This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.com.
Perhaps it is a bad thing for the Pittsburgh Penguins, but a wrong has been righted. Penguins winger Rickard Rakell has been named a late addition to Team Sweden for the coming Four Nations Face-Off, which begins in Montreal next week.
Rakell is replacing injured Vegas Golden Knights forward William Karlsson.
The 10-day tournament, which is being held in Montreal and Boston, featured Team USA, Canada, Finland, and Sweden. Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson was one of the first named to Team Sweden, but Rakell was snubbed.
Then Rakell immediately went on a torrid run. He has 31 points (13-18-31) in his last 29 games, including the last three games of November.
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