# 2005–06 Nashville Predators season

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.

## 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.
* Starting goaltender Tomas Vokoun 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 shot the puck into his own net. Mason became the ninth NHL goaltender to score a goal and joined Damian Rhodes as the only goaltenders to be credited with a goal in both the American Hockey League and NHL. In response, Mason said, "It was a cheesy goal. Someone else should have received it."

### Final standings

Central Division :
| No. | CR | | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 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 |
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.
Western Conference :
| R | | Div | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| 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 – Central, PA – Pacific, NW – Northwest
P – Clinched Presidents Trophy; Y – Clinched Division; X – Clinched Playoff spot

## Schedule and results
### Regular season

2005–06 regular season :
October: 8–1–1 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–0–1)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
1WOctober 5, 20053–2San Jose Sharks (2005–06)1–0–0Recap
2WOctober 8, 20053–2 SOMighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)2–0–0Recap
3WOctober 12, 20055–4@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)3–0–0Recap
4WOctober 13, 20055–4 SO@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)4–0–0Recap
5WOctober 15, 20054–1@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)5–0–0Recap
6WOctober 20, 20053–2 SOSt. Louis Blues (2005–06)6–0–0Recap
7WOctober 22, 20052–1San Jose Sharks (2005–06)7–0–0Recap
8WOctober 25, 20055–3Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)8–0–0Recap
9LOctober 26, 20052–3 OT@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)8–0–1Recap
10LOctober 29, 20051–5Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)8–1–1Recap :
November: 7–3–2 (home: 6–1–0; road: 1–2–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
11LNovember 1, 20051–4@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)8–2–1Recap
12LNovember 2, 20052–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)8–2–2Recap
13LNovember 5, 20052–3 SO@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)8–2–3Recap
14WNovember 8, 20053–2Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)9–2–3Recap
15WNovember 10, 20055–3Dallas Stars (2005–06)10–2–3Recap
16WNovember 12, 20053–1St. Louis Blues (2005–06)11–2–3Recap
17WNovember 15, 20053–2Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)12–2–3Recap
18LNovember 19, 20052–4@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)12–3–3Recap
19WNovember 23, 20054–2@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)13–3–3Recap
20WNovember 24, 20054–3Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)14–3–3Recap
21LNovember 26, 20051–3Dallas Stars (2005–06)14–4–3Recap
22WNovember 29, 20052–0Calgary Flames (2005–06)15–4–3Recap :
December: 9–5–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 4–4–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
23WDecember 1, 20052–1Minnesota Wild (2005–06)16–4–3Recap
24WDecember 3, 20054–3 SOPhiladelphia Flyers (2005–06)17–4–3Recap
25WDecember 7, 20055–2@ Washington Capitals (2005–06)18–4–3Recap
26LDecember 8, 20051–5New York Rangers (2005–06)18–5–3Recap
27LDecember 10, 20053–4@ Tampa Bay Lightning (2005–06)18–6–3Recap
28LDecember 13, 20053–7@ Florida Panthers (2005–06)18–7–3Recap
29WDecember 15, 20055–3Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)19–7–3Recap
30WDecember 17, 20057–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)20–7–3Recap
31WDecember 20, 20053–2Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)21–7–3Recap
32WDecember 21, 20056–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)22–7–3Recap
33WDecember 23, 20055–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)23–7–3Recap
34WDecember 27, 20054–3@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)24–7–3Recap
