NHL 4 Nations Face-Off 2025: Odds, Format, Rosters, Schedule, Standings Predictions
It's almost time to drop the puck for the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off.
The NHL's new in-season tournament opens Wednesday night when Canada faces Sweden at Montreal's Bell Centre.
Injuries and replacements meant some last minute roster and line changes heading into the first week of the tournament.
Here's a rundown of everything you'll need to know heading into the NHL's first best-on-best tournament since 2016.
4 Nations Face-Off Rosters
Team Canada
Forwards
Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers
Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes
Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning
Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights
Defensemen
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets
Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues
Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers
Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights
Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche
Goalies
Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights
Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens
Team USA
Forwards
Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights
Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils
Chris Kreider, New York Rangers
Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
J.T. Miller, Vancouver Canucks
Brock Nelson, New York Islanders
Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers
Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers
Defensemen
Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild
Adam Fox, New York Rangers
Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights
Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins
Jake Sanderson, Ottawa Senators
Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes
Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets
Goalies
Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars
Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins
Team Finland
Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes
Joel Armia, Montreal Canadiens
Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
Mikael Granlund, San Jose Sharks
Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils
Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars
Kaapo Kakko, New York Rangers
Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens
Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche
Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers
Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers
Mikko Rantanen, Colorado Avalanche
Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks
Defensemen
Henri Jokiharju, Buffalo Sabres
Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars
Olli Maatta, Utah Hockey Club
Niko Mikkola, Florida Panthers
Nikolas Matinpalo, Ottawa Senators
Urho Vaakanainen, New York Rangers
Juuