Finland and Sweden battle to get in the win column at the 4 Nations Face-Off and I have picks and William Nylander and Adrian Kempe.
The latest: Finland is coming off a 6-1 loss while Sweden pushed Canada to overtime and ultimately lost 4-3. I'm more inspired by the Swedes' effort so I'll take a shot on two of its players to score.
Check out the latest Finland vs. Sweden 4 Nations Face-Off props for Feb. 15.
Finland vs. Sweden props
Best Bet: Nylander anytime goalscorer (+180)
It wasn't a great game for Nylander against Canada. He was held off the score sheet with two shots on goal and was a -1.
The good news is that he led all Swedish forwards with 20:30 of ice time.
Canada, USA and Sweden all fall into an elite tier, in my opinion, while Finland falls short. The Finns kept it close but in the end, couldn't hang with the Americans, allowing four goals in the third period.
They gave up four power plays to USA, too, and paid for it by allowing goals on two of them.
Nylander plays a ton, is on the first power-play unit and has the softest matchup of the tournament.
Key stat: The Toronto Maple Leafs' winger ranks second in the NHL this season with 33 goals.
Quick picks
Kempe anytime goalscorer (+200): On most nights, Kempe will take more shots than his teammates which is a great floor for a goalscorer prop.
He is the second-ranked Swedish player for shots per game (3.1) in the NHL, ranking only behind Filip Forsberg (3.6).
In the game against Canada, he led Sweden with five shots which is quite high considering his team only had 26.
He managed to score, too, which is always encouraging.
If the Swedes can pour it on Finland like the Americans did (six goals on 32 shots), then there's a good chance Kempe finds himself in strong scoring positions.
4 Nations Face-Off picks made at 9:55 a.m. ET on 02/14/2025.
