| Nashville Predators (31-13-6) at Columbus Blue Jackets (19-30-2), 7 p.m. |
| 2005-06 Head-to-Head record |
Nashville 4-1 (2-0 at Nas; 2-1 at Clb) |
| 2004-05 Head-to-Head record |
None |
| 2003-04 Head-to-head record |
Nashville 4-2 (2-1 at Nas; 2-1 at Clb) |
| 2002-03 Head-to-head record |
Nashville 3-1-1 (2-0-1 at Nas; 1-1 at Clb) |
| 2001-02 Head-to-head record |
Nashville 3-2 (2-0 at Nas; 1-2 at Clb) |
| Home Record: |
Nashville 19-5-1; Columbus 13-12-0 |
| Away Record: |
Nashville 12-8-5; Columbus 6-18-2 |
| Record vs. Central Division: |
Nashville 14-1-1; Columbus 7-10-1 |
| Record vs. Western Conference: |
Nashville 27-10-3; Columbus 14-25-2 |
| 2005-2006 Meetings |
| 10/26 - Columbus, 3-2 ot (at Clb) |
| 11/23 - Nashville, 4-2 (at Clb) |
| 12/17 - Nashville, 7-3 (at Nas) |
| 12/23 - Nashville, 5-4 (at Clb) |
| 01/21 - Nashville, 7-2 (at Nas) |
| 2003-2004 Meetings |
| 10/18 - Nashville, 3-2 (at Nas) |
| 11/26 - Nashville, 4-2 (at Nas) |
| 12/04 - Nashville, 4-2 (at Clb) |
| 01/29 - Nashville, 6-4 (at Clb) |
| 02/16 - Columbus, 4-2 (at Clb) |
| 03/27 - Columbus, 3-2 ot (at Nas) |
| 2002-2003 Meetings |
| 11/16 - Tied, 1-1 ot (at Nas) |
| 01/06 - Nashville, 5-1 (at Clb) |
| 01/30 - Columbus, 2-1 (at Clb) |
| 02/08 - Nashville, 3-2 (at Nas) |
| 02/25 - Nashville, 5-0 (at Nas) |
| 2001-2002 Meetings |
| 11/17 - Nashville, 3-2 (at Nas) |
| 01/06 - Columbus, 4-3 (at Clb) |
| 01/19 - Nashville, 2-1 (at Nas) |
| 02/09 - Nashville, 1-0 ot (at Clb) |
| 04/04 - Columbus, 2-1 (at Clb) |
| Game Notes |
| Note - Nashville has won four straight after losing the last three meetings. |
| Note - Nashville has won 10 of the last 13 meetings. |
| Note - Nashville is 11-4-1 in the last 16 meetings. |
| Note - Nashville is 13-5-1 in the last 19 and 15-6-1 in the last 22 meetings. |
| Note - Nashville has won two straight after losing its last two at Columbus. |
| Note - Nashville has won four of six and five of its last eight at Columbus. |
| Note - Nashville has won six of 10 and seven of its last 12 at Columbus. |
| Note - Columbus has lost two straight at Nashville. |
| Note - Columbus is 1-8-1 in its last 10 at Nashville. |
| Note - Columbus is 2-9-1 in its last 12 at Nashville. |
| Nashville last five games |
Columbus last five games |
| 01/19 - L vs. New Jersey, 3-4 (SO) |
01/18 - L vs. Detroit, 0-4 |
| 01/21 - W vs. Columbus, 7-2 |
01/20 - W vs. St. Louis, 4-3 (SO) |
| 01/23 - W at Detroit, 3-2 |
01/21 - L at Nashville, 2-7 |
| 01/24 - W at Detroit, 2-1 (OT) |
01/24 - W vs. Vancouver, 6-5 |
| 01/26 - L at Minnesota, 1-5 |
01/27 - W vs. Minnesota, 4-3 |