4 Nations Face-Off: Schedule, rosters, format, TV, how to watch

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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.

Watch 4 Nations Face-Off on Sling

4 Nations Face-Off schedule, TV

(Times p.m. ET)

• Wednesday, Feb. 12:  Canada 4, Sweden 3 (OT) - Sidney Crosby had three assists, including on Mitch Marner's game-winner. Sweden's Adrian Kempe and Joel Eriksson Ek scored in the third period to force overtime. Canada defenseman Shea Theodore suffered a tournament-ending injury in the second period.
• Thursday, Feb. 13: USA 6, Finland 1: Brothers Matthew and Brady Tkachuk each scored twice as the USA broke open a close game. Zach Werenski had three assists.
• Saturday, Feb. 15: Finland 4, Sweden 3 (OT): Mikael Granlund scored 1:49 into overtime to give Finland the win over Sweden.
• Saturday, Feb. 15: USA 3, Canada 1: One of hockey's great rivalries added another chapter. After fights marred the game's opening moments, Team USA pulled out a victory to clinch a spot in the final.
• Monday, Feb. 17: Canada 5, Finland 3: Canada survived a late scare to defeat Finland and give it five points in the tournament. The Canadians will face the Americans on Thursday in the championship game.
• Monday, Feb. 17:  Sweden 2, USA 1: Sweden rallied from an early 1-0 deficit to defeat the short-handed Americans and pick up its first win of the tournament. It was also the USA’s first loss.
• 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.

A tie in the standings between two teams will be decided by the head-to-head result between the tied teams.

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

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 (injured, out of tournament)
• 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

Note: Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson and New Jersey Devils defenseman Brett Pesce are being brought in as possible emergency replacements. Here are the rules on whether they can play.

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
• 48 D Thomas Harley, Dallas Stars (emergency replacement)
• 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 (injured, out of tournament)
• 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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