After the meet and greet with Forsberg, some of the Leksand youth players headed to the NHL Global Fan Tour presented by Mercedes at Kungstradgarden in downtown Stockholm.

Nashville Predators star Steven Stamkos spoke about Filip Forsberg's performance in his native Sweden for the NHL Global Series.

After a nearly 8-hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean, the Predators have arrived in Sweden for this weekend’s NHL Global Series games against the Penguins.

The 35-year-old Landsbro native also has his eye on a spot on Sweden’s roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Karlsson, who represented Sweden the last time NHL players participated in the Olympics in Sochi, Russia in 2014 when he was 23, said it would mean, “obviously a lot,” to get another chance to do it in Milano Cortina.

Nashville Predators star Filip Forsberg acknowledged Roman Josi before facing the Pittsburgh Penguins at the 2025 NHL Global Series.