2005β06 Nashville Predators | |
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Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 4th Western |
2005β06 record | 49β25β8 |
Home record | 32β8β1 |
Road record | 17β17β7 |
Goals for | 259 |
Goals against | 227 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Barry Trotz |
Captain | Greg Johnson |
Alternate captains |
Kimmo Timonen Scott Walker |
Arena | Gaylord Entertainment Center |
Average attendance | 14,428 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Milwaukee Admirals |
Team leaders | |
Goals |
Paul Kariya Steve Sullivan (31) |
Assists | Paul Kariya (54) |
Points | Paul Kariya (85) |
Penalty minutes | Darcy Hordichuk (163) |
Plus/minus | Scottie Upshall (+14) |
Wins | Tomas Vokoun (36) |
Goals against average | Chris Mason (2.54) |
The 2005β06 Nashville Predators season was the eighth season of the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League. The Predators qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The Predators were the last team to record their first regulation loss of the regular season. They opened the season with an 8β0β1 stretch before losing at home to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2005, 5β1.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
2 | 4 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
3 | 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
4 | 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
5 | 15 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
2 | Y- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
3 | Y- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
4 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
5 | X- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
6 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
7 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
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9 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
8 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
11 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
14 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
15 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
Divisions: CE β Central, PA β Pacific, NW β Northwest
P β Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 8β1β1 (home: 5β1β0; road: 3β0β1)
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November: 7β3β2 (home: 6β1β0; road: 1β2β2)
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December: 9β5β0 (home: 5β1β0; road: 4β4β0)
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January: 7β5β3 (home: 3β2β1; road: 4β3β2)
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February: 3β4β0 (home: 3β1β0; road: 0β3β0)
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March: 8β5β2 (home: 5β1β0; road: 3β4β2)
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April: 7β2β0 (home: 5β1β0; road: 2β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
2006 Stanley Cup playoffs [8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (5) San Jose Sharks β Sharks win 4β1
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Legend:
Win Loss |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 82 | 31 | 54 | 85 | β6 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Steve Sullivan | RW | 69 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β2 | 0 |
94 | Yanic Perreault | C | 69 | 22 | 35 | 57 | β3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
44 | Kimmo Timonen | D | 79 | 11 | 39 | 50 | β3 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
10 | Martin Erat | RW | 80 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β1 | 6 |
3 | Marek Zidlicky | D | 67 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 8 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
17 | Scott Hartnell | LW | 81 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 8 | 101 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Dan Hamhuis | D | 82 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β2 | 2 |
18 | Adam Hall | RW | 75 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β3 | 0 |
11 | David Legwand | C | 44 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 8 |
7 | Scottie Upshall | LW | 48 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
81 | Mike Sillingerβ | C | 31 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β1 | 12 |
22 | Greg Johnson | C | 68 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
24 | Scott Walker | RW | 33 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
20 | Ryan Suter | D | 71 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 66 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
25 [a] | Jerred Smithson | C | 66 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Darcy Hordichuk | LW | 74 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 163 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
38 | Vernon Fiddler | C | 40 | 8 | 4 | 12 | β2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 0 |
55 | Danny Markov | D | 58 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 6 |
14 | Jordin Tootoo | RW | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
6 [b] | Shea Weber | D | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β3 | 8 |
28 | Jeremy Stevensonβ‘ | LW | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 74 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
12 | Scott Nichol | C | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 |
4 | Mark Eaton | D | 69 | 3 | 1 | 4 | β2 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
15 [c] | Kris Beechβ‘ | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
19 | Brendan Wittβ | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 12 |
29 | Tomas Vokoun | G | 61 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
37 | Greg Zanon | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | Chris Mason | G | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | Jamie Allisonβ‘ | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β6 | 45 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Brian Finley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
41 | Simon Gamacheβ‘β | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β6 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
49 | Kevin Klein | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
35 | Pekka Rinne | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
