Tickets now on sale for Opening Weekend: Saturday, January 19th and Monday. January 21st; all other home games on sale Friday, January 18th at 10:00am

Nashville, TN – The National Hockey League released its 48-game 2012-13 regular-season schedule today with the Nashville Predators ^[1] opening their 15th season with a pair of home games against Central Division rivals.

Opening Night will see the Columbus Blue Jackets come to town on Saturday, January 19th, followed by the St. Louis Blues on Monday, January 21st.The 48-game schedule configuration calls for the Predators to play two Central Division opponents five times (Columbus Blue Jackets and Chicago Blackhawks), two Central Division opponents four times (Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues), and all other Western Conference teams three times each.

Nashville will host the Blue Jackets three times while traveling to Columbus twice; will host the Blackhawks twice while traveling to Chicago three times; and play two games both at home and on the road against the Red Wings and Blues.

There will be five other teams – Vancouver Canucks, Edmonton Oilers, Calgary Flames, Phoenix Coyotes and DallasStars – that will come to Bridgestone Arena two times with Nashville visiting their home venue once, and five more teams – Minnesota Wild, Colorado Avalanche, Anaheim Ducks, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks – that will visit the Music City once and see the Predators travel to twice.

The Nashville Predators also announced today that tickets for the first two homes games of the 2012-13 regular season (January 19th vs. the Columbus and January 21st vs. St. Louis) are on sale now. Tickets may be purchased at the Bridgestone Arena box office, through all Ticketmaster outlets, www.Ticketmaster.com ^[2], www.nashvillepredators.com ^[3] and 615.770.7800.

Season ticketholders continue to receive the biggest savings, reserved seating and most comprehensive benefits of all fans, with an exclusive pre-sale through Thursday, January 17th for all 2012-13 home games. Tickets for the 2012-13 regular season go on sale to the general public on Friday, January 18th at 10:00am through all outlets. Due to the shortened season, ticket inventory may be limited.

“We are extremely excited to get this season started and welcome back our Citizens of Smashville,” Predators CEO Jeff Cogen said. “Last season we averaged 16,690 fans a game, thanks in large part to our most loyal fans – our season ticket holders. With such a quick start and just 24 home games, we owe it to those season ticket holders, suite holders and partners to give them the time and opportunity to select all the games they want before going on sale to the general public.”

Great payment plans are currently available for several season packages. You can also create your own ticket plan with the Dunkin’ Donuts Flex 12 Plan by selecting 12 games that fit your personal schedule. To order tickets to the Nashville Predators, visit nashvillepredators.com/seasonticket or contact a ticket representative at 615.770.7800.

The television schedule is still TBD. All games are scheduled to be broadcast on the Nashville Predators flagship radio station 102.5 The Game.

Nashville Predators 2012-13 Season Schedule

January 2013
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (CT)	TV Network/Results
Sat Jan 19, 2013	Blue Jackets	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Mon Jan 21, 2013	Blues	Predators	5:00pm		Tickets [5]
Tue Jan 22, 2013	Predators	Wild	7:00pm
Thu Jan 24, 2013	Predators	Blues	7:00pm
Sat Jan 26, 2013	Predators	Ducks	9:30pm
Mon Jan 28, 2013	Predators	Coyotes	8:00pm
Thu Jan 31, 2013	Predators	Kings	9:30pm
February 2013
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (CT)	TV Network/Results
Sat Feb 2, 2013	Predators	Sharks	9:30pm
Tue Feb 5, 2013	Predators	Blues	7:00pm
Thu Feb 7, 2013	Kings	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Sat Feb 9, 2013	Predators	Wild	7:00pm
Sun Feb 10, 2013	Blackhawks	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Tue Feb 12, 2013	Sharks	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Thu Feb 14, 2013	Coyotes	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Sat Feb 16, 2013	Ducks	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Mon Feb 18, 2013	Predators	Avalanche	2:00pm	NHLN-US
Tue Feb 19, 2013	Red Wings	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Fri Feb 22, 2013	Canucks	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Sat Feb 23, 2013	Predators	Red Wings	6:00pm	NHLN-US
Mon Feb 25, 2013	Stars	Predators	7:00pm	NBCSN	Tickets [5]
Wed Feb 27, 2013	Predators	Ducks	9:00pm
March 2013
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (CT)	TV Network/Results
Sat Mar 2, 2013	Predators	Sharks	9:30pm
Mon Mar 4, 2013	Predators	Kings	9:30pm	NHLN-US
Fri Mar 8, 2013	Oilers	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Sat Mar 9, 2013	Wild	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Tue Mar 12, 2013	Predators	Stars	7:30pm
Thu Mar 14, 2013	Predators	Canucks	9:00pm	TSN
Fri Mar 15, 2013	Predators	Flames	8:00pm
Sun Mar 17, 2013	Predators	Oilers	7:00pm
Tue Mar 19, 2013	Predators	Blue Jackets	6:00pm
Thu Mar 21, 2013	Flames	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Sat Mar 23, 2013	Blue Jackets	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Mon Mar 25, 2013	Oilers	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Thu Mar 28, 2013	Coyotes	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Sat Mar 30, 2013	Predators	Avalanche	2:00pm
April 2013
Date	Visitor	Home	Time (CT)	TV Network/Results
Mon Apr 1, 2013	Predators	Blackhawks	7:30pm
Tue Apr 2, 2013	Avalanche	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Thu Apr 4, 2013	Blue Jackets	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Sat Apr 6, 2013	Blackhawks	Predators	2:00pm		Tickets [5]
Sun Apr 7, 2013	Predators	Blackhawks	6:00pm
Tue Apr 9, 2013	Blues	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Fri Apr 12, 2013	Stars	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Sun Apr 14, 2013	Red Wings	Predators	6:30pm	NBCSN	Tickets [5]
Mon Apr 15, 2013	Canucks	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Fri Apr 19, 2013	Predators	Blackhawks	7:30pm
Tue Apr 23, 2013	Flames	Predators	7:00pm		Tickets [5]
Thu Apr 25, 2013	Predators	Red Wings	6:30pm
Sat Apr 27, 2013	Predators	Blue Jackets	6:00pm