The 2005-06 season was very exciting for Nashville Predators hockey fans. The NHL team, in its seventh season, finished 49-25-8 and shattered franchise records in wins (49) and points (106). The team had 32 victories on home ice leading the NHL in home ice victories. Out of the gate, the team won its first eight games. Not only was the eight-game run a franchise record for the longest winning streak, it also ranked as the second best start in NHL history. The Predators made it to the NHL playoffs for the second time in their history as they earned the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference in the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs. The team picked up where they left off as the 2006-07 NHL season commenced in October. From November 1 – December 31, 2006, the Predators posted the top record (19-6-2, .741) in the entire NHL. Nashville had five players representing their countries in the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Italy; four of them brought home medals.
