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NASHVILLE PREDATORS OPEN 2015-16 SEASON AT HOME AGAINST HURRICANES ON OCT. 8

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Nashville, Tenn. (June 25, 2015) – In the season’s opening month, the Nashville Predators® will play five of their first eight games on home ice and host visits from the Edmonton Oilers, who are expected to pick first in the 2015 NHL Draft™ on Friday, the Eastern Conference Champion Tampa Bay Lightning and Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. These notable games and more highlight the Nashville Predators’ first-half of the season and their march to hosting the 2016 NHL® All-Star Weekend in Nashville.

Hosted in Nashville for the first time, the NHL® All-Star Weekend will include the NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ on Saturday, Jan. 30 and the NHL® All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 31. Additional events have been planned in conjunction with the Skills Competition and All-Star Game, including the NHL Fan Fair™ and an outdoor campus that will include a rink for skating and youth hockey, family events, a concert stage and more.

Following the hosting of the League’s marquee event, the Preds start the second-half of the season with a four-game homestand that features visits from familiar faces in the Eastern Conference – Philadelphia, Head Coach Peter Laviolette’s former team, and Washington, where former Preds head coach Barry Trotz now stands behind the bench. In what hopes to be the final countdown to a second consecutive berth into the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Nashville closes out the 2015-16 regular season in April with three of four games on home ice.

“The release of the Nashville Predators’ 2015-16 schedule is another sign that a new season of Preds hockey will be here before we know it,” Bridgestone Arena and Nashville Predators President and COO Sean Henry said. “Fans should look forward to cheering on the Preds throughout the season and 14 times on Saturday at home, where the team will debut ‘Golden Saturdays,’ seeing three Original Six™ teams visit Nashville in the span of eight nights around the holidays, watching young players like Filip Forsberg and Seth Jones continue to develop, the play of one of the best defensive corps in the League led by Shea Weber and Roman Josi and 2015 Vezina finalist Pekka Rinne between the pipes. This is a great schedule and we have an exciting team – there’s no better time to become a season-ticket holder and secure a chance to purchase tickets to the 2016 NHL® All-Star Weekend.”

The Preds head out of town for the first time on Oct. 13, and on Oct. 15 will be one of the first teams to visit the New York Islanders in their new home at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. On Oct. 27, Nashville leaves on a 10-day, four-game trip that takes them to San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim and Minnesota while their home, Bridgestone Arena, hosts the annual CMA Awards.

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The final game of the annual late October, early November journey against the Wild (Nov. 5) will be Nashville’s first game against a fellow Central Division opponent. The Preds’ first home contest against a Central Division foe will take place just two days later on Nov. 7 when the St. Louis Blues visit Bridgestone Arena.

During the season, the Preds’ Central Division calendar includes six Saturday home contests (two against both St. Louis and Minnesota and one each versus Winnipeg and Colorado) and two visits from the Chicago Blackhawks (Dec. 10 and Jan. 19). Nashville will play four of its last seven games against Central Division foes, two of which will take place in Dallas (including the regular-season finale on April 9) and the remaining two will be played on home ice versus Colorado.

For the third consecutive season, the Predators will play two games against every Eastern Conference opponent; one on home ice and one as the visiting squad. Six of the Preds’ first eight games will be against intra-divisional foes, just one season removed from going 20-10-2 against the opposite conference, including Game No. 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes, the second consecutive season the Preds have opened against an Eastern Conference team. The remainder of Nashville’s Eastern Conference slate includes a Saturday-night meet up against the Detroit Red Wings the day after Christmas (Dec. 26), a St. Patrick’s Day (March 17) contest versus the New York Islanders and four back-to-back matchups before the team closes its Eastern Conference schedule on March 31 at Pittsburgh.

QUICK HITS: The Preds open at home for the second consecutive season and for the third time in the past eight seasons. Nashville plays at home on Saturday 14 times during the 2015-16 regular season. The team will play two five-game road trips – first from Nov. 20-27 and again from March 5-14, the latter of which

will be to accommodate the 2016 SEC Men’s Basketball Tournament. In December, the Preds will play nine contests at home, the most prolific month at home for the team; January is road-

heavy for the team, featuring nine games away from Music City. The schedule includes 12 sets of back-to-back games, with eight of the two-games-in-two nights scenarios taking

place on the road and the remaining four featuring a game at home and a game on the road. Thirty-six of the Preds’ 41 home games fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday and the remaining five games take

place on Mondays.