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No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
29 | Tomas Vokoun | 61 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 1984 | 160 | 2.67 | .919 | 4 | 3601 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | Chris Mason | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 597 | 52 | 2.54 | .913 | 2 | 1227 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 171 | 17 | 3.45 | .901 | 0 | 296 |
35 | Pekka Rinne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 3.81 | .900 | 0 | 63 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Brian Finley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 7.00 | .829 | 0 | 60 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Tomas Vokoun (December 5) | [9] |
Tomas Vokoun (March 20) | [10] | ||
NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Steve Sullivan (October 17) | [11] |
The Predators were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004β05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [12]
Date | Details | Ref | |
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July 27, 2005 | To
Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2005 |
To Nashville Predators Darcy Hordichuk |
[13] |
July 29, 2005 | To
Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Hutchinson |
To Nashville Predators Phoenix's 3rd-round pick in 2005 |
[14] |
July 30, 2005 | To
Atlanta Thrashers Shane Hnidy |
To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2006 |
[15] |
August 2, 2005 | To
Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
To Nashville Predators Danny Markov |
[16] |
September 9, 2005 | To
Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional draft pick in 2006 |
To Nashville Predators Kris Beech |
[17] |
October 24, 2005 | To
Phoenix Coyotes Future considerations |
To Nashville Predators Rick Berry |
[18] |
January 29, 2006 | To
St. Louis Blues Timofei Shishkanov |
To Nashville Predators Mike Sillinger |
[19] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Washington Capitals Kris Beech 1st-round pick in 2006 |
To Nashville Predators Brendan Witt |
[20] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
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August 4, 2005 | Sheldon Brookbank | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency | [21] | |
August 5, 2005 | Paul Kariya | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency | [22] |
August 6, 2005 | Scott Nichol | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency | [21] | |
August 19, 2005 | Randy Robitaille | ZSC Lions ( NLA) | Free agency | [23] | |
August 31, 2005 | Greg Classen | Porin Assat ( Liiga) | Free agency | [24] | |
October 3, 2005 | Yanic Perreault | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency | [25] | |
December 7, 2005 | John Vigilante | Plymouth Whalers ( OHL) | Free agency | [26] | |
January 28, 2006 | Simon Gamache | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [27] | |
May 18, 2006 | Ville Koistinen | Ilves (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [28] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [d] | Ref |
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August 1, 2005 | Tony Hrkac [e] | Contract expiration (III) | [29] | |
Jim McKenzie [f] | Contract expiration (III) | [29] | ||
August 10, 2005 | Wyatt Smith | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
August 11, 2005 | Cam Severson | Calgary Flames | Free agency | [33] |
August 25, 2005 | Andreas Lilja | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
October 4, 2005 | Randy Robitaille | Minnesota Wild | Waivers | [35] |
October 18, 2005 | Vladimir Orszagh | Lulea HF ( SHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [36] |
November 29, 2005 | Simon Gamache | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [37] |
February 13, 2006 | Jamie Allison | Florida Panthers | Waivers | [38] |
February 15, 2006 | Jeremy Stevenson | Dallas Stars | Waivers | [39] |
May 6, 2006 | Simon Gamache | SC Bern ( NLA) | Free agency | [40] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
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July 28, 2005 | Vernon Fiddler | 1-year | Option exercised | [21] |
Greg Johnson | Re-signing | [21] | ||
Chris Mason | 1-year | Option exercised | [21] | |
Libor Pivko | Re-signing | [21] | ||
Jerred Smithson | Re-signing | [21] | ||
July 31, 2005 | Jamie Allison | Re-signing | [21] | |
Brian Finley | Re-signing | [21] | ||
August 4, 2005 | Mark Eaton | Re-signing | [21] | |
August 10, 2005 | Scott Hartnell | Re-signing | [41] | |
Jeremy Yablonski | Re-signing | [41] | ||
August 15, 2005 | Simon Gamache | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] |
Darren Haydar | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
Darcy Hordichuk | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
David Legwand | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
Greg Zanon | 2-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
August 16, 2005 | Dan Hamhuis | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
Steve Sullivan | 4-year | Re-signing | [43] | |
August 23, 2005 | Pekka Rinne | Entry-level | [21] | |
August 29, 2005 | Martin Erat | Re-signing | [44] | |
September 8, 2005 | Adam Hall | Re-signing | [45] | |
January 9, 2006 | Alexander Radulov | Entry-level | [46] | |
May 8, 2006 | Marek Zidlicky | 4-year | Re-signing | [47] |
May 9, 2006 | Ryan Parent | Entry-level | [48] | |
May 18, 2006 | Vernon Fiddler | 1-year | Re-signing | [28] |
May 22, 2006 | Jerred Smithson | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] |
June 2, 2006 | Mikko Lehtonen | 1-year | Entry-level | [50] |
Daniel Widing | 1-year | Entry-level | [50] |
Nashville's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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1 | 18 | Ryan Parent | Canada | Guelph Storm ( OHL) |
3 | 78 | Teemu Laakso | Finland | HIFK Jr. (Finland) |
3 | 79 | Cody Franson | Canada | Vancouver Giants ( WHL) |
5 | 150 | Cal O'Reilly | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
6 | 176 | Ryan Maki | United States | Harvard University ( ECAC) |
7 | 213 | Scott Todd | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
7 | 230 | Patric Hornqvist | Sweden | VΓ€sby IK (Sweden) |
18-Oct-05: Signed with the Lulea HF of the Elitserein (Sweden).
