STOCKHOLM -- Filip Forsberg walked into the Stockholm Lounge at Avicii Arena on Saturday and saw his face looking back at him -- many, many times.

The Nashville Predators forward was there for a meet and greet with 63 players from his hometown club, Leksands IF Youth Hockey. Each of the youth players was wearing a T-shirt with Forsberg’s face on it, part of a group of 100 people who drove three hours from Leksands to watch the Predators’ open practice in preparation to face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the second game of the 2025 NHL Global Series Sweden presented by Fastenal at Avicii Arena on Sunday (9 a.m. ET; FDSNSO, SN-PIT, NHLN, SN).

Forsberg was one of the heroes for Nashville when it defeated Pittsburgh 2-1 in overtime on Friday, scoring the tying goal with 1:10 remaining in reg

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