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2005–06 Nashville Predators season

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Division
  
2nd Central

Goals for
  
259

General Manager
  
David Poile

2005–06 record
  
49–25–8

Goals against
  
227

Coach
  
Barry Trotz

The 2005–06 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.

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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 on October 29, 2005, 5–1.

  • On March 9, 2006, David Legwand tied the record for the fastest regular season overtime goal scored (set on December 30, 1995, by Mats Sundin) when he scored just six seconds into the overtime period to give the Predators a 3–2 road win over the Vancouver Canucks.
  • On April 15, 2006, Chris Mason was credited for a goal when Phoenix Coyotes forward Geoff Sanderson shot the puck into his own net. Mason became the ninth NHL goaltender to score a goal and joined Damian Rhodes as the only goalies to be credited with a goal in both the American Hockey League (AHL) and NHL.

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

    Final standings

    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.

    Divisions: CE – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest

    P- Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y- Clinched Division; X- Clinched Playoff spot

    Regular season

    Scoring
    Goaltending

    Playoffs

    Scoring
    Goaltending

    Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
          MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T/OT = Ties/overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

    Draft picks

    Nashville's picks at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft in Ottawa, Ontario.

    References

    2005–06 Nashville Predators season Wikipedia
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