2005β06 Nashville Predators | |
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Division | 2nd Central |
Conference | 4th Western |
2005β06 record | 49β25β8 |
Home record | 32β8β1 |
Road record | 17β17β7 |
Goals for | 259 |
Goals against | 227 |
Team information | |
General manager | David Poile |
Coach | Barry Trotz |
Captain | Greg Johnson |
Alternate captains |
Kimmo Timonen Scott Walker |
Arena | Gaylord Entertainment Center |
Average attendance | 14,428 |
Minor league affiliate(s) | Milwaukee Admirals |
Team leaders | |
Goals |
Paul Kariya Steve Sullivan (31) |
Assists | Paul Kariya (54) |
Points | Paul Kariya (85) |
Penalty minutes | Darcy Hordichuk (163) |
Plus/minus | Scottie Upshall (+14) |
Wins | Tomas Vokoun (36) |
Goals against average | Chris Mason (2.54) |
The 2005β06 Nashville Predators season was the eighth season of the Nashville Predators in the National Hockey League. The Predators qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The Predators were the last team to record their first regulation loss of the regular season. They opened the season with an 8β0β1 stretch before losing at home to the Edmonton Oilers on October 29, 2005, 5β1.
No. | CR | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | 1 | Detroit Red Wings | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
2 | 4 | Nashville Predators | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
3 | 13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
4 | 14 | Chicago Blackhawks | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
5 | 15 | St. Louis Blues | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
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Note: CR = Conference rank; GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; OTL = Overtime loss; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points
Bolded teams qualified for the playoffs.
R | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | |
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1 | P- Detroit Red Wings | CE | 82 | 58 | 16 | 8 | 305 | 209 | 124 |
2 | Y- Dallas Stars | PA | 82 | 53 | 23 | 6 | 265 | 218 | 112 |
3 | Y- Calgary Flames | NW | 82 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 218 | 200 | 103 |
4 | X- Nashville Predators | CE | 82 | 49 | 25 | 8 | 259 | 227 | 106 |
5 | X- San Jose Sharks | PA | 82 | 44 | 27 | 11 | 266 | 242 | 99 |
6 | X- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | PA | 82 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 254 | 229 | 98 |
7 | X- Colorado Avalanche | NW | 82 | 43 | 30 | 9 | 283 | 257 | 95 |
8 | X- Edmonton Oilers | NW | 82 | 41 | 28 | 13 | 256 | 251 | 95 |
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9 | Vancouver Canucks | NW | 82 | 42 | 32 | 8 | 256 | 255 | 92 |
8 | Los Angeles Kings | PA | 82 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 249 | 270 | 89 |
11 | Minnesota Wild | NW | 82 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 231 | 215 | 84 |
12 | Phoenix Coyotes | PA | 82 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 246 | 271 | 81 |
13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | CE | 82 | 35 | 43 | 4 | 223 | 279 | 74 |
14 | Chicago Blackhawks | CE | 82 | 26 | 43 | 13 | 211 | 285 | 65 |
15 | St. Louis Blues | CE | 82 | 21 | 46 | 15 | 197 | 292 | 57 |
Divisions: CE β Central, PA β Pacific, NW β Northwest
P β Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y β Clinched Division; X β Clinched Playoff spot
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October: 8β1β1 (home: 5β1β0; road: 3β0β1)
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November: 7β3β2 (home: 6β1β0; road: 1β2β2)
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December: 9β5β0 (home: 5β1β0; road: 4β4β0)
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January: 7β5β3 (home: 3β2β1; road: 4β3β2)
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February: 3β4β0 (home: 3β1β0; road: 0β3β0)
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March: 8β5β2 (home: 5β1β0; road: 3β4β2)
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April: 7β2β0 (home: 5β1β0; road: 2β1β0)
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Legend:
Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) |
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Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (5) San Jose Sharks β Sharks win 4β1
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Legend:
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No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 82 | 31 | 54 | 85 | β6 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
26 | Steve Sullivan | RW | 69 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β2 | 0 |
