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Nashville Predators: Five Most Anticipated Home Games of 17-18 Season

By Treigh Patterson

LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 01: Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee speaks to the team after a joint scrimmage at the Vegas Golden Knights Development Camp on July 1, 2017 at the Las Vegas Ice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NV - JULY 01: Vegas Golden Knights General Manager George McPhee speaks to the team after a joint scrimmage at the Vegas Golden Knights Development Camp on July 1, 2017 at the Las Vegas Ice Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Speer/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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Anaheim v Nashville
NASHVILLE, TN – MAY 22: Viktor Arvidsson #38 of the Nashville Predators skates against the Anaheim Ducks in Game Six of the Western Conference Final during the 2017 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Bridgestone Arena on May 22, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by John Russell/NHLI via Getty Images) /

4 – Anaheim Ducks (Saturday, December 2nd)

When you think about the Predators and their rivals the first team that comes to mind is the Chicago Blackhawks. However, for two teams that do not play in the same division Anaheim and Nashville have a pretty decent rivalry of their own. Come December 2nd, Bridgestone Arena will be bumping, welcoming their old friends back to town.

Nashville and Anaheim have played each other in the playoffs three times since 2010. In those three matchups, the Predators have won all of them. Nashville has celebrated success against the Ducks, but there is still plenty of hatred between the two clubs. Most notably between Ryan Johansen and Ryan Kessler. They did not get along during the playoffs and that will likely trickle over to next season.

Anaheim is fun team for Predators’ fans to go see, mainly because they are easy to root against. Even before the previous two playoff matchups, “Perry is a sissy” chants would echo all throughout the arena. The rivalry is nothing new, but last season’s results will add to the joy and excitement on December 2nd.

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