10-02-2025
Nashville Predators claim defenseman Andreas Englund off waivers from Los Angeles Kings
The Nashville Predators have claimed defenseman Andreas Englund off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings.
Englund, a 6-foot-3, 200 pound defenseman, has played in 11 games for the Kings this season, scoring one goal. He played in all 82 games with the Kings last season, scoring a goal with nine assists, but this year he's been on the outside of the Kings' regular defensive lineup.
At one point, Englund was scratched in 17 straight games. He last played for the Kings on Jan. 11 in a 2-1 loss to the Calgary Flames.
Englund, 29, was a second round draft pick by Ottawa in 2014 out of Djurgardens in Sweden. Seen as a defensive defenseman, he's played in 173 NHL games for the Senators, Kings, Colorado Avalanche, and Chicago Blackhawks.
Englund is in the second year of a two-year, $2 million contract he signed with Los Angeles in 2023. By claiming him off waivers, the Predators will now take on the remainder of that contract. He will be an unrestricted free agent this summer.
Englund joins Roman Josi, Brady Skjei, Jeremy Lauzon, and Adam Wilsby as the Predators' top left-handed defensemen. The Predators' top right-handed defensemen are Luke Schenn, Justin Barron, and Nick Blankenburg.
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