Four Nations Game Preview: Team Finland vs. Team Sweden with Line Combinations 2/15/2025

Four Nations Game Preview: Team Finland vs. Team Sweden with Line Combinations 2/15/2025

Team Finland (0-0-0-1, 0 pts) at Team Sweden (0-0-1-0, 1 pt)

Venue: Bell Centre
Date: Saturday, February 15
Time: 1:00 pm EST
TV: ABC

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Team Finland 
+1.5 ML +136
Team Sweden 
-1.5 ML -162
O/U 5.5

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Team Finland News & Notes:

Finland lost their opening game against USA 6-1 on Thursday. Their lone goal came from Henri Jokiharju. Juuse Saros got the start in goals and stopped 26 of the 32 USA shots he faced.

Team Sweden News & Notes:

Sweden suffered an overtime loss to Canada on Wednesday to start the tournament. Even with the loss they still came away with a point. Sweden got goals from Jonas Brodin, Adrian Kempe, and Joel Eriksson Ek. Filip Gustavsson got the start in the loss giving up four goals on 28 shots.

Team Finland Projected Lines

Lehkonen-Barkov-Rantanen
Hintz-Aho-Laine
Luostarinen-Lundell-Granlund
Teravainen-Haula-Armia

Mikkola-Lindell
Maatta-Jokiharju
Vaakanainen-Mantinpalo

Lankinen
Saros

Power-Play

Aho-Hintz-Rantanen
Laine-Barkov

Lehkonen-Lundell-Teravainen
Granlund-Lindell

Team Sweden Projected Lines

Forsberg-Pettersson-Kempe
Rakell -Zibanejad-Nylander
Bratt-Eriksson Ek-Raymond
Arvidsson-Lindholm-Nyquist

Hedman-Brodin
Ekholm-E.Karlsson
Forsling-Dahlin

Gustavsson
Ullmark

Power-Play

Eriksson Ek-Zibanejad-Raymond
Nylander-Hedman

Rakell-Pettersson-Bratt
Forsberg-Karlsson

Players To Watch:

Team Finland

Mikael Granlund picked up an assist in Thursday’s loss. This season between San Jose and Dallas he has 49 points in 56 games on 15 goals and 34 assists. Since being traded to Dallas in four games he’s recorded four assists.

Team Sweden

Lucas Raymond picked up two assists in Wednesday’s loss. This season for Detroit he has 59 points in 55 games on 21 goals and 38 assists.

Injury Report:

Team Finland

F Kaapo Kakko – Scratch
D Juuso Valimaki – Scratch
G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen – Scratch

Team Sweden

F Leo Carlsson – Scratch
D Rasmus Andersson – Scratch 
G  Samuel Ersson – Scratch

Next Game

Team Finland February 17 vs. Canada
Team Sweden February 17 vs. USA

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