Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin and winger Lucas Raymond will face off tomorrow night at the Four Nations Face-Off as Team USA plays Sweden (8 PM EST start on TNT/Max/TruTV/Sportsnet), and the Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan noted that Raymond’s expecting a slightly strange encounter:
“It’s a little weird, and we’ve (talked) about it a little bit,” Raymond said last week before the tournament’s start. “We’re very good friends off the ice, so first time playing against each other will be a little special. We’ve joked around a little bit, but it will be fun seeing him there. You go from hanging out every day, playing with each other, to all of a sudden playing against each other on a big stage like that, where it’s a lot of emotions involved, a high-compete level.
“I don’t know what I’ll do if I see him in the corner next to me, but it’ll be a good time.”
For Sweden to advance to the championship game, it needs to defeat USA in regulation time and hope the Canada and Finland game goes into overtime before deciding a winner.
Also:
Notable @DetroitRedWings stats from #4Nations after two games:
— Jonathan Mills (@JonathanDMillsy) February 16, 2025
• (#LGRW captain) Dylan Larkin has two points (one goal, one assist) and a plus-2 rating for #TeamUSA.
• Lucas Raymond leads Sweden in assists (3), points (3) and plus/minus (+3).#NHL
Lucas Raymond is making his mark so far at the #4Nations Face-Off and may have the chance to put Sweden into the final pending the outcome of the first half of Monday’s doubleheader.
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) February 16, 2025
🇸🇪 vs. 🇺🇸 8 p.m. ET on Monday (TNT, Max, trutTV, SN, TVAS)#NHLStats: https://t.co/khd4TP2uf1 pic.twitter.com/WI6bnx4M1E
