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    Diandra Loux
    Feb 11, 2025, 18:04

    Here's everything you need to know ahead of this week's 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

    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.

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    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