Pettersson’s absence of offensive presence is a big reason the Swedes are on the back foot heading into Monday's game against Team USA.

Team Sweden wrapped up their 4 Nations Face-Off on Monday with a 2-1 victory over the United States. Despite being tied with Canada in points, Sweden's tournament came to a close as the Canadians held the tiebreaker.

With Team Canada taking a 5–3 win against Finland on Monday, both Vancouver Canucks Elias Pettersson and Kevin Lankinen were ousted from the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game. As Team Sweden and Team Finland’s players begin training for the resumption of the NHL regular season,