MONTREAL --Esa Lindell is from Finland but has been playing professional hockey in North America for a decade. When the defensemen walked into the Finland locker room at the 4 Nations Face-Off and ...

“It’s more personal, I feel, maybe because with the games through the years in the past, as well, against them, there’s been multiple tight games,” Finland defenseman Esa Lindell said ...

there’s been multiple tight games,” Finland defenseman Esa Lindell said. "And obviously I would say because they’re the country next to us. That adds up (to) extra tension against them.” ...

William Nylander responded with a bounce-back game, but it wasn’t enough to get Team Sweden over the finish line, losing 4-3 in overtime to Team Finland on Saturday. Nylander recorded an assist ...

Considering how far his linemates were up the ice, it was Rickard Rakell’s responsibility to be the high forward when Esa Lindell rimmed the puck around the wall. LUOSTARINEN ️ LUNDELL But ...

Heiskanen, Thomas Harley and Esa Lindell are legitimate top-four blueliners, but it is risky to assume that he will be as good as new coming off late-season knee surgery. Ceci, Matt Dumba ...

TAMPA — It’s easy to overlook Lightning left wing Jake Guentzel among Team USA’s crop of young stars, but he quickly made his presence felt in the the squad’s opening game of the 4 Nations ...

Sans Miro Heiskanen, it is alarmingly bad. The top pairing of Niko Mikkola and Esa Lindell is solid — at least defensively — but there is an immense dropoff after that. No matter how Finland ...