Reports are saying that Team Sweden was dealing with some severe flu issues throughout the 4 Nations Face-Off.
With nothing to play for, conventional wisdom suggested that Sweden and USA would enter into a lackadaisical affair to close out the round-robin portion of the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Sweden rallied after falling behind just 35 seconds into the game and Samuel Ersson made 31 saves to beat the U.S. in the round-robin finale.
Welcome to Instant Reaction — 4 Nations Face-Off edition! Typically, we give our Instant Reaction to Vancouver Canucks games, but since those aren’t happening right now, we thought we’d do the same for the 4 Nations Face-Off.
It appears that Sweden will be the first team to use all three goaltenders on their 4 Nations Face-Off roster, as Samuel Ersson will be in net for the Tre Kronor on Monday night against the United States.
There was good news and bad news at Sweden’s second practice at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal on Tuesday morning. The good news is that blueliner Gustav Forsling, absent on Monday due to illness, was a full participant on Tuesday.
This story originally appeared on hockeysverige.se and has been translated from Swedish to English. One man’s misfortune… well, you know how the saying goes.
While his teammates have jetted off to vacations elsewhere, Calgary Flames blueliner Rasmus Andersson was back on the practice ice in Montreal on Monday, and in a different jersey than usual.
Travis Konecny had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers nipped the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Saturday in both teams' final game before the league takes a two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
The Philadelphia Flyers lost their most recent contest against the Utah Hockey Club, but the team's head coach wasn't overly concerned. The team snagged a point in the overtime defeat, but HC John Tortorella was more focused on the play of his starting goalie, Samuel Ersson.
After nearly 11 months of no trades involving roster players, the rebuilding Philadelphia Flyers finally made one. Sending Joel Farabee and Morgan Frost to the Calgary Flames for Jakob Pelletier, Andrei Kuzmenko, and a couple of draft picks doesn’t move the needle a ton, but it does establish that the Orange and Black are active.
Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson will replace the injured Jacob Markstrom on the Swedish 4 Nations team.
The Philadelphia Flyers have announced that goaltender Samuel Ersson is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Ersson sustained the injury during the Flyers’ 4-0 win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
Samuel Ersson and Aleksei Kolosov combined to stop all 22 shots they faced as the Philadelphia Flyers sent the host San Jose Sharks to their eighth straight loss with a 4-0 victory on Tuesday.
Samuel Ersson made 32 saves to propel the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-1 road victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. Noah Cates, Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee scored for Philadelphia, which improved to 1-1-0 on its six-game road trip.
The Flyers announced Friday that forward Nicolas Deslauriers had been placed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury.
Flyers starting netminder Samuel Ersson reinjured his previous lower-body issue and will miss the next one to two weeks.
The Philadelphia Flyers lost handedly in their recent matchup against the Boston Bruins, suffering a 3-0 defeat. While the loss ended a run of two straight victories and three straight solid efforts, it won't be the biggest takeaway from this contest.
Led by another stellar performance in the net by Samuel Ersson, the Philadelphia Flyers picked up consecutive wins for the first time in the 2024-25 season.
The Boston Bruins’ homestand concluded with a date against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday. The Bruins wanted to win this game to continue the momentum from their win against the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night.
Samuel Ersson made 23 saves en route to his first shutout of the season as the Philadelphia Flyers beat the host Boston Bruins 2-0 on Tuesday. Tyson Foerster netted the game-winning goal in the second period, and Joel Farabee added a last-minute empty-netter.
On Oct. 29, the Philadelphia Flyers (3-6-1) got a 2-0 shutout victory over their long-time rival Boston Bruins (4-5-1) on the road. This was the Flyers’ first regulation win at TD Garden since Oct.
Frank Seravalli was joined by former NHL goaltender Carter Hutton to discuss the Philadelphia Flyers’ crease and whether Sam Ersson can be a starter in the NHL on the latest episode of Daily Faceoff Live.
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