The 2005–06

Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and ha ...

season was the eighth season of the Nashville Predators in the

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

. The Predators qualified for the

Stanley Cup playoffs The Stanley Cup playoffs (french: Les séries éliminatoires de la Coupe Stanley) is an elimination tournament in the National Hockey League (NHL) consisting of four rounds of best-of-seven series to determine the league champion and the winner ...

for the second consecutive season.

Regular season

The Predators were the last team to record their first regulation loss of the regular season. They opened the season with an 8–0–1 stretch before losing at home to the

Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton. The Oilers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. They play their home games at Rogers Place, which ...

on October 29, 2005, 5–1. *On March 9, 2006,

David Legwand David A. Legwand (born August 17, 1980) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was the first player ever drafted by the Nashville Predators, with whom he spent 12 full ...

tied the record for the fastest regular season overtime goal scored (set on December 30, 1995, by

Mats Sundin Mats Johan Sundin (; born 13 February 1971) is a Swedish former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League (NHL), retiring in 2009. Originally drafted first overall in 1989, Sundin played ...

) when he scored just six seconds into the overtime period to give the Predators a 3–2 road win over the

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

. *Starting goaltender

Tomas Vokoun Tomas may refer to: People * Tomás (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Gaelic given name * Tomas (given name), a Swedish, Dutch, and Lithuanian given name * Tomáš, a Czech and Slovak given name * Tomas (surname), a French and Croatian surna ...

missed the final eight regular season games and the playoffs due to a blood condition. *On April 15, 2006, Chris Mason was credited for a goal when Phoenix Coyotes forward

Geoff Sanderson Geoffrey M. Sanderson (born February 1, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger, most notably for the Hartford Whalers and Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Drafted by the Hartford W ...

shot the puck into his own net. Mason became the ninth NHL goaltender to score a goal and joined

Damian Rhodes Damian Rhodes (born May 28, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Rhodes played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, and Atlanta Thrashers over eleven National Hockey League (NHL) seasons. He became the first p ...

as the only goaltenders to be credited with a goal in both the

American Hockey League The American Hockey League (AHL) is a professional ice hockey league based in the United States and Canada that serves as the primary developmental league for the National Hockey League (NHL). Since the 2010–11 season, every team in the le ...

and NHL. In response, Mason said, "It was a cheesy goal. Someone else should have received it."

Final standings

Schedule and results

Regular season

, - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1, , W, , October 5, 2005, , 3–2 , , align="left",

San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference, and are owned by San Jose Sports & Entertainm ...

( 2005–06) , , 1–0–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 2, , W, , October 8, 2005, , 3–2 SO, , align="left",

Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Mighty may refer to: * ''Mighty'' (The Planet Smashers album) * ''Mighty'' (Kristene DiMarco album) * ''The Mighty'' (1929 film), a 1929 American action film *'' The Mighty'', a 1998 comedy-drama film * ''The Mighty'' (comics), a DC Comics title * ...

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Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche (colloquially known as the Avs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Denver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The Avalanche play thei ...

( 2005–06) , , 3–0–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 4, , W, , October 13, 2005, , 5–4 SO, , align="left", @ Phoenix Coyotes ( 2005–06) , , 4–0–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 5, , W, , October 15, 2005, , 4–1 , , align="left", @

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the ...

( 2005–06) , , 5–0–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 6, , W, , October 20, 2005, , 3–2 SO, , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 6–0–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 7, , W, , October 22, 2005, , 2–1 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 7–0–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 8, , W, , October 25, 2005, , 5–3 , , align="left",

Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks (spelled Black Hawks until 1986, and known colloquially as the Hawks) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago. The Blackhawks compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division i ...

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Columbus Blue Jackets The Columbus Blue Jackets (often simply referred to as the Jackets) are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

( 2005–06) , , 8–0–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 10, , L, , October 29, 2005, , 1–5 , , align="left",

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( 2005–06) , , 8–2–2 , , , - align="center" , 13, , L, , November 5, 2005, , 2–3 SO, , align="left", @

Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

( 2005–06) , , 8–2–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 14, , W, , November 8, 2005, , 3–2 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 9–2–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 15, , W, , November 10, 2005, , 5–3 , , align="left",

Dallas Stars The Dallas Stars are a professional ice hockey team based in Dallas. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and were founded during the 1967 NHL expansion as the Minne ...

