The 25-year-old and Buffalo Sabres captain has 360 points (83 goals, 277 assists) in 509 games since being the No. 1 pick at the 2018 NHL Draft. A three-time All-Star (2022, 2023, 2024) and native of Lidkoping, Dahlin had one assist in two games at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and competed at the IIHF World Championship in 2022 and 2024.
The 34-year-old from Ornskoldsvik and Tampa Bay Lightning captain has 794 points (171 goals, 623 assists) in 1,131 games since being the No. 2 pick at the 2009 NHL Draft. A six-time finalist for the Norris Trophy, he won the award in 2018 as the League’s best defenseman. Hedman is a three-time All-Star (2017, 2020, 2022) and had 22 points (10 goals, 12 assists) in 25 games to win the Conn Smythe Trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 2020, helping the Lightning win the first of back-to-back championships. He scored one goal in four games for Sweden in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey and has represented it at the World Championship four times.
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A 28-year-old from Kramfors, Kempe has 401 points (194 goals, 207 assists) in 630 games across nine seasons with the Los Angeles Kings and was an All-Star in 2022. He has competed at the World Championship four times, including having eight points (two goals, six assists) in 10 games when Sweden won in 2018.
The 32-year-old is Colorado Avalanche captain and has 571 points (248 goals, 323 assists) in 738 games. He had 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists) in 20 playoff games in 2022, helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup. A knee injury forced Landeskog to miss nearly three years before he returned on April 23 in Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round against the Dallas Stars, finishing the playoffs with four points (one goal, three assists) in five games. A Stockholm native, he had one assist in six games during the 2014 Sochi Olympics and one goal in four games during the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Born in Calgary, the 29-year-old is the son of former NHL forward Michael Nylander, a native of Stockholm. He has 612 points (262 goals, 350 assists) in 685 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs since being the No. 8 pick at the 2014 NHL Draft. He was an All-Star with an NHL career-high 98 points (40 goals, 58 assists) in 2023-24. Nylander has competed at the World Championship four times, including having 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in 10 games as MVP when Sweden won in 2017.
The 23-year-old from Gothenburg has 254 points (98 goals, 156 assists) in 320 games in his first four seasons with the Detroit Red Wings since being selected No. 4 at the 2020 NHL Draft. Raymond, who had an NHL career-high 80 points (27 goals, 53 assists) this season, has represented Sweden at the past three World Championships and had 11 points (five goals, six assists) in 10 games in this year’s tournament.
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