One day before the NHL’s trade deadline, the Predators chose to add players to the roster instead of subtracting. Nashville on Thursday claimed a pair of veterans off waivers, adding former Washington forward Jakub Vrana and former Boston defenseman Jordan Oesterle.

Defenseman Marc Del Gaizo scored his first career goal and registered his first multi-point game in the Nashville Predators' loss to the Islanders.

Nashville, Tenn. (March 6, 2025) – Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has claimed forward Jakub Vrana on waivers from the Washington Capitals and defenseman Jordan Oesterle on waivers from the Boston Bruins.

Artemi Panarin, J.T. Miller and K’Andre Miller and Brett Berard scored goals and goaltender Jonathan Quick, playing in his 800th game, made 34 saves (to earn his third shutout of the season and 63rd of his career) as the Rangers (30-26-4, 64 points) pulled within two points of the last playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

The Predators lost both games in New York over the weekend, a 7-4 loss to the Islanders and a 4-0 loss to the Rangers. Nashville (21-32-7, 49 points) remains in seventh place in the Central Division, four points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Nashville, in games against the Islanders and Rangers on Saturday and Sunday, picked up two losses in New York this weekend by a combined 11-4 score. The Predators' woeful road record dropped to 6-20-4 this season, and Sunday's shutout was the team's ninth shutout this season.

Nashville improved to 6-16-4 against the Eastern Conference and two of those wins ... both the second and third against the tight-checking Predators. The Predators are back at home Thursday ...

continuing to get strong goaltending from Jake Allen and Daws will be important as New Jersey keeps pace in the Eastern Conference playoff race. Predators: A day after defeating the Colorado Avalanche, Nashville could not generate many scoring chances.

Even with star Matthew Tkachuk out indefinitely, the Florida Panthers seem poised to maintain their spot among the best in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Nashville Predators are still searching for anything positive down the stretch of a disappointing season.