Schedule and 2005-06 Results
Regular Season Records: Nashville 49-25-8=106pts, San Jose 44-27-11=99pts
Game 1 on Friday, 21 April: San Jose loses at Nashville, 4-goals-3
Game 2 on Sunday, 23 April: San Jose wins at Nashville, 3-goals-nil
Game 3 on Tuesday, 25 April: Nashville loses at San Jose, 4-goals-1
Game 4 on Thursday, 27 April: Nashville loses at San Jose, 5-goals-4
Game 5 on Sunday, 30 April: San Jose wins at Nashville, 2-goals-1

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: Winning in Nashville, the San Jose Sharks defeated the host Predators 2-goals-1 to win best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 964, 4-games-1. The series 964 victory improves the San Jose Sharks best-of-7 NHL series record to 7-8. The series 964 defeat diminishes the Nashville Predators best-of-7 NHL series record to 0-2. The win order for series 964 was LWWWW. Series 964 thus becomes the seventh NHL Preliminary-round series, the 28th NHL series (all rounds), and the 46th MLB/NBA/NHL series (all rounds) in which the victorious team lost Game 1 but won Games 2-5 to take the series.

After Game 4: The San Jose Sharks hosted and defeated the Nashville Predators 5-goals-4 to take a 3-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 964 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 4-0; when trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 3-games-1, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 0-0. In the history of best-of-7 NHL playoff series from 1939 through 2004, teams that lose Game 1 but win Games 2-4 with Games 1-2 on the road and Games 3-4 at home have a sterling 24-0 series record.

After Game 3: The San Jose Sharks hosted and defeated the Nashville Predators 4-goals-1 to take a 2-games-1 best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 964 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 4-2; when trailing a best-of-7 NHL playoff series 2-games-1, the Nashville Predators have a series record of 0-1.

After Game 2: Shutting out the Predators on Nashville ice, the San Jose Sharks via their 3-goals-nil Game 2 win knotted best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 964 at 1-game-all. The shutout of a home team is the first in the NHL playoffs since series 920 Game 4, when the Tampa Bay Lightning blanked the Flames in Calgary 1-goal-nil in the 2004 NHL Finals. The San Jose Sharks have thus achieved three of the last five shutouts accomplished by road teams in the NHL playoffs. The Nashville Predators are now tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series for the first time. When tied 1-game-all in a best-of-7 NHL playoff series, the San Jose Sharks have a series record of 3-3.

After Game 1: The Nashville Predators hosted and defeated the San Jose Sharks 4-goals-3 to take a 1-game-nil best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 964 lead. In its second NHL best-of-7 playoff series, Nashville thus wins a Game 1 for the first time. When trailing an NHL best-of-7 playoff series 1-game-nil, the San Jose Sharks have a 1-6 series record with an active 3-series losing streak.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2005-06 regular season, Nashville finished seven points ahead of San Jose. From 1939 through the 2005 MLB Finals, when NHL teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by seven regular-season points, they have posted a 12-5 (.706) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. MLB/NBA/NHL best-of-7 series 964 is the 15th best-of-7 playoff series for San Jose, and the second for Nashville. In best-of-7 playoff series, San Jose has a 6-8 series record, a 5-3 Prelim-round series record, and a 7-7 Game 1 record, while Nashville has a 0-1 series record, a 0-1 Prelim-round record, and a 0-1 Game 1 record. Series 964 is the first best-of-7 NHL meeting between San Jose and Nashville.