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2006–07 Nashville Predators season

Professional ice hockey team season

Field	Value
League	NHL
Season	2006–07
year	2006
Team	Nashville Predators
Conference	Western
ConferenceRank	4th
Division	Central
DivisionRank	2nd
Record	51–23–8
HomeRecord	28–8–5
RoadRecord	23–15–3
GoalsFor	272
GoalsAgainst	212
GeneralManager	David Poile
Coach	Barry Trotz
Captain	Kimmo Timonen
AltCaptain	Paul Kariya
Steve Sullivan
Arena	Nashville Arena
Attendance	15,259
MinorLeague	Milwaukee Admirals
New Mexico Scorpions
GoalsLeader	Jason Arnott and Jean-Pierre Dumont (27)
AssistsLeader	Paul Kariya (52)
PointsLeader	Paul Kariya (76)
PIMLeader	Jordin Tootoo (104)
PlusMinusLeader	David Legwand (+23)
WinsLeader	Tomas Vokoun (27)
GAALeader	Chris Mason (2.38)

Steve Sullivan New Mexico Scorpions

The 2006–07 Nashville Predators season was the ninth National Hockey League season in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Predators, looking to get past the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in franchise history, bulked up their roster by signing star forward Jason Arnott, whose 76 points in 2005–06 was second on the Dallas Stars. With returning forwards Paul Kariya and Steve Sullivan, and the acquisition of Arnott and Jean-Pierre Dumont, the Predators were predicted to challenge the Detroit Red Wings for top spot in the Central Division.

Although the Predators were leading the Central when the 55th National Hockey League All-Star Game was played in Dallas, Texas, only one Predator player was named to the Western Conference team, defenseman and team captain Kimmo Timonen, who played in his second All-Star Game. Head Coach Barry Trotz served as an assistant coach for the Western Conference.

The attendance in Nashville had been a topic of much media debate all season long, with the Predators' attendance being in the bottom third of the league despite the team leading its division for most of the season. There had been much speculation in February about a clause in the Predators lease with the city that could force the city of Nashville to buy $2 million worth of tickets for the Predators in the 2007–08 season if the team failed to reach a paid average attendance of 14,000. After 21 home games, the Predators were only averaging 12,766 in paid attendance. Team owner Craig Leipold had also announced that he was looking to sell up to 40% of the team to local interests; however, he found no immediate takers.

In February, the Predators acquired forward Peter Forsberg from the Philadelphia Flyers for Scottie Upshall, Ryan Parent and two draft picks. The deal paid immediate dividends at the gate: the Predators announced they had sold 3,500 tickets for their games in the first day after the trade was announced.

The Predators finished the season with a franchise-record 110 points, with 51 wins, and earned a fourth place seed in the Western Conference quarterfinals in the 2007 Stanley Cup playoffs. They then lost to the San Jose Sharks in five games in the quarterfinals.

On May 23, 2007, Craig Leipold was reported to have reached a tentative agreement to sell the team to Research In Motion Chairman and Co-CEO Jim Balsillie. According to Leipold, the team were likely to play the 2007–08 season in Nashville, but the future of the team after that had not been clear. Balsillie had been rumored to be interested in placing another team in Southern Ontario. The sale was later not approved, and the Predators stayed in their city.

Regular season

The Predators finished the regular season having allowed the fewest shorthanded goals, with two.

Season standings

Playoffs

The Nashville Predators ended the 2006–07 regular season as the Western Conference's fourth seed.