( 2005–06) , , 10–2–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 16, , W, , November 12, 2005, , 3–1 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 11–2–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 17, , W, , November 15, 2005, , 3–2 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 12–2–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 18, , L, , November 19, 2005, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

Minnesota Wild The Minnesota Wild are a professional ice hockey team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Wild competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference and play their home games at the Xcel Ener ...

( 2005–06) , , 12–3–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 19, , W, , November 23, 2005, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 13–3–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 20, , W, , November 24, 2005, , 4–3 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 14–3–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 21, , L, , November 26, 2005, , 1–3 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 14–4–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 22, , W, , November 29, 2005, , 2–0 , , align="left",

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

( 2005–06) , , 15–4–3 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 23, , W, , December 1, 2005, , 2–1 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 16–4–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 24, , W, , December 3, 2005, , 4–3 SO, , align="left",

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home games in Well ...

( 2005–06) , , 17–4–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 25, , W, , December 7, 2005, , 5–2 , , align="left", @

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference, a ...

( 2005–06) , , 18–4–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 26, , L, , December 8, 2005, , 1–5 , , align="left",

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

( 2005–06) , , 18–5–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 27, , L, , December 10, 2005, , 3–4 , , align="left", @

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

( 2005–06) , , 18–6–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 28, , L, , December 13, 2005, , 3–7 , , align="left", @ Florida Panthers ( 2005–06) , , 18–7–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 29, , W, , December 15, 2005, , 5–3 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 19–7–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 30, , W, , December 17, 2005, , 7–3 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 20–7–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 31, , W, , December 20, 2005, , 3–2 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 21–7–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 32, , W, , December 21, 2005, , 6–1 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 22–7–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 33, , W, , December 23, 2005, , 5–4 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 23–7–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 34, , W, , December 27, 2005, , 4–3 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 24–7–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 35, , L, , December 28, 2005, , 3–4 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 24–8–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 36, , L, , December 30, 2005, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 24–9–3 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 37, , L, , January 1, 2006, , 2–4 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 24–10–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 38, , L, , January 3, 2006, , 0–3 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 24–11–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 39, , W, , January 4, 2006, , 4–3 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 25–11–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 40, , L, , January 6, 2006, , 1–3 , , align="left", Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) , , 25–12–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 41, , W, , January 8, 2006, , 5–1 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 26–12–3 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 42, , W, , January 10, 2006, , 2–1 , , align="left", New York Islanders ( 2005–06) , , 27–12–3 , , , - align="center" , 43, , L, , January 11, 2006, , 3–4 SO, , align="left", @ Atlanta Thrashers ( 2005–06) , , 27–12–4 , , , - align="center" , 44, , L, , January 13, 2006, , 4–5 OT, , align="left", @

Carolina Hurricanes The Carolina Hurricanes (colloquially known as the Canes) are a professional ice hockey team based in Raleigh, North Carolina. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference ...

( 2005–06) , , 27–12–5 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 45, , W, , January 15, 2006, , 5–4 , , align="left",

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference, and have playe ...

( 2005–06) , , 28–12–5 , , , - align="center" , 46, , L, , January 19, 2006, , 3–4 SO, , align="left", New Jersey Devils ( 2005–06) , , 28–12–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 47, , W, , January 21, 2006, , 7–2 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 29–12–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 48, , W, , January 23, 2006, , 3–2 , , align="left", @ Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) , , 30–12–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 49, , W, , January 24, 2006, , 2–1 OT, , align="left", @ Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) , , 31–12–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 50, , L, , January 26, 2006, , 1–5 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 31–13–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 51, , L, , January 28, 2006, , 3–4 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 31–14–6 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 52, , L, , February 1, 2006, , 1–2 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 31–15–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 53, , W, , February 2, 2006, , 4–3 OT, , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 32–15–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 54, , W, , February 4, 2006, , 6–0 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 33–15–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 55, , L, , February 6, 2006, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 33–16–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 56, , L, , February 8, 2006, , 0–6 , , align="left", @ Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) , , 33–17–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 57, , L, , February 9, 2006, , 2–3 , , align="left", Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) , , 33–18–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 58, , W, , February 11, 2006, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 34–18–6 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 59, , L, , March 1, 2006, , 0–3 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 34–19–6 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 60, , W, , March 2, 2006, , 3–1 , , align="left",

