Gustavsson allowed two goals on four shots but was pulled after the first period in favor of Linus Ullmark because of illness.

As happy as Ullmark is to be playing again, so is Sweden, which will have either him, Filip Gustavsson or Samuel Ersson starting when it plays Canada to open the 4 Nations Face-Off at Bell Centre in Montreal on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS).

Mikael Granlund skated toward the net on a 2-on-1 rush, cradled the puck on his stick twice and fired it past Linus Ullmark.

With Sweden needing a spark after a sluggish first period, Sam Hallam changed his goalie with his team down 2-1 to rival Finland at the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

MONTREAL — Sweden vs. Finland never disappoints. In a back-and-forth contest, at least in terms of lead changes the first two periods, the latest chapter between these two border rivals ended in a 4-3 win for Finland,