The Wild added a veteran forward for the stretch run on Saturday, acquiring Gustav Nyquist from Nashville for a second-round pick in the 2026 draft.
Nyquist, 35, has nine goals and 21 points in 57 games for the Predators this season while playing on both of the team’s special team’s units. He is a pending unrestricted free agent with a $3.18 million salary cap hit, although Nashville will retain 50 percent of Nyquist’s contract.
The Wild are in solid playoff position despite playing without superstar winger Kirill Kaprizov, who hasn’t played since early January and had surgery Jan. 31 to repair a lower-body injury. Center Joel Eriksson Ek also is on injured reserve with a lower body injury.
This is the second time Wild general manager Bill Guerin has traded for Nyquist ahead of the NHL trade deadline, which comes Friday afternoon this season. Acquired in 2022-23, Nyquist had a goal and nine assists in nine games, the last six in the postseason (0-5–5). Playing for Columbus in 2021-22, Nyquist appeared in 82 games and scored four short-handed goals, third in the NHL that season.
The Wild were off Saturday following an 0-2 road trip through Utah and Colorado. Guerin is scheduled to speak to reporters before Sunday’s 2:30 p.m. puck drop at Xcel Energy Center.
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