Full season-tickets are on sale and start as low as $15 per game with half-season packages starting at $25 per game. Fans can guarantee an opportunity to purchase 2016 NHL® All-Star tickets by becoming a Preds season-ticket holder – all season-ticket packages are currently available with great interest-free payment plans. To order season-tickets, visit nashvillepredators.com/seasons or contact a ticket representative at 615-770-7800.

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Schedule – Page 3NASHVILLE PREDATORS 2015-16 SCHEDULE

Day Date Opponent Time Day Date Opponent TimeThu. Oct. 8 Carolina 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 9 At Arizona 8:00 p.m.Sat. Oct. 10 Edmonton 6:00 p.m. Tue. Jan. 12 At Chicago 7:30 p.m.Tue. Oct. 13 At New Jersey 6:00 p.m. Thu. Jan. 14 At Winnipeg 7:00 p.m.Thu. Oct. 15 At NY Islanders 6:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 16 Minnesota 7:00 p.m.Sat. Oct. 17 At Ottawa 6:00 p.m. Tue. Jan. 19 Chicago 7:00 p.m.Tue. Oct. 20 Tampa Bay 7:00 p.m. Thu. Jan. 21 At Winnipeg 7:00 p.m.Thu. Oct. 22 Anaheim 7:00 p.m. Sat. Jan. 23 At Edmonton 9:00 p.m.Sat. Oct. 24 Pittsburgh 7:00 p.m. Tue. Jan. 26 At Vancouver 9:00 p.m.Wed. Oct. 28 At San Jose 9:30 p.m. Wed. Jan. 27 At Calgary 8:30 p.m.Sat. Oct. 31 At Los Angeles 3:00 p.m. Tue. Feb. 2 St. Louis 7:00 p.m.Sun. Nov. 1 At Anaheim 7:00 p.m. Thu. Feb. 4 Philadelphia 7:00 p.m.Thu. Nov. 5 At Minnesota 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 6 San Jose 7:00 p.m.Sat. Nov. 7 St. Louis 7:00 p.m. Tue. Feb. 9 Washington 7:00 p.m.Tue. Nov. 10 Ottawa 7:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 12 At Tampa Bay 6:30 p.m.Thu. Nov. 12 Toronto 7:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 13 At Florida 6:00 p.m.Sat. Nov. 14 Winnipeg 6:00 p.m. Mon. Feb. 15 Dallas 7:00 p.m.Tue. Nov. 17 Anaheim 7:00 p.m. Thu. Feb. 18 Boston 7:00 p.m.Fri. Nov. 20 At Columbus 6:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 20 Los Angeles 7:00 p.m.Sat. Nov. 21 At Minnesota 7:00 p.m. Mon. Feb. 22 At Montreal 6:30 p.m.Mon. Nov. 23 At NY Rangers 6:00 p.m. Tue. Feb. 23 At Toronto 6:30 p.m.Wed. Nov. 25 At Buffalo 6:00 p.m. Thu. Feb. 25 At Chicago 7:30 p.m.Fri. Nov. 27 At Philadelphia 2:00 p.m. Sat. Feb. 27 St. Louis 2:00 p.m.Sat. Nov. 28 Buffalo 7:00 p.m. Tue. March 1 Dallas 7:00 p.m.Tue. Dec. 1 Arizona 7:00 p.m. Thu. March 3 New Jersey 7:00 p.m.Thu. Dec. 3 Florida 7:00 p.m. Sat. March 5 At Colorado 2:00 p.m.Sat. Dec. 5 At Detroit 6:00 p.m. Tue. March 8 At Winnipeg 7:00 p.m.Mon. Dec. 7 At Boston 6:00 p.m. Wed. March 9 At Calgary 8:30 p.m.Tue. Dec. 8 At Chicago 7:30 p.m. Sat. March 12 At Vancouver 9:00 p.m.Thu. Dec. 10 Chicago 7:00 p.m. Mon. March 14 At Edmonton 8:00 p.m.Sat. Dec. 12 Colorado 7:00 p.m. Thu. March 17 NY Islanders 7:00 p.m.Tue. Dec. 15 Calgary 7:00 p.m. Fri. March 18 At Washington 6:00 p.m.Thu. Dec. 17 At St. Louis 7:00 p.m. Mon. March 21 Los Angeles 7:00 p.m.Sat. Dec. 19 Minnesota 7:00 p.m. Thu. March 24 Vancouver 7:00 p.m.Mon. Dec. 21 Montreal 7:00 p.m. Sat. March 26 Columbus 7:00 p.m.Sat. Dec. 26 Detroit 7:00 p.m. Mon. March 28 Colorado 7:00 p.m.Mon. Dec. 28 NY Rangers 7:00 p.m. Tue. March 29 At Dallas 7:30 p.m.Tue. Dec. 29 At St. Louis 7:00 p.m. Thu. March 31 At Pittsburgh 6:00 p.m.Thu. Dec. 31 At Dallas 7:30 p.m. Sat. April 2 San Jose 7:00 p.m.Sat. Jan. 2 At Carolina 6:00 p.m. Tue. April 5 Colorado 7:00 p.m.Tue. Jan. 5 Winnipeg 7:00 p.m. Thu. April 7 Arizona 7:00 p.m.Fri. Jan. 8 At Colorado 8:00 p.m. Sat. April 9 At Dallas 7:00 p.m.ALL TIMES CENTRAL.