Schedule and results

Regular season

|- | 1 || October 5 || Chicago || 8 – 6 || Nashville || || Vokoun || 17,113 || 0–1–0 || 0 || |- | 2 || October 7 || Nashville || 5 – 6 || Minnesota || || Vokoun || 18,568 || 0–2–0 || 0 || |- | 3 || October 12 || Nashville || 1 – 3 || Chicago || || Mason || 8,008 || 0–3–0 || 0 || |- | 4 || October 14 || Phoenix || 1 – 4 || Nashville || || Vokoun || 13,770 || 1–3–0 || 2 || |- | 5 || October 16 || Nashville || 2 – 1 || NY Islanders || SO || Vokoun || 9,431 || 2–3–0 || 4 || |- | 6 || October 18 || Nashville || 3 – 0 || NY Rangers || || Vokoun || 18,200 || 3–3–0 || 6 || |- | 7 || October 19 || Nashville || 4 – 3 || New Jersey || SO || Mason || 11,274 || 4–3–0 || 8 || |- | 8 || October 21 || Vancouver || 4 – 3 || Nashville || OT || Vokoun || 16,073 || 4–3–1 || 9 || |- | 9 || October 26 || San Jose || 3 – 4 || Nashville || || Vokoun || 13,436 || 5–3–1 || 11 || |- | 10 || October 28 || Nashville || 3 – 2 || Calgary || || Vokoun || 19,289 || 6–3–1 || 13 || |- | 11 || October 31 || Nashville || 3 – 2 || Vancouver || || Vokoun || 18,630 || 7–3–1 || 15 ||

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Playoffs

|- | 1 || April 11 || San Jose || 5 – 4 || Nashville || 2OT || Vokoun || 17,113 || 0 – 1 || |- | 2 || April 13 || San Jose || 2 – 5 || Nashville || || Vokoun || 17,113 || 1 – 1 || |- | 3 || April 16 || Nashville || 1 – 3 || San Jose || || Vokoun || 17,496 || 1 – 2 || |- | 4 || April 18 || Nashville || 2 – 3 || San Jose || || Vokoun || 17,496 || 1 – 3 || |- | 5 || April 20 || San Jose || 3 – 2 || Nashville || || Vokoun || 17,113 || 1 – 4 ||

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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.	Pos	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts
9	LW	82	24	52	76	6	36	5	0	2	2	−4	2
71	RW	82	21	45	66	14	28	5	4	2	6	4	0
11	C	78	27	36	63	23	44	5	0	3	3	−2	2
26	RW	57	22	38	60	16	20
10	RW	68	16	41	57	13	50	3	0	1	1	−1	0
44	D	80	13	42	55	20	42	5	0	2	2	−1	4
19	C	68	27	27	54	15	48	5	2	1	3	0	2
6	D	79	17	23	40	13	60	5	0	3	3	0	2
17	LW	64	22	17	39	19	96	5	1	1	2	−1	28
47	RW	64	18	19	37	19	26	4	3	1	4	1	19
3	D	79	4	26	30	8	72	5	0	2	2	−1	4
38	C	72	11	15	26	11	40	5	1	1	2	−3	4
20	D	82	8	16	24	10	54	5	1	0	1	0	8
2	D	81	6	14	20	8	66	5	0	1	1	−3	2
21	C	17	2	13	15	5	16	5	2	2	4	2	12
12	C	59	7	6	13	7	79	5	0	0	0	1	17
63	C	38	4	9	13	1	29
25	C	64	5	7	12	−8	42	5	0	0	0	−2	17
22	RW	65	3	6	9	−11	116	4	0	1	1	−2	21
5	D	66	3	5	8	16	32	5	0	2	2	−2	2
14	LW	13	1	4	5	−3	13	2	0	0	0	−1	0
16	LW	53	1	3	4	−2	90	2	0	0	0	0	0
7	LW	14	2	1	3	−1	18
42	D	15	1	2	3	0	8
29	G	44	0	2	2		4	5	0	0	0		2
8	D	3	1	0	1	3	0
34	D	3	0	1	1	0	12
30	G	40	0	1	1		4
37	C	13	0	1	1	−1	0
4	D	15	0	1	1	1	10
28	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0
49	G	1	0	0	0		0

Goaltending

- = 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	Regular season	Playoffs	GP	W	L	OT	SA	GA	GAA	SV%	SO	TOI	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA	SV%
29	Tomas Vokoun	44	27	12	4	1299	104	2.40	.920	5	2601	5	1	4	163	16	2.97	.902	0	324
30	Chris Mason	40	24	11	4	1244	93	2.38	.925	5	2342	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
49	Michael Leighton	1	0	0	0	10	2	6.07	.800	0	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Awards and records

Awards

Type	Award/honor	Recipient	Ref	League
(in-season)
[NHL All-Star Game](2007-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection	Kimmo Timonen
Barry Trotz (coach)
NHL First Star of the Week	David Legwand (January 21)	title=NHL Three Stars of the Week	url=https://www.hockey-reference.com/awards/3starweekly.html	website=Hockey-Reference.com	access-date=August 5, 2024}}
NHL Second Star of the Week	Chris Mason (December 17)
NHL YoungStars Game selection	Alexander Radulov
Shea Weber

Milestones

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref	First game
Mikko Lehtonen	October 7, 2006
Alexander Radulov	October 21, 2006
Sheldon Brookbank	February 6, 2007
Rich Peverley	March 4, 2007

Transactions

The Predators were involved in the following transactions from June 20, 2006, the day after the deciding game of the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, through June 6, 2007, the day of the deciding game of the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals.

Trades

Date	Details	Ref
To Nashville Predators	To [Carolina Hurricanes](2006-07-carolina-hurricanes-season)
To Nashville Predators	To [New York Rangers](2006-07-new-york-rangers-season)	last1=Grossman	first1=Evan	title=MOORE DEALT TO PENGUINS	url=https://nypost.com/2006/07/20/moore-dealt-to-penguins/	website=The New York Post	access-date=September 14, 2024	date=July 20, 2006}}
To Nashville Predators	To [Pittsburgh Penguins](2006-07-pittsburgh-penguins-season)
To Nashville Predators	To [Anaheim Ducks](2006-07-anaheim-ducks-season)
To Nashville Predators	To Carolina Hurricanes
To Nashville Predators	To [Atlanta Thrashers](2006-07-atlanta-thrashers-season)
To Nashville Predators	To [Philadelphia Flyers](2006-07-philadelphia-flyers-season)
To Nashville Predators	To [Buffalo Sabres](2006-07-buffalo-sabres-season)
To Nashville Predators	To Philadelphia Flyers

Players acquired

Date		Player		Former team		Term		Via		Ref
Jason Arnott
Shane Endicott
Karl Goehring
Pat Leahy
Nolan Yonkman
Ramzi Abid
Alex Henry
Jean-Pierre Dumont
Kim Staal
Kelsey Wilson
Michael Leighton
Rich Peverley
Antti Pihlstrom
Oliver Setzinger

Players lost

Date		Player		New team		Via		Ref
Mike Sillinger
Mark Eaton
Brendan Witt
Darren Haydar
Brian Finley
Rick Berry
Danny Markov
Greg Classen
Greg Johnson
Yanic Perreault
Jeremy Yablonski
Michael Leighton

Signings

Date		Player		Term		Contract type		Ref
Chris Mason
Cody Franson
Brandon Segal
Sheldon Brookbank
Jordin Tootoo
David Legwand
Martin Erat
Scott Hartnell
Tomas Vokoun
Dan Hamhuis
Cal O'Reilly
Teemu Laakso
Patric Hornqvist
Janne Niskala
Alexander Sulzer
Richard Stehlik

Draft picks

Nashville's picks at the 2006 NHL entry draft in Vancouver, British Columbia. The Predators traded their first round pick, thus their first selection was in the 2nd round, 56th overall.

Round	#	Player	NHL team	College/junior/club team (League)
2	56	Blake Geoffrion (LW)	Nashville Predators	U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)
4	105	Niko Snellman (W)	Nashville Predators (from Atlanta)	Ilves (SM-liiga)
5	146	Mark Dekanich (G)	Nashville Predators	Colgate University (ECAC)
6	176	Ryan Flynn (RW)	Nashville Predators	U.S. National Team Development Program (NAHL)
7	206	Viktor Sjodin (W)	Nashville Predators	VIK Västerås HK Jr. (Sweden)

Minor league affiliates

The Milwaukee Admirals were Nashville's top affiliate in the American Hockey League in 2006–07, and the New Mexico Scorpions were the Central Hockey League affiliate.

Notes

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