Predators Trade Veteran RW Gustav Nyquist to Wild for Second-Round Pick

Nashville its cutting its losses amid a poor showing in 2025.

Gustav Nyquist during the Predators' 4–1 loss to the Panthers on Feb. 25, 2025. / Steve Roberts-Imagn Images

Before the 2025 season began, the Nashville Predators had designs on championship contention.

The Predators splurged in the offseason for a pair of huge names in centers Jonathan Marchessault and Steven Stamkos. Improvement on a 2023-24 season that ended in the first round of the playoffs appeared imminent.

Fast forward to Saturday, and Nashville is 21-30-7—and selling. Ahead of Friday's trade deadline, the Predators announced that they traded right wing Gustav Nyquist to the Minnesota Wild for a second-round draft pick in 2026.

Nyquist, 35, has scored nine goals and registered 12 assists in 57 games this season. Over the course of a 13-year NHL career, he has averaged 51 points per 82 games.

The Sweden native—best known for his eight years with the Detroit Red Wings—joins a Wild team in rock-solid playoff position. Minnesota is 34-22-4, third in the Central Division and 15 points behind the first-place Winnipeg Jets.

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