O’Reilly gave the Predators a 2-1 lead at 11:33. Stamkos collected a loose puck just inside the offensive zone and dropped it to Evangelista, who quickly moved it to O’Reilly in the left circle for a shot past the lunging blocker of Swayman.

A lineup change by Andrew Brunette sparked the Nashville Predators and Steven Stamkos, who ended a 13-game scoring slump in a win over the Bruins.

Ryan O’Reilly scored twice and had an assist, Steven Stamkos had a goal and two assists and the Nashville Predators picked up a rare road win with a 6-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night.

GM Don Sweeney initiated his offload Tuesday by trading Trent Frederic. Prospects will need to fill roles, but quality is in short supply.

The Predators lost both games in New York over the weekend, a 7-4 loss to the Islanders and a 4-0 loss to the Rangers. Nashville (21-32-7, 49 points) remains in seventh place in the Central Division, four points ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Jonathan Marchesseault and Ryan O'Reilly scored back-to-back goals in a 1:03 span in the third period to propel the visiting Nashville Predators past the Boston Bruins 6-3 on Tuesday.

After watching Morgan Geekie pull the Bruins into a 3-3 tie early in the third period, the Predators connected twice (Jonathan Marchessault and Ryan O’Reilly) in a span of 63 seconds, pacing Nashville to a 6-3 victory over the slumping Black and Gold.

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