Four Nations Game Preview: Team USA vs. Team Sweden with Line Combinations 2/17/2025

Four Nations Game Preview: Team USA vs. Team Sweden with Line Combinations 2/17/2025

Team USA (2-0-0-0, 6 pts) vs. Team Sweden (0-0-2-0, 2 pts)

Venue: TD Garden
Date: Monday, February 17
Time: 8:00 pm EST
TV: TNT

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Team USA 
-1.5 ML -258
Team Sweden 
+1.5 ML +210
O/U 5.5

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Team USA News & Notes:

USA picked up their second win of the tournament and clinched their spot in the Championship game with a 3-1 win over Canada on Saturday. They got two goals from Jake Guentzel and then a game-winner from Dylan Larkin. Connor Hellebuyck got the start stopping 25 of the 26 shots he faced.

Team Sweden News & Notes:

Sweden suffered their second overtime loss of the tournament. They now look for a regulation win combined with an overtime game between Canada and Finland. If that scenario happens they’ll face USA in the Championship game. They got goals on Saturday from Mika Zibanejad, Rasmus Dahlin, and Erik Karlsson. Filip Gustavsson got the start and allowed two goals on four shots. Gustavsson got replaced after the first period due to illness. Linus Ullmark finished the game stopping 15 of the 17 shots he faced.

Team USA Projected Lines

Guentzel-Matthews-J.Hughes
Miller-Eichel-B.Tkachuk
Nelson-Larkin-Boldy
Kreider-Trocheck-Connor

Werenski-Sanderson
Slavin-Faber
Hanifin-Fox

Oettinger
Swayman

Power-Play

Kreider-Guentzel-Matthews
Eichel-Werenski

B.Tkachuk-Boldy-Connor
J.Hughes-Fox

Team Sweden Projected Lines

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

Hedman-Brodin
Forsling-E.Karlsson
Dahlin-Andersson

Ersson
Gustavsson

Power-Play

Bratt-Zibanejad-Raymond
Nylander-Karlsson

Forsberg-Pettersson-Kempe
Dahlin-Hedman

Players To Watch:

Team USA

Jake Guentzel is the leader in the tournament in points with four on three goals and an assist. In 59 games this season with Tampa Bay he has 54 points on 27 goals and 27 assists.

Team Sweden

Joel Eriksson Ek this tournament has two points on a goal and an assist. This season for Minnesota in 41 games he has 23 points on nine goals and 14 assists.

Injury Report:

Team USA

F Matthew Tkachuk – Rest
D Charlie McAvoy – Rest
G Connor Hellebuyck – Rest

Team Sweden

F Viktor Arvidsson – Scratch
D Mattias Ekholm – Scratch 
G Linus Ullmark – Sick

Next Game

Team USA: February 20 Championship vs. Canada  

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