Mika Zibanejad is expected to play on the first line for Team Sweden at the 4-Nations Face-Off with William Nylander and Rickard Rakell. At Sweden’s first practice, Zibanejad’s first-line role was made crystal clear. Zibanejad now teams up with Nylander, who is arguably the best Swedish forward in the world as he had high praise for him.

That foursome includes team captain Auston Matthews, former captain John Tavares, winger Mitch Marner and center William Nylander. The latter, however, was close to getting moved by Toronto a few years ago.

Team Sweden was the penultimate team to hit the ice for the first 4 Nations Face-Off practice sessions in Montreal on Monday. When they hit the ice, Toronto Maple Leafs star William Nylander found himself in his favorite position,