The NHL announced Tuesday the Predators are facing the Pittsburgh Penguins in regular-season games in Stockholm on Nov. 14 and 16 as part of the league’s Global Series. “I think it’ll be a good event for us,” Predators general manager Barry Trotz told The Associated Press. “We’re either going on a long trip out West or we can go to Europe.”

The Penguins previously played in Stockholm in 2008 during the NHL Premiere Series. In those two games against the Ottawa Senators, the Penguins earned a 4-3 overtime win and a 3-

On a recent road trip, Sidney Crosby was talking about places he’d like to visit during post-practice media availability. From a nearby locker stall, Rickard Rakell chimed in, “Sweden!” The two went on to joke about how fun it would be to go there together.