The Bruins stumbled around the Garden for 60 minutes and failed to pocket 2 points against a team that had won only 6 of its 30 road games.

If the Boston Bruins have any desire to make the playoffs, they didn’t show it on Tuesday night at TD Garden, where they lost 6-3 to the Nashville Predators.

The Bruins announced on Tuesday afternoon that Trent Frederic and Max Jones have been traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for a 2025 second-round pick, a 2026 fourth-round pick, and defenseman Max Wanner.

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.

Mauled by Predators

In the opening 20 minutes, the Bruins made the Predators look like the team Nashville GM Barry Trotz thought he had assembled last summer when he sunk big money free agents Steven Stamkos, Brady Skjei and Jonathan Marchessault.

The Bruins have dropped six of their last seven and now have two points and three teams standing between them and the final playoff spot.

Just hours after Trent Frederic was traded to the Oilers, the Bruins reacted to both his exit and the team's latest loss to Nashville.

Nashville goalie Juuse Saros finished with 18 saves as the Predators kept the Bruins from generating any energy from the start. Charlie Coyle, Jordan Oesterle and Morgan Geekie scored for Boston.

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.

On Feb. 4, the Boston Bruins got their selling started. They traded pending unrestricted free agent Trent Frederic and depth winger Max Jones to the Edmonton Oilers to officially spark their retool. In return,