35LDecember 28, 20053–4@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)24–8–3Recap
36LDecember 30, 20052–4@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)24–9–3Recap :
January: 7–5–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 4–3–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
37LJanuary 1, 20062–4Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)24–10–3Recap
38LJanuary 3, 20060–3@ Colorado Avalanche (2005–06)24–11–3Recap
39WJanuary 4, 20064–3@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)25–11–3Recap
40LJanuary 6, 20061–3Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)25–12–3Recap
41WJanuary 8, 20065–1@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)26–12–3Recap
42WJanuary 10, 20062–1New York Islanders (2005–06)27–12–3Recap
43LJanuary 11, 20063–4 SO@ Atlanta Thrashers (2005–06)27–12–4Recap
44LJanuary 13, 20064–5 OT@ Carolina Hurricanes (2005–06)27–12–5Recap
45WJanuary 15, 20065–4Pittsburgh Penguins (2005–06)28–12–5Recap
46LJanuary 19, 20063–4 SONew Jersey Devils (2005–06)28–12–6Recap
47WJanuary 21, 20067–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)29–12–6Recap
48WJanuary 23, 20063–2@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)30–12–6Recap
49WJanuary 24, 20062–1 OT@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)31–12–6Recap
50LJanuary 26, 20061–5@ Minnesota Wild (2005–06)31–13–6Recap
51LJanuary 28, 20063–4@ Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)31–14–6Recap :
February: 3–4–0 (home: 3–1–0; road: 0–3–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
52LFebruary 1, 20061–2@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)31–15–6Recap
53WFebruary 2, 20064–3 OTColorado Avalanche (2005–06)32–15–6Recap
54WFebruary 4, 20066–0Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)33–15–6Recap
55LFebruary 6, 20062–4@ Dallas Stars (2005–06)33–16–6Recap
56LFebruary 8, 20060–6@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)33–17–6Recap
57LFebruary 9, 20062–3Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)33–18–6Recap
58WFebruary 11, 20065–2Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)34–18–6Recap :
March: 8–5–2 (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–4–2)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
59LMarch 1, 20060–3@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)34–19–6Recap
60WMarch 2, 20063–1Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)35–19–6Recap
61LMarch 5, 20062–3 OT@ Edmonton Oilers (2005–06)35–19–7Recap
62WMarch 7, 20063–2@ Calgary Flames (2005–06)36–19–7Recap
63WMarch 9, 20063–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)37–19–7Recap
64LMarch 11, 20062–3 OT@ San Jose Sharks (2005–06)37–19–8Recap
65WMarch 14, 20065–0Vancouver Canucks (2005–06)38–19–8Recap
66WMarch 16, 20062–0Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)39–19–8Recap
67WMarch 18, 20069–4Calgary Flames (2005–06)40–19–8Recap
68WMarch 20, 20064–2St. Louis Blues (2005–06)41–19–8Recap
69WMarch 21, 20063–2 SO@ Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)42–19–8Recap
70LMarch 24, 20063–6@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (2005–06)42–20–8Recap
71LMarch 25, 20064–6@ Los Angeles Kings (2005–06)42–21–8Recap
72LMarch 28, 20063–5@ Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)42–22–8Recap
73LMarch 30, 20062–4Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)42–23–8Recap :
April: 7–2–0 (home: 5–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
GameResultDateScoreOpponentRecordRecap
74WApril 1, 20062–1St. Louis Blues (2005–06)43–23–8Recap
75LApril 3, 20061–3Columbus Blue Jackets (2005–06)43–24–8Recap
76LApril 5, 20063–4@ Chicago Blackhawks (2005–06)43–25–8Recap
77WApril 6, 20063–0@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)44–25–8Recap
78WApril 8, 20062–1 SOChicago Blackhawks (2005–06)45–25–8Recap
79WApril 11, 20062–0@ St. Louis Blues (2005–06)46–25–8Recap
80WApril 13, 20064–2Minnesota Wild (2005–06)47–25–8Recap
81WApril 15, 20065–1Phoenix Coyotes (2005–06)48–25–8Recap
82WApril 18, 20066–3Detroit Red Wings (2005–06)49–25–8Recap :
Legend:
  Win (2 points)
  Loss (0 points)
  Overtime/shootout loss (1 point) :

### Playoffs

2006 Stanley Cup playoffs :
Western Conference Quarterfinals: vs. (5) San Jose Sharks — Sharks win 4–1
GameResultDateScoreOpponentSeriesRecap
1WApril 21, 20064–3San Jose SharksPredators lead 1–0Recap
2LApril 23, 20060–3San Jose SharksSeries tied 1–1Recap
3LApril 25, 20061–4@ San Jose SharksSharks lead 2–1Recap
4LApril 27, 20064–5@ San Jose SharksSharks lead 3–1Recap
5LApril 30, 20061–2San Jose SharksSharks win 4–1Recap :
Legend:
  Win
  Loss :

## Player statistics
### Scoring

* Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
* † = 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.
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| No. | Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
| 9 | Paul Kariya | LW | 82 | 31 | 54 | 85 | −6 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Steve Sullivan | RW | 69 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| 94 | Yanic Perreault | C | 69 | 22 | 35 | 57 | −3 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | Kimmo Timonen | D | 79 | 11 | 39 | 50 | −3 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Martin Erat | RW | 80 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 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 | −2 | 2 |
| 18 | Adam Hall | RW | 75 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −3 | 0 |
| 11 | David Legwand | C | 44 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 8 |
| 7 | Scottie Upshall | LW | 48 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Mike Sillinger† | C | 31 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −1 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 25 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 38 | Vernon Fiddler | C | 40 | 8 | 4 | 12 | −2 | 42 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 0 |
| 55 | Danny Markov | D | 58 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 62 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
| 14 | Jordin Tootoo | RW | 34 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 6 | Shea Weber | D | 28 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −3 | 8 |
| 28 | Jeremy Stevenson‡ | LW | 35 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Scott Nichol | C | 34 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | Mark Eaton | D | 69 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −2 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Kris Beech‡ | C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Brendan Witt† | D | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 68 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 12 |
| 29 | Tomas Vokoun | G | 61 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 37 | Greg Zanon | D | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Chris Mason | G | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 |
| 23 | Jamie Allison‡ | D | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −6 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Brian Finley | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Simon Gamache‡† | C | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 49 | Kevin Klein | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Pekka Rinne | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

### Goaltending

| No. | Player | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Brian Finley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 7.00 | .829 | 0 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## Awards and records
### Awards

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Tomas Vokoun (December 5) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Defensive Player of the Week | Tomas Vokoun (March 20) |
| League (in-season) | NHL Offensive Player of the Week | Steve Sullivan (October 17) |

### Milestones

| Milestone | Player | Date |
| First game | Ryan Suter | October 5, 2005 |
| First game | Greg Zanon | December 1, 2005 |
| First game | Kevin Klein | December 3, 2005 |
| First game | Pekka Rinne | December 15, 2005 |
| First game | Shea Weber | January 6, 2006 |

## Transactions

The Predators were involved in the following transactions from February 17, 2005, the day after the 2004–05 NHL season was officially cancelled, through June 19, 2006, the day of the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals.

### Trades

| Date | Details | Details |
| July 27, 2005 (2005-07-27) | To Florida Panthers 4th-round pick in 2005 | To Nashville Predators Darcy Hordichuk |
| July 29, 2005 (2005-07-29) | To Carolina Hurricanes Andrew Hutchinson | To Nashville Predators Phoenix's 3rd-round pick in 2005 |
| July 30, 2005 (2005-07-30) | To Atlanta Thrashers Shane Hnidy | To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2006 |
| August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) | To Philadelphia Flyers 3rd-round pick in 2006 | To Nashville Predators Danny Markov |
| September 9, 2005 (2005-09-09) | To Pittsburgh Penguins Conditional draft pick in 2006 | To Nashville Predators Kris Beech |
| October 24, 2005 (2005-10-24) | To Phoenix Coyotes Future considerations | To Nashville Predators Rick Berry |
| January 29, 2006 (2006-01-29) | To St. Louis Blues Timofei Shishkanov | To Nashville Predators Mike Sillinger |
| March 9, 2006 (2006-03-09) | To Washington Capitals Kris Beech1st-round pick in 2006 | To Nashville Predators Brendan Witt |

### Players acquired

| Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Sheldon Brookbank | Anaheim Mighty Ducks | | Free agency |
| August 5, 2005 (2005-08-05) | Paul Kariya | Colorado Avalanche | 2-year | Free agency |
| August 6, 2005 (2005-08-06) | Scott Nichol | Chicago Blackhawks | | Free agency |
| August 19, 2005 (2005-08-19) | Randy Robitaille | ZSC Lions (NLA) | | Free agency |
| August 31, 2005 (2005-08-31) | Greg Classen | Porin Assat (Liiga) | | Free agency |
| October 3, 2005 (2005-10-03) | Yanic Perreault | Montreal Canadiens | | Free agency |
| December 7, 2005 (2005-12-07) | John Vigilante | Plymouth Whalers (OHL) | | Free agency |
| January 28, 2006 (2006-01-28) | Simon Gamache | St. Louis Blues | | Waivers |
| May 18, 2006 (2006-05-18) | Ville Koistinen | Ilves (Liiga) | 1-year | Free agency |

### Players lost

| Date | Player | New team | Via |
| August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) | Tony Hrkac | | Contract expiration (III) |
| August 1, 2005 (2005-08-01) | Jim McKenzie | | Contract expiration (III) |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Wyatt Smith | New York Islanders | Free agency (UFA) |
| August 11, 2005 (2005-08-11) | Cam Severson | Calgary Flames | Free agency |
| August 25, 2005 (2005-08-25) | Andreas Lilja | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency (UFA) |
| October 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) | Randy Robitaille | Minnesota Wild | Waivers |
| October 18, 2005 (2005-10-18) | Vladimir Orszagh | Lulea HF (SHL) | Free agency (UFA) |
| November 29, 2005 (2005-11-29) | Simon Gamache | St. Louis Blues | Waivers |
| February 13, 2006 (2006-02-13) | Jamie Allison | Florida Panthers | Waivers |
| February 15, 2006 (2006-02-15) | Jeremy Stevenson | Dallas Stars | Waivers |
| May 6, 2006 (2006-05-06) | Simon Gamache | SC Bern (NLA) | Free agency |

### Signings

| Date | Player | Term | Contract type |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Vernon Fiddler | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Greg Johnson | | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Chris Mason | 1-year | Option exercised |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Libor Pivko | | Re-signing |
| July 28, 2005 (2005-07-28) | Jerred Smithson | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2005 (2005-07-31) | Jamie Allison | | Re-signing |
| July 31, 2005 (2005-07-31) | Brian Finley | | Re-signing |
| August 4, 2005 (2005-08-04) | Mark Eaton | | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Scott Hartnell | | Re-signing |
| August 10, 2005 (2005-08-10) | Jeremy Yablonski | | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Simon Gamache | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Darren Haydar | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Darcy Hordichuk | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | David Legwand | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15) | Greg Zanon | 2-year | Re-signing |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | Dan Hamhuis | 1-year | Re-signing |
| August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) | Steve Sullivan | 4-year | Re-signing |
| August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) | Pekka Rinne | | Entry-level |
| August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29) | Martin Erat | | Re-signing |
| September 8, 2005 (2005-09-08) | Adam Hall | | Re-signing |
| January 9, 2006 (2006-01-09) | Alexander Radulov | | Entry-level |
| May 8, 2006 (2006-05-08) | Marek Zidlicky | 4-year | Re-signing |
| May 9, 2006 (2006-05-09) | Ryan Parent | | Entry-level |
| May 18, 2006 (2006-05-18) | Vernon Fiddler | 1-year | Re-signing |
| May 22, 2006 (2006-05-22) | Jerred Smithson | 1-year | Re-signing |
| June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02) | Mikko Lehtonen | 1-year | Entry-level |
| June 2, 2006 (2006-06-02) | Daniel Widing | 1-year | Entry-level |

## Draft picks

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 | Väsby IK (Sweden) |