 For the second year in a row, and the second time in the team's history, the Predators won a first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs, defeating the Red Wings in a best-of-seven series 4–1.However, for the second year in a row, the Predators were ousted in the Western Conference second round, this time to the Phoenix Coyotes.The following 2012–13 season as a result of the 2012–13 NHL lockout.