NASHVILLE — The Nashville Predators are making another trade, adding to a long list of moves by new Team President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Chris MacFarland since taking over in June. The Predators, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet, are sending forward Matthew Wood to the Seattle Kraken to acquire forward Shane Wright.

Nashville drafted Wood with the 15th pick in the 2023 NHL Draft. He joined the Predators in spring 2025, after two years at UConn and a third NCAA season at Minnesota. He played 71 games for Nashville last season alongside Filip Forsberg and Luke Evangelista, scoring 17 goals and 30 points and winning 39.8 percent of his faceoffs (82/206). Wood played in all 14 games for the Predators this season, scoring one goal and three points while averaging 14:03 of ice time per game.

The Kraken selected Wright with the fourth overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft. The 22-year-old forward has played center and wing for the Kraken after making his NHL debut in October of 2022.…