Nashville, Tenn. (March 7, 2025) - Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has acquired Carolina’s own fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft from the Hurricanes in exchange for forward Mark Jankowski.

The Nashville Predators were quiet on deadline day. GM Barry Trotz explained his decisions and addressed the Penguins flipping Luke Schenn.

Mark Jankowski scored two goals in his first game with the Carolina Hurricanes and fellow newcomer Logan Stankoven also scored in a 4-2 victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday in Raleigh, N.C.

The NHL’s trade deadline came and went Friday afternoon with only one minor move made by the Predators. Nashville traded forward Mark Jankowski to Carolina for a fifth-round draft pick in 2026. In 123 games over three seasons with Nashville, Jankowski registered 36 points (18 goals, 18 assists).

Making his return from a four-game absence due to an upper-body injury, Jankowski flipped home an empty-netter to cap the big victory. The 30-year-old checking-line forward hadn't tickled twine, or even recorded a point,

In a final move at the 2025 NHL trade deadline, the Nashville Predators traded forward Mark Jankowski to the Carolina Hurricanes for Carolina's own fifth-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.