With one home game to go in this month.  The NHL schedule makers giving the Nashville Predators the Michael Jordans of the NHL( Ovechkin and Crosby) as home games in this month has been a resounding success. 2009-10  Nashville had six home games last year too. This year they have six but the numbers don't lie.  See below:

2009-10   Home opener    Avalanche 14,797

2010-11  Home opener   Ducks       17,113    Sell out

2009-10    Sabres 14,209  Oilers  12,129   Blackhawks   13,103  Blackhawks 13,585

2010-11  Blues  15,103  Capitals  16,144  Flames 15,684  Penguins 17,113

Matching five games with 2009-10 the Predators are ahead by 13,284 in total number.  The total attendance number thru five home games is 81,157.  A sell out for the home opener(which did not happen last year) and the elusive Thursday night sell out in October.  Remember last year the Preds first sell out was the day after Christmas against Chicago.  They only had four sell outs during the regular season.  With two for October, the Stone is ahead of schedule to be rocking at capacity this season.