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Marc Del Gaizo - Lands on waivers Del Gaizo was placed on waivers by the Predators on Wednesday, PuckPedia reports.
Impact Del Gaizo spent nearly a month with the NHL club and recorded a goal, four assists, 23 hits and 15 blocked shots over 14 appearances during his current stint with Nashville. However, he'll head back to the minors if he goes unclaimed on waivers.
MARCH 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Kieffer Bellows - On waivers Bellows was put on waivers by Nashville on Wednesday, per PuckPedia.
Impact Bellows has two goals and three points in 13 outings with the Predators in 2024-25. He's also recorded 14 goals, 29 points and 54 PIM in 41 appearances with AHL Milwaukee.
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Ryan O'Reilly - Supplies helper Tuesday O'Reilly logged an assist, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Hurricanes.
Impact O'Reilly snapped a five-game point drought with a helper on Luke Evangelista's second goal of the game. The 34-year-old O'Reilly remains in a top-line role, but his offense has turned shaky again after a strong start to March. He's put together a decent year despite the Predators' struggles, earning 43 points, 129 shots on net and 63 blocked shots over 68 appearances, but his minus-20 rating remains a significant concern. On the positive side, he's only minus-1 over 13 appearances while adding eight points in March.
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Michael Bunting - Opens scoring on power play Bunting scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Hurricanes.
Impact Bunting opened the scoring at 5:14 of the first period as the Predators' second power-play unit cashed in. That's two goals over the last three games for Bunting, who looks to be adjusting nicely to a top-six role in Nashville. The winger is up to 16 goals, 31 points, 123 shots on net, 67 hits, 56 PIM and a minus-24 rating over 65 appearances. There's some risk to his production, especially given the Predators' struggles this year, but he offers a bit of upside in points, hits and PIM for the rest of the season.
MARCH 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Taylor Hall - Stays hot in Tuesday's loss Hall scored a power-play goal in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Predators.
Impact The veteran forward was the only Carolina player to get a puck past Juuse Saros, sweeping in off the wing early in the second period and beating the Nashville netminder with a nifty move to his backhand. Hall scored the Hurricanes' final three goals Sunday in a win over the Ducks, and over the last six contests he's erupted for six goals and eight points, with three of the tallies coming on the man advantage. Hall struggled to make an impact earlier in the season with Chicago, but he's clicked in Carolina and needs four more goals over the team's final 11 games to reach 20 for the eighth time in his career, and the first time since 2021-22.
MARCH 26, 2025 • ROTOWIRE
Pyotr Kochetkov - Handed second straight loss Kochetkov made 13 saves in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Predators.
Impact He wasn't busy, and Kochetkov also didn't look sharp on Nashville's opening goal -- he lost the puck on a rebound and let it trickle behind him early in the first period when he thought he had it pinned to his pad, leaving an easy tap-in for Michael Bunting. The 25-year-old netminder gave up seven goals in his prior start Saturday against the Kings, and while Carolina isn't likely to deviate from its strict timeshare in the crease between Frederik Andersen and Kochetkov, the latter is looking a little fatigued as he approaches a career-high workload.
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