Sweden, Finland reveal 4 Nations Face-Off rosters
Sweden and Finland announced their rosters for the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off on Wednesday.
The Swedes feature Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman and Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander, while the Finns boast Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov and Dallas Stars blue-liner Miro Heiskanen.
Canada and the United States reveal their rosters at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The 4 Nations Face-Off takes place Feb. 12-20 in Boston and Montreal. The new tournament replaces the NHL All-Star Game for this season.
Sweden
Forwards
Bratt leads all Swedish players with 35 points in 28 games this campaign. The 26-year-old is on pace for a career high in goals and points.
Nylander paces Sweden with 15 goals on the season. The Leafs winger tallied 98 points last year to lead all Swedish skaters.
Sweden named Forsberg, Nylander, and Zibanejad to the roster in June.
Defensemen
Hedman, who was named to the roster in June, has 22 points in 23 games to lead all Swedish defenders. Forsling and Karlsson were also named to Sweden's team in the summer.
Forsling hasn't represented Sweden since the 2016 World Junior Championship. The 28-year-old led the NHL with a plus-56 rating last season and played the most minutes on the Stanley Cup-winning Florida Panthers.
Goaltenders
Gustavsson tops the NHL with a .929 save percentage in 19 appearances this season. The 26-year-old is also the youngest netminder on Team Sweden.
Ullmark won the Vezina Trophy in 2023 but has struggled with the Ottawa Senators, sporting a .888 SV% in 15 games.
Finland
Forwards
Finland named Aho, Barkov, and Rantanen to the roster in June. Rantanen paces Finnish players with 15 goals and 35 points in 26 games this season, while Barkov leads in points per game.
Laine earns a spot on Finland's roster after making his season debut with the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
Defensemen
Heiskanen has 13 points in 24 games and has led Finnish defensemen in NHL scoring every season since 2019. He was named to the roster in June, along with Stars teammate Lindell.
Only seven Finnish defensemen have played more than five NHL games this season.
Goaltenders
Saros was the only goaltender named to the 4 Nations Face-Off in June across all four teams. The Predators have struggled, but Saros still leads Finnish goaltenders with a .911 SV% in 21 games.
Lankinen has a 12-3-3 record with the Canucks - the best for a Finnish netminder this season - and is a near-perfect 10-0-1 on the road.