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( 2005–06) , , 35–19–7 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 62, , W, , March 7, 2006, , 3–2 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 36–19–7 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 63, , W, , March 9, 2006, , 3–2 OT, , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 37–19–7 , , , - align="center" , 64, , L, , March 11, 2006, , 2–3 OT, , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 37–19–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 65, , W, , March 14, 2006, , 5–0 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 38–19–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 66, , W, , March 16, 2006, , 2–0 , , align="left", Phoenix Coyotes ( 2005–06) , , 39–19–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 67, , W, , March 18, 2006, , 9–4 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 40–19–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 68, , W, , March 20, 2006, , 4–2 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 41–19–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 69, , W, , March 21, 2006, , 3–2 SO, , align="left", @ Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) , , 42–19–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 70, , L, , March 24, 2006, , 3–6 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 42–20–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 71, , L, , March 25, 2006, , 4–6 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 42–21–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 72, , L, , March 28, 2006, , 3–5 , , align="left", @ Phoenix Coyotes ( 2005–06) , , 42–22–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 73, , L, , March 30, 2006, , 2–4 , , align="left", Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) , , 42–23–8 , , , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 74, , W, , April 1, 2006, , 2–1 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 43–23–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 75, , L, , April 3, 2006, , 1–3 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 43–24–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 76, , L, , April 5, 2006, , 3–4 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 43–25–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 77, , W, , April 6, 2006, , 3–0 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 44–25–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 78, , W, , April 8, 2006, , 2–1 SO, , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 45–25–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 79, , W, , April 11, 2006, , 2–0 , , align="left", @

( 2005–06) , , 46–25–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 80, , W, , April 13, 2006, , 4–2 , , align="left",

( 2005–06) , , 47–25–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 81, , W, , April 15, 2006, , 5–1 , , align="left", Phoenix Coyotes ( 2005–06) , , 48–25–8 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 82, , W, , April 18, 2006, , 6–3 , , align="left", Detroit Red Wings ( 2005–06) , , 49–25–8 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" , 1 , , W, , April 21, 2006 , , 4–3 , , align="left",

, , Predators lead 1–0 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 2 , , L, , April 23, 2006 , , 0–3 , , align="left", San Jose Sharks , , Series tied 1–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 3 , , L, , April 25, 2006 , , 1–4 , , align="left", @ San Jose Sharks , , Sharks lead 2–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 4 , , L, , April 27, 2006 , , 4–5 , , align="left", @ San Jose Sharks , , Sharks lead 3–1 , , , - align="center" bgcolor="#FFBBBB" , 5 , , L, , April 30, 2006 , , 1–2 , , align="left", San Jose Sharks , , Sharks win 4–1 , , , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Scoring

* ''Position abbreviations: C =

Center Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics *Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentrici ...

; D = Defense; G =

Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as the goalie) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays in or near t ...

; LW = Left Wing; RW =

Right Wing Right-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that view certain social orders and Social stratification, hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this pos ...

'' * '' = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.'' * '' = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Predators only.''

Goaltending

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

The Predators were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the

2004–05 NHL season The 2004–05 NHL season was the National Hockey League's 88th season of operation. The entire 1,230-game schedule, that was set to begin in October, was officially canceled on February 16, 2005 due to an unresolved lockout that began on Septe ...

was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Players acquired

Players lost

Signings

Draft picks

Nashville's draft picks at the

2005 NHL Entry Draft The 2005 NHL Entry Draft was the 43rd NHL Entry Draft. Originally scheduled to be held on June 25, the 2004–05 NHL lockout led to the draft being postponed to July 30. Special procedures were required to determine the order of picks, because ...

held at the

Westin Hotel Westin Hotels & Resorts is an American upscale hotel chain owned by Marriott International. , the Westin Brand has 226 properties with 82,608 rooms in multiple countries in addition to 58 hotels with 15,741 rooms in the pipeline. History Wester ...

in Ottawa,

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central C ...

Notes

References

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