The Nashville Predators saw their three-game win streak snapped on Monday night in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Predators had started 0-5-0 before winning three straight and outscoring their opponents 11-5 in that stretch before that loss on Monday. Monday’s game featured a lot of emotions as it was the return of Steven Stamkos to where he spent the first 16 seasons of his career, and the tribute video had him in tears, he would finish the game with two points as he recorded an assist on each Nashville goal which were scored by Gustav Nyquist and Ryan O’Reilly. The Predators will return to the ice tomorrow night against the Edmonton Oilers they lost to on October 17th, 4-2. Today, the Predators announced that they have recalled defenseman Marc Del Gaizo from the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL. In three games with Nashville this season he hadn’t recorded a point but was a plus one, with the Admirals in two games he was pointless and was a plus one.
Marc Del Gaizo
The 5-11, 187lb, New Jersey native was drafted by the Predators with the 109th overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He played his college hockey at Umass Amherst playing in 89 games recording 58 points on 20 goals and 38 assists, he finished as a plus 61 in college. In 2020-21 he left college and joined the Chicago Wolves of the AHL playing in nine games and recording five points all on assists. He then spent the next two seasons in Milwaukee playing in 138 games recording 50 points on nine goals and 41 assists, he was a minus 11. In 2023-24 he split time between Nashville and Milwaukee, with Nashville in nine games he had three points all on assists, and he was a plus two, with Milwaukee in 60 games he had 34 points on eight goals and 26 assists, and he was a plus 18. In Milwaukee’s playoff run last season he had seven points in 15 games on four goals and three assists, and he finished as a plus-six.
