"Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling scored a goal and added an assist in Sweden's tournament-opneing 5-2 win over host at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Forsling blasted a rolling rebound by Italy's Damian Clara with 2:07 left in the first period to give the Swedes a 2-1 lead. He also drew the lone helper on Victor Hedman's empty-netter with 2:49 remaining in regulation which finally put the pesky Italians away. He finished the game with five shots on goal and a team-best plus-three rating."
"Thnigs weren't so rosy for Panthers Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola who were part of Finland's 4-1 upset loss to Slovakia. Mikkola was the only one of the trio to register a shot on goal, finishing with two in his 20:24 of ice time. Lundell played 16:21 and took 18 draws, winning 11. He finished the tilt with an even rating."
Gustav Forsling scored and assisted as Sweden defeated Italy 5-2 in its tournament-opening game at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Forsling blasted a rolling rebound by Italy's Damian Clara with 2:07 left in the first period to give Sweden a 2-1 lead and later drew the lone helper on Victor Hedman's empty-net goal with 2:49 remaining. Forsling finished with five shots and a team-best plus-three rating. Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola were part of Finland's 4-1 upset loss to Slovakia; Mikkola had two shots in 20:24, Lundell played 16:21 and won 11 of 18 draws, and Luostarinen logged 15:51 with an even rating. Lundell and Luostarinen's line with Seattle's Kappo Kakko was noted as effective early. Several NHL players including Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett, Sam Reinhart and Brad Marchand were listed to play in other Olympic games that day.
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