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

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RvS.Media/Robert Hradil / Getty Images Sport / Getty Player NHL Team Viktor Arvidsson Oilers Jesper Bratt Devils Leo Carlsson Ducks Joel Eriksson Ek Wild Filip Forsberg Predators William Karlsson Golden Knights Adrian Kempe Kings Elias Lindholm Bruins Gustav Nyquist Predators William Nylander Maple Leafs Elias Pettersson Canucks Lucas Raymond Red Wings Mika Zibanejad Rangers

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

Eurasia Sport Images / Getty Images Sport / Getty Player NHL Team Rasmus Andersson Flames Jonas Brodin Wild Rasmus Dahlin Sabres Mattias Ekholm Predators Gustav Forsling Panthers Victor Hedman Lightning Erik Karlsson Penguins

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

RvS.Media/Robert Hradil / Getty Images Sport / Getty Player NHL Team Filip Gustavsson Wild Jacob Markstrom Devils Linus Ullmark Senators

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

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Minas Panagiotakis / World Cup of Hockey / Getty Player Team Sebastian Aho Hurricanes Joel Armia Canadiens Aleksander Barkov Panthers Mikael Granlund Sharks Erik Haula Devils Roope Hintz Stars Kaapo Kakko Rangers Patrik Laine Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen Avalanche Anton Lundell Panthers Eetu Luostarinen Panthers Mikko Rantanen Avalanche Teuvo Teravainen Blackhawks

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

Jean Catuffe / Getty Images Sport / Getty Player NHL Team Jani Hakanpaa Maple Leafs Miro Heiskanen Stars Esa Lindell Stars Olli Maatta Utah Niko Mikkola Panthers Rasmus Ristolainen Flyers Juuso Valimaki Utah

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

Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images Sport / Getty Player NHL Team Kevin Lankinen Canucks Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen Sabres Juuse Saros Predators

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.

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