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BOSTON — Team Sweden did not lose in regulation during the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Swedes beat Team USA on Monday, albeit in a zero-meaning game for both teams, by a 2-1 score. Samuel Ersson, who did not make the initial roster,

Sweden rallied after falling behind just 35 seconds into the game and beat the United States 2-1 in the 4 Nations Face-Off round-robin finale.

The Americans may need all of that time to get healthy for the highly anticipated rematch with the hockey power to the north. In their 2-1 loss to Sweden on Monday night, the Yanks started the game without all three of their captains and then lost another key cog early in the first period.

Despite not having a chance to reach the Championship Game, Sweden played the role of spoiler and came away with a 2-1 win over the United States in Monday's round-robin game in the 4 Nations Face-Off in Boston.

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.

Welcome to the 4 Nations Face-Off. The final round-robin game of the international best-on-best tournament is Monday in Boston saw Sweden defeat the United States 2-1. NHL.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Price was in TD Garden to provide all the sights, sounds and highlights from the game.

Despite not having a chance to reach the championship, Sweden played the role of spoiler and came away with a 2-1 win over the United States in Monday's final round-robin game in the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

Team Sweden will be unable to play goaltender Linus Ullmark in their 4 Nations tilt against Team USA on Monday.

The 4 Nations Face-Off is taking place Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston. The Devils have three players taking part in the tournament: Jack Hughes (USA), Jesper Bratt (Sweden), and Erik Haula (Finland).