Looking at the Five Best Individual Seasons in Nashville Predators History
By Chad Minton
Duchene Earns His Money for Nashville, At Least for One Year
Let’s go back to that enormous 2021-22 year for the Nashville Predators that saw so many players decide to have breakout offensive performances.
Matt Duchene already had 100 regular season games in a Predators sweater but gave very underwhelming results in terms of offensive production at well below a point-per-game level.
With so much criticism surrounding Duchene, he decides to erupt for a career high 86 points, which was 16 better than his previous career high of 70 points, done twice.
What’s really interesting is 2021-22 started off more of the same for Duchene, only recording one points in the first five games. Then he proceeded to notch 15 points in his next 10 games, and the race was on.
Duchene’s 86 points sits second-highest for a single season in Nashville Predators history, while his 16 power play goals for that year sits as the most in franchise history. The Predators power play surged to sixth in the NHL and finished with 97 points in the standings. Still only good for fifth in a stacked Central Division.
Additionally, Duchene finished with six game-winning goals, three overtimes goals, and has the third-highest Points Per 60 metric in Predators history, only trailing Forsberg and Steve Sullivan. Pure and utter efficiency.
Duchene may be off to Dallas in an unexpected buyout, but his 2021-22 season will forever live in Nashville Predators infamy.