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SCHEDULE NOTES:

Longest home stand: Five games (Nov. 7-17) Longest road trip: Five games, twice (Nov. 20-27, March 5-14)

Home game start times: Home games will begin at 7 p.m. CT; except in three instances: Oct. 10 vs. Edmonton (6 p.m. CT), Nov. 17 vs. Winnipeg (6 p.m. CT) and Feb. 27 vs. St. Louis (2 p.m. CT)

CENTRAL DIVISIONChicago: Dec. 10, Jan. 19At Chicago: Dec. 8, Jan. 12, Feb. 25Colorado: Dec. 12, March 28, April 5At Colorado: Jan. 8, March 5Dallas: Feb. 15, March 1At Dallas: Dec. 31, March 29, April 9Minnesota: Dec. 19, Jan. 16At Minnesota: Nov. 5, Nov. 21St. Louis: Nov. 7, Feb. 2, Feb. 27At St. Louis: Dec. 17, Dec. 29Winnipeg: Nov. 14, Jan. 5At Winnipeg: Jan. 14, Jan. 21, March 8

WESTERN CONFERENCEAnaheim: Oct. 22, Nov. 17At Anaheim: Nov. 1Arizona: Dec. 1, April 7At Arizona: Jan. 9Calgary: Dec. 15At Calgary: Jan. 27, March 9Edmonton: Oct. 10At Edmonton: Jan. 23, March 14Los Angeles: Feb. 20, March 21At Los Angeles: Oct. 31San Jose: Feb. 6, April 2At San Jose: Oct. 28Vancouver: March 24At Vancouver: Jan. 26, March 12

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EASTERN CONFERENCEBoston: Feb. 18At Boston: Dec. 7Buffalo: Nov. 28At Buffalo: Nov. 25Carolina: Oct. 8At Carolina: Jan. 2Columbus: March 26At Columbus: Nov. 20 Detroit: Dec. 26At Detroit: Dec. 5Florida: Dec. 3At Florida: Feb. 13Montreal: Dec. 21At Montreal: Feb. 22New Jersey: March 3At New Jersey: Oct. 13NY Islanders: March 17At NY Islanders: Oct. 15NY Rangers: Dec. 28At NY Rangers: Nov. 23Ottawa: Nov. 10At Ottawa: Oct. 17Philadelphia: Feb. 4At Philadelphia: Nov. 27Pittsburgh: Oct. 24At Pittsburgh: March 31 Tampa Bay: Oct. 20At Tampa Bay: Feb. 12Toronto: Nov. 12At Toronto: Feb. 23Washington: Feb. 9

Home Away Home AwaySunday 0 1 October 5 5Monday 5 4 November 6 7Tuesday 11 8 December 9 6Wednesday 0 4 January 3 9Thursday 11 8 February 8 5Friday 0 5 March 7 8Saturday 14 11 April 3 1

At Washington: March 18