There was a National Hockey League trade involving two Canadians on Sunday. According to Rogers Sportsnet, the Seattle Kraken have traded centre Shane Wright of Burlington, Ontario to the Nashville Predators for right wing Matthew Wood of Nanaimo, British Columbia.
Wright played the last five seasons with the Kraken. This season he has three goals and one assist for four points. Wright has four penalty minutes, 21 shots on goal, 25 faceoff wins, 12 blocked shots, seven hits, three takeaways and 10 giveaways. Wright’s assist came in a 6-1 Kraken win over the Calgary Flames on October 1. Wright set up defenseman Vince Dunn of Mississauga, Ontario at 9:42 of the first period to put the Kraken up 2-0. The game-winning goal was an all-Canadian goal as Ryan Winterton of Markham, Ontario had the other assist.
In 2024-25, Wright had 12 goals and 15 assists for 27 points in 74 games. He was a +6 with six power-play points, two game-winning goals, 97 shots on goal, 217 faceoff wins, 59 blocked shots, 51 hits, 12 takeaways and 67 giveaways.
Wright’s first game-winning goal last season came on November 8, 2025 in a 4-3 Kraken overtime win over the St. Louis Blues. Wright scored from defenseman Ryker Evans of Calgary, Alberta and Eeli Tolvanen at 1:57 of the extra period to break a 3-3 deadlock. Wright’s second game-winning goal last season came on January 5, 2026 in a 5-1 Kraken win over the Flames. Wright put the Kraken up 2-1 at 1:57 of the third period from Ben Meyers.
Wood played the last three seasons with the Predators. This season he has one goal and two assists for three points. He is a -2 with four penalty minutes, two power-play points, 20 shots on goal, 31 faceoff wins, six blocked shots, one takeaway, and 11 giveaways. The goal came in a 5-2 Predators win over the Montreal Canadiens on October 8. Wood tied the game at two with 32 seconds left on the power-play from Steven Stamkos of Markham, Ontario and Filip Forsberg.
In 2024-25, Wood had 17 goals and 13 assists for 30 points in 71 games with the Predators. He was a -3 with 14 penalty minutes, eight power-play points, one shorthanded point, one game-winning goal, 103 shots on goal, 82 faceoff wins, 25 blocked shots, 53 hits, 10 takeaways, and 41 giveaways.
Wood’s shorthanded goal last season came at 1:24 of the second period from defenseman Nicklaus Perbix in a 6-3 Predators win over the Boston Bruins on March 5. Wood put the Predators up 2-0 at the time. Wood’s game-winning goal last season came at 6:34 of the second period in a 2-1 Predators win over the Minnesota Wild on April 11. Wood also put the Predators up 2-0 at the time. Stamkos and Perbix had the assists.
The Kraken are third in the Pacific Division with a record of eight wins, five regulation losses and one loss in extra time for 17 points. The Predators are sixth in the Central Division with a record of five wins, four regulation losses and five losses in extra time for 15 points.