94 | Yanic Perreault | C | 69 | 22 | 35 | 57 | β3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
44 | Kimmo Timonen | D | 79 | 11 | 39 | 50 | β3 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
10 | Martin Erat | RW | 80 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | β1 | 6 |
3 | Marek Zidlicky | D | 67 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 8 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
17 | Scott Hartnell | LW | 81 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 8 | 101 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Dan Hamhuis | D | 82 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 11 | 70 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | β2 | 2 |
18 | Adam Hall | RW | 75 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | β3 | 0 |
11 | David Legwand | C | 44 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 8 |
7 | Scottie Upshall | LW | 48 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
81 | Mike Sillingerβ | C | 31 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | β1 | 12 |
22 | Greg Johnson | C | 68 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
24 | Scott Walker | RW | 33 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
20 | Ryan Suter | D | 71 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 66 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
25 [a] | Jerred Smithson | C | 66 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
16 | Darcy Hordichuk | LW | 74 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 163 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
38 | Vernon Fiddler | C | 40 | 8 | 4 | 12 | β2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β1 | 0 |
55 | Danny Markov | D | 58 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 6 |
14 | Jordin Tootoo | RW | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 |
6 [b] | Shea Weber | D | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | β3 | 8 |
28 | Jeremy Stevensonβ‘ | LW | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 74 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
12 | Scott Nichol | C | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β2 | 2 |
4 | Mark Eaton | D | 69 | 3 | 1 | 4 | β2 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
15 [c] | Kris Beechβ‘ | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
19 | Brendan Wittβ | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β3 | 12 |
29 | Tomas Vokoun | G | 61 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
37 | Greg Zanon | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | Chris Mason | G | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | Jamie Allisonβ‘ | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | β6 | 45 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Brian Finley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β | |
41 | Simon Gamacheβ‘β | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β6 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
49 | Kevin Klein | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β1 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
35 | Pekka Rinne | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Player | GP | W | L | OT | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
29 | Tomas Vokoun | 61 | 36 | 18 | 7 | 1984 | 160 | 2.67 | .919 | 4 | 3601 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
30 | Chris Mason | 23 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 597 | 52 | 2.54 | .913 | 2 | 1227 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 171 | 17 | 3.45 | .901 | 0 | 296 |
35 | Pekka Rinne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 3.81 | .900 | 0 | 63 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
31 | Brian Finley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 7.00 | .829 | 0 | 60 | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β | β |
Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
League (in-season) |
NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Tomas Vokoun (December 5) | [9] |
Tomas Vokoun (March 20) | [10] | ||
NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Steve Sullivan (October 17) | [11] |
The Predators were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004β05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals. [12]
Date | Details | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
July 27, 2005 | To
Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2005 |
To Nashville Predators Darcy Hordichuk |
[13] |
July 29, 2005 | To
Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Hutchinson |
To Nashville Predators Phoenix's 3rd-round pick in 2005 |
[14] |
