Finland takes on Sweden at the Bell Centre this afternoon in the second game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
FINLAND (0-0-0-1) vs. SWEDEN (0-0-1-0)
1 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS
Finland projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen — Aleksander Barkov — Mikko Rantanen
Roope Hintz — Sebastian Aho — Mikael Granlund
Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Patrik Laine
Teuvo Teravainen — Erik Haula — Joel Armia
Niko Mikkola — Esa Lindell
Olli Maatta — Henri Jokiharju
Urho Vaakanainen — Nikolas Matinpalo
Kevin Lankinen
Juuse Saros
Scratched: Juuso Valimaki, Kaapo Kakko, Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
Injured: None
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Sweden projected lineup
William Nylander — Mika Zibanejad — Rickard Rakell
Adrian Kempe — Elias Pettersson — Filip Forsberg
Jesper Bratt — Joel Eriksson Ek — Lucas Raymond
Gustav Nyquist — Elias Lindholm — Viktor Arvidsson
Victor Hedman — Jonas Brodin
Mattias Ekholm — Erik Karlsson
Rasmus Dahlin — Gustav Forsling
Filip Gustavsson
Linus Ullmark
Scratched: Leo Carlsson, Rasmus Andersson, Samuel Ersson
Injured: None
Status report
Pennanen said Friday he’s leaving open the possibility for a lineup change beyond Lankinen in for Saros. When asked if he’s playing, Kakko, a forward, said he hadn’t been told yet. … Valimaki, a defenseman, said he is not playing for a second straight game.
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