Here's everything you need to know ahead of this week's 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
As a replacement for NHL Allstar week, the league is holding a week-long round robin tournament consisting of four teams, with players representing the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland.
If you're a Tampa Bay Lightning fan, you're in luck because the tournament will feature five Lightning players which include Brayden Point, Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel alongside head coach Jon Cooper and Julien BriseBois as Assistant GM for Team Canada. Jake Guentzel will be representing Team USA and Victor Hedman will captain for Team Sweden.
Each team will consist of 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goalies. The 4 Nations Face-off will be the first best-on-best tournament since the World Cup of Hockey 2016 in Toronto.
All games will be held from Feb. 12-20 in both Montreal and Boston.
4 Nations Face-off Format
Each game will be played according to standard NHL rules. Each team will play three tournament games in a traditional Round Robin format. The two teams with the best record will then advance to a one-game Final.
- 3 points for a win in regulation time
- 2 points for a win in overtime/shootout
- 1 point for a loss in overtime/shootout
- 0 points for a loss in regulation time.
Where & When to watch the 4 Nations Face-Off:
Every game will air on ABC, TNT or ESPN.
4 Nations Face-Off Schedule: All times are Eastern
Bell Centre in Montreal
Wednesday-Feb. 12
Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT
Thursday-Feb. 13
United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+
Saturday-Feb. 15
Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+
United States vs. Canada, 8 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+
TD Garden in Boston
Monday-Feb. 17
Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT
Sweden vs. United States, 8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT
Thursday-Feb. 20
Championship game, 8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+
Here's a look at the 4 Nations Face-off practice lines that feature Tampa Bay Lightning Players
Team USA
Forwards
Kyle Connor - Jack Eichel- Matthew Tkachuk
Jake Guentzel - Auston Matthews - Jack Hughes
Matt Boldy - J.T. Miller - Brady Tkachuk
Brock Nelson - Vincent Trocheck - Dylan Larkin
Defensemen
Jaccob Slavin - Adam Fox
Zack Werenski - Charlie McAvoy
Noah Hanifin - Brock Faber
Goaltenders
Connor Hellebuyck
Team Canada
Forwards
Sam Reinhart - Connor McDavid - Mitch Marner
Mark Stone - Sidney Crosby - Nathan Mackinnon
Brad Marchand - Brayden Point - Seth Jarvis
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Sam Bennett
Defensemen
Devon Toews - Cale Makar
Josh Morrissey - Colton Parayko
Shea Theodore - Drew Doughty
Goaltenders
Adin Hill
Team Sweden
Forwards
Filip Forsberg - Elias Pettersson - Adrian Kempe
Rickard Rakell - Mika Zibanajed - William Nylander
Jesper Bratt - Joel Eriksson Ek - Lucas Raymond
Viktor Arvidsson - Elias Lindholm - Gustav Nyquist
Defensemen
Victor Hedman - Jonas Brodin
Rasmus Dahlin - Rasmus Andersson
Mattias Ekholm - Erik Karlsson
Goaltenders
Filip Gustavsson