Predators become 1st team to clinch playoff spot
Get your catfish ready because the Nashville Predators are heading back to the playoffs.
The Predators became the first team to clinch a playoff spot this season with a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Friday night.
Last year, the @PredsNHL had 14 playoff wins.
— NHL (@NHL) March 17, 2018
This year, they’re hoping for 16. #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/UAaD9o8i2Y
This will be the Predators' fourth consecutive playoff appearance and the 11th in their 19-year history.
Nashville now sits comfortably with a four-point cushion in the Presidents' Trophy race at 104, and is just six points away from matching the franchise record of 110 set during the 2006-07 campaign.
Last season, the Predators came within two wins of capturing the franchise's first-ever Stanley Cup, ultimately falling short in Game 6 of the final against the Pittsburgh Penguins.