July 30, 2005 | To
Atlanta Thrashers Shane Hnidy |
To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2006 |
[15] |
August 2, 2005 | To
Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006 |
To Nashville Predators Danny Markov |
[16] |
September 9, 2005 | To
Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional draft pick in 2006 |
To Nashville Predators Kris Beech |
[17] |
October 24, 2005 | To
Phoenix Coyotes Future considerations |
To Nashville Predators Rick Berry |
[18] |
January 29, 2006 | To
St. Louis Blues Timofei Shishkanov |
To Nashville Predators Mike Sillinger |
[19] |
March 9, 2006 | To
Washington Capitals Kris Beech 1st-round pick in 2006 |
To Nashville Predators Brendan Witt |
[20] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 4, 2005 | Sheldon Brookbank | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | Free agency | [21] | |
August 5, 2005 | Paul Kariya | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency | [22] |
August 6, 2005 | Scott Nichol | Chicago Blackhawks | Free agency | [21] | |
August 19, 2005 | Randy Robitaille | ZSC Lions ( NLA) | Free agency | [23] | |
August 31, 2005 | Greg Classen | Porin Assat ( Liiga) | Free agency | [24] | |
October 3, 2005 | Yanic Perreault | Montreal Canadiens | Free agency | [25] | |
December 7, 2005 | John Vigilante | Plymouth Whalers ( OHL) | Free agency | [26] | |
January 28, 2006 | Simon Gamache | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [27] | |
May 18, 2006 | Ville Koistinen | Ilves (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency | [28] |
Date | Player | New team | Via [d] | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
August 1, 2005 | Tony Hrkac [e] | Contract expiration (III) | [29] | |
Jim McKenzie [f] | Contract expiration (III) | [29] | ||
August 10, 2005 | Wyatt Smith | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) | [32] |
August 11, 2005 | Cam Severson | Calgary Flames | Free agency | [33] |
August 25, 2005 | Andreas Lilja | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (UFA) | [34] |
October 4, 2005 | Randy Robitaille | Minnesota Wild | Waivers | [35] |
October 18, 2005 | Vladimir Orszagh | Lulea HF ( SHL) | Free agency (UFA) | [36] |
November 29, 2005 | Simon Gamache | St. Louis Blues | Waivers | [37] |
February 13, 2006 | Jamie Allison | Florida Panthers | Waivers | [38] |
February 15, 2006 | Jeremy Stevenson | Dallas Stars | Waivers | [39] |
May 6, 2006 | Simon Gamache | SC Bern ( NLA) | Free agency | [40] |
Date | Player | Term | Contract type | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 28, 2005 | Vernon Fiddler | 1-year | Option exercised | [21] |
Greg Johnson | Re-signing | [21] | ||
Chris Mason | 1-year | Option exercised | [21] | |
Libor Pivko | Re-signing | [21] | ||
Jerred Smithson | Re-signing | [21] | ||
July 31, 2005 | Jamie Allison | Re-signing | [21] | |
Brian Finley | Re-signing | [21] | ||
August 4, 2005 | Mark Eaton | Re-signing | [21] | |
August 10, 2005 | Scott Hartnell | Re-signing | [41] | |
Jeremy Yablonski | Re-signing | [41] | ||
August 15, 2005 | Simon Gamache | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] |
Darren Haydar | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
Darcy Hordichuk | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
David Legwand | 1-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
Greg Zanon | 2-year | Re-signing | [42] | |
August 16, 2005 | Dan Hamhuis | 1-year | Re-signing | [43] |
Steve Sullivan | 4-year | Re-signing | [43] | |
August 23, 2005 | Pekka Rinne | Entry-level | [21] | |
August 29, 2005 | Martin Erat | Re-signing | [44] | |
September 8, 2005 | Adam Hall | Re-signing | [45] | |
January 9, 2006 | Alexander Radulov | Entry-level | [46] | |
May 8, 2006 | Marek Zidlicky | 4-year | Re-signing | [47] |
May 9, 2006 | Ryan Parent | Entry-level | [48] | |
May 18, 2006 | Vernon Fiddler | 1-year | Re-signing | [28] |
May 22, 2006 | Jerred Smithson | 1-year | Re-signing | [49] |
June 2, 2006 | Mikko Lehtonen | 1-year | Entry-level | [50] |
Daniel Widing | 1-year | Entry-level | [50] |
Nashville's draft picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.
Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | Ryan Parent | Canada | Guelph Storm ( OHL) |
3 | 78 | Teemu Laakso | Finland | HIFK Jr. (Finland) |
3 | 79 | Cody Franson | Canada | Vancouver Giants ( WHL) |
5 | 150 | Cal O'Reilly | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
6 | 176 | Ryan Maki | United States | Harvard University ( ECAC) |
7 | 213 | Scott Todd | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OHL) |
7 | 230 | Patric Hornqvist | Sweden | VΓ€sby IK (Sweden) |
18-Oct-05: Signed with the Lulea HF of the Elitserein (Sweden).