Philadelphia Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson has been called up to the Swedish national team for the 4 Nations Face-Off, replacing Jacob Markstrom of the New Jersey Devils due to injury. Coach Sam Hallam's announcement came two weeks before the tournament, where Sweden will face Canada, Finland, and the U.S. Ersson has previously represented Sweden internationally, including a bronze medal win at the 2024 world championships.

With Markstrom sidelined for at least a month, Ersson joins Filip Gustavsson from Minnesota Wild and Linus Ullmark from Ottawa Senators as the squad's goalkeepers. The Swedish Hockey Federation may need to manage more injuries as players like William Karlsson from Vegas and Jonas Brodin from Minnesota are also dealing with health issues.