The Predators look like a Stanley Cup contender again coming out of the NHL All-Star Game break.

So here are 13 things to watch for in the second half of the season with contributions from a panel of Predators experts.

2. Trotz resigns as coach of Stanley Cup-winning Capitals - Friday, June 15, 2018

Veteran coach Barry Trotz is leaving the Washington Capitals less than two weeks after leading them to the Stanley Cup.

Trotz informed the team of his decision Monday, 11 days after Washington won the championship in five games over the Vegas Golden Knights. It was the first Stanley Cup in franchise history.

3. Home is where the 'L' is? Home teams struggling in playoffs - Friday, April 27, 2018

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Having home ice is supposed to be an advantage in the NHL. So far in the 2018 playoffs, the only guarantee to playing at home is a monochrome backdrop provided by fans in team-specific T-shirts.

4. Preds' Rinne focused on playoffs, not 2017 Stanley Cup Final - Friday, April 6, 2018

NASHVILLE (AP) — Goaltender Pekka Rinne wound up in a most unfamiliar spot in two of the most important games of his life.

On the bench having been chased not once, but twice.

In the Stanley Cup Final.

5. Banner night: Preds beat Caps to clinch NHL's best record - Friday, April 6, 2018

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nashville Predators players stood around the locker room after beating the Washington Capitals 4-3, huddled around cellphones watching and rooting for more franchise history.

Seconds after the Boston Bruins lost to the Florida Panthers in regulation on Thursday night, Mattias Ekholm yelled out, "Yeah boys!" as teammates high-fived to celebrate the first Presidents' Trophy in the team's 19-year history.

6. Ekholm, Fiala lead Predators to 6-3 win over Capitals - Friday, November 10, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — The trade that sent Filip Forsberg to Nashville has not worked out well for the Washington Capitals.

Mattias Ekholm and Kevin Fiala each had a goal and an assist to lead Forsberg and the streaking Predators past the Capitals 6-3 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight victory.

7. Hartnell comes home in search of Stanley Cup - Friday, October 13, 2017

Scott Hartnell ran into unexpected difficulty back in 2000 on one of his very first road trips with the Nashville Predators.

It happened during “Rookie Night,” a time-honored tradition in which the team’s first-year players pay for the pricey dinners of their teammates and trainers.

8. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for April 2017 - Friday, May 12, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, April 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

9. With Laviolette, Preds find offensive payoff in postseason - Friday, April 28, 2017

NASHVILLE (AP) — Three years ago, general manager David Poile let the only coach the Predators had ever known in Barry Trotz leave and hired Peter Laviolette to inject more offense into the Nashville lineup.

10. Top Middle Tennessee residential transactions for March 2017 - Friday, April 14, 2017

Top residential real estate sales, March 2017, for Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Wilson and Sumner counties, as compiled by Chandler Reports.

11. Playoff payoff: Deep Predators run would be worth millions - Friday, April 7, 2017

In his first year as president of the Nashville Predators, Sean Henry recalls walking into an organizational meeting that included general manager David Poile.

One of the chief topics for discussion late in the 2010-11 season was whether or not the Predators would execute a big trade as the playoffs approached.

12. NHL commissioner hints at All-Star Game for Nashville - Friday, May 13, 2011

Last week, 115 local and regional business and community leaders visited Toronto as part of the Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Study Mission. This year’s trip marked the 20th of these ventures and focused on positioning Nashville as a global city.