Franchise Single-Season Team Goals Record 2019–20
Eighty-two games, one franchise record, and a Predators offense that refused to blink.
The 2006–07 regular season — all 82 games of it — produced the most goals any Nashville Predators roster has scored in a single campaign since the franchise first dressed in 1998, and no one has topped that total since.
What made that stretch land wasn't a lone highlight-reel hero. The top-six forwards, the power-play unit, and the depth scoring all found the same rhythm over the same stretch. For a club whose early identity was built on defensive grit and goaltending reliability, 2006–07 was the winter the offense actually showed up, and it's still the yardstick Nashville fans measure every other season against.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 2006–07 (full 82-game regular season)
- Franchise
- Nashville Predators, NHL Central Division
- Key offensive leaders
- Paul Kariya
- Jason Arnott
- Steve Sullivan
- David Legwand
- Martin Erat
- Kimmo Timonen
- Notable acquisition
- Jason Arnott (acquired in trade from Dallas Stars, July 2005)
- Season context
- Regular season completed in full, finishing with 272 goals scored
- Record type
- Franchise single-season team goals (regular season)
Lore & Background
The 2006–07 season arrived with a sense of quiet expectation in Nashville. The Predators had been contenders for years, but their identity had always leaned toward structure, defensive discipline, and goaltending. The arrival of Jason Arnott via trade in 2005 had already reshaped the offense, and by 2006–07, the team's attack was driven by a dynamic core. Paul Kariya, already a cornerstone of the franchise's offensive identity, found new chemistry around him. Jason Arnott, playing center, contributed steady production. Steve Sullivan provided speed and playmaking from the wing, while David Legwand and Martin Erat added depth. Kimmo Timonen continued to be a generative force from the blue line, feeding the man-advantage and generating high-danger chances. The result was a season in which the Predators scored 272 goals, a franchise record that still stands today.
The season was a full 82-game campaign, and the record from 2006–07 remains the true high-water mark of the franchise's offense—a ceiling set in a full season that fans in Nashville still reference as their most prolific.
Reader's Guide
Franchise Single-Season Team Goals Record (Regular Season) Set: 2019–20 season (82 games). The Predators' regular-season scoring total for that campaign surpassed every previous full-season mark in franchise history, established by a top-six anchored by Forsberg, O'Reilly, Johansen, and Ekholm. The season was cut short by the pandemic shutdown, meaning the total reflects a completed 82-game schedule rather than an extended one.
Status: As of the most recent completed seasons, this record remains the franchise benchmark for single-season team scoring. No subsequent Predators squad has surpassed it in a full regular season, keeping the 2019–20 mark intact as the club's offensive ceiling.
Context note: The record is a team total, not an individual scoring title. It reflects the collective output of the entire roster across 82 games and is distinct from individual franchise records held by players such as Forsberg or the late, great contributions of earlier-era Predators stars.
Did You Know?
- The 2006–07 season remains the Predators' highest-scoring campaign, with 272 goals, surpassing the 215 goals scored in 2019–20.
- Jason Arnott was acquired by the Predators in a trade with the Dallas Stars in July 2005, and he went on to lead the team in goals during the 2006–07 season.
- The Predators' identity has historically emphasized defensive structure and goaltending, making the 2006–07 single-season goals record a particularly notable statistical milestone for the franchise.
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