NHL players haven’t represented their countries in the Olympics since 2014 or taken part in a best-on-best tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
The league will return to the 2026 Olympics after not going in 2018 and 2022. But first, this month’s 4 Nations Face-Off will serve as a warmup as NHL players from the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden compete in their national team jerseys.
“It’s been a while,’ Toronto Maple Leafs and Team USA captain Auston Matthews said. ‘It’s something that the players have been craving and looking forward to and the fans as well. I think it will be great for the game.”
Here’s what to know about the 4 Nations Face-Off:
When is the 4 Nations Face-Off?
The 4 Nations Face-Off will be held from Wednesday, Feb. 12, to Thursday, Feb. 20.
Where is the 4 Nations Face-Off?
The first four round-robin games will be played at Montreal’s Bell Centre. The final two round-robin games and the championship game will be played at Boston’s TD Garden.
How to watch the 4 Nations Face-Off
Games will be shown on TNT, ESPN and ABC.
How to stream the 4 Nations Face-Off
Sling and MAX carry TNT games. Sling, Fubo and ESPN+ carry ESPN and ABC games.
4 Nations Face-Off schedule, TV
(Times p.m. ET)
Wednesday, Feb. 12: Canada vs. Sweden at Montreal, 8, TNT
Thursday, Feb. 13: USA vs. Finland at Montreal, 8, ESPN
Saturday, Feb. 15: Finland vs. Sweden at Montreal, 1, ABC
Saturday, Feb. 15: USA vs. Canada at Montreal, 8, ABC
Monday, Feb. 17: Canada vs. Finland at Boston, 1, TNT
Monday, Feb. 17: Sweden vs. USA at Boston, 8, TNT
Thursday, Feb. 20: Championship game at Boston, 8, ESPN
4 Nations Face-Off format
Each country will play one game against the other three nations during the round robin. Teams get three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime/shootout win and one point for an overtime/shootout loss. The two teams with the best records play each other in the championship game.
Games will be played under NHL rules, except that overtime involves 10 minutes of 3-on-3 sudden death during the round robin rather than the NHL’s five minutes. If it’s still tied after 10 minutes, the game goes to a shootout. During the championship game, overtime is like NHL playoff overtime: 5-on-5 hockey for 20-minute periods until a goal is scored.
4 Nations Face-Off rosters
Rosters will be official Monday evening. Players listed alphabetically.
Team USA
No., position, player, NHL team
12 F Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
81 F Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
9 F Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights
59 F Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
86 F Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils
20 F Chris Kreider, New York Rangers
21 F Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
34 F Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
10 F J.T. Miller, New York Rangers
29 F Brock Nelson, New York Islanders
7 F Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
19 F Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers
16 F Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers
14 D Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild
23 D Adam Fox, New York Rangers
25 D Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins
15 D Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights
85 D Jake Sanderson, Ottawa Senators
74 D Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes
8 D Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets
37 G Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
30 G Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars
1 G Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins
Team Canada
9 F Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers
71 F Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning
87 F Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
38 F Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
24 F Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes
11 F Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers
29 F Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
63 F Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
16 F Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs
97 F Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
21 F Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning
13 F Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
61 F Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights
89 Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
8 D Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
44 D Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets
55 D Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues
6 D Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers
27 D Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights
5 D Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche
50 G Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
33 G Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights
35 G Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens
Team Finland
20 F Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes
40 F Joel Armia, Montreal Canadiens
16 F Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
64 F Mikael Granlund, Dallas Stars
56 F Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils
24 F Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars
84 F Kaapo Kakko, Seattle Kraken
92 F Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens
62 F Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche
15 F Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers
27 F Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers
96 F Mikko Rantanen, Carolina Hurricanes
86 F Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks
10 D Henri Jokiharju, Buffalo Sabres
23 D Esa Lindell, Stars
77 D Niko Mikkola, Florida Panthers
3 D Olli Maatta, Utah Hockey Club
33 D Nikolas Matinpalo, Ottawa Senators
18 Urho Vaakanainen, New York Rangers
6 D Juuso Valimaki, Utah Hockey Club
32 G Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks
1 G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres
74 G Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators
Sweden
33 F Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers
63 F Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils
91 F Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks
20 F Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild
9 F Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
10 F Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings
28 F Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins
88 F William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs
12 F Gustav Nyquist, Nashville Predators
40 F Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
67 F Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins
23 F Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings
93 F Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers
4 D Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames
25 D Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
26 D Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
14 D Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers
42 D Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers
77 D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
65 D Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins
30 G Samuel Ersson, Philadelphia Flyers
32 G Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild
35 G Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators
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