in just 67 games, the fewest for any Predators player who ever scored more than 60.

• 168 – goals scored during 5-on-5 play, which equaled the franchise record set in 2006-07. However, that number ranked eighth in the NHL. Among the teams that scored more 5-on-5 goals were Winnipeg, which eliminated Nashville in the playoffs, Vegas and Washington, which are playing in the Stanley Cup Final, and Tampa Bay, which played in the Eastern Conference final.

• 187 – hits by forward Austin Watson during the regular season, the third highest total in team history and a franchise record for a forward. Prior to this season, Shea Weber had the Predators’ top eight single-season hits totals. Watson and defenseman Alexei Emelin, with 181 (fourth all-time), managed to break up Weber’s monopoly this season.

• 253 – shots on goal by Roman Josi, the fifth highest total in franchise history and one short of Weber’s Nashville record for a defenseman. Weber registered 254 shots on goal in 2010-11, when he played all 82 games. Josi played just 75 this season and his average of 3.37 shots per game ranks fifth in team history and is the highest ever by a defenseman.



