Lucas Raymond, representing Sweden as the other Red Wing in the tournament, skated on a line with center Joel Eriksson Ek (Minnesota) and Jesper Bratt (New Jersey) in practice Monday. The Swedes open Wednesday against Canada (8 p.m., truTV, TNT).

Larkin (Team USA) and Raymond (Sweden) are the only two Wings competing in the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off beginning Wednesday in Montreal.

Often when he was playing on hockey’s world stage for USA Hockey, Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was suiting up alongside Johnny Gaudreau. “I think the last three USA World championships I played in,

Lucas Raymond’s strong play with the Detroit Red Wings carried over for Sweden Wednesday in the 4 Nations Face-Off opener. Raymond picked up a pair of assists, but Canada defeated Sweden 4-3 on Mitch Marner’s goal at 6:06 of overtime at the Bell Centre in Montreal.