The Nashville Predators announced Friday morning that defenseman Jake Livingstone and forward Kieffer Bellows have been recalled from the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals.
Bellows, who signed with the Predators as a free agent in July, is tied for first on the Admirals in the goals with 14 and tied for third in points (29) through 41 games in 2024-25. Originally selected by the New York Islanders in the first round (19th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft, Bellows has played in 95 career NHL games, recording 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists).
Livingstone, who signed with the Predators in 2023 following his three-year career at Minnesota State University, Mankato, is playing in his second full professional season. He has nine points, including a career-high five goals, in 40 games for Milwaukee in 2024-25.
Livingstone leads the Admirals in plus-minus with a +9 rating, and his five goals are tied for the most among Milwaukee defensemen in 2024-25. The 6-foot-4, 213-pound blueliner has 26 points (7 goals, 19 assists) and a +27 rating in 108 career AHL appearances with the Admirals.
The Predators’ roster is now at 23 (13 forwards, 8 defensemen, 2 goaltenders). Nashville returns from the 4 Nations Face-off break with four games in six days, beginning Saturday with a Central Division matchup against the Colorado Avalanche at Bridgestone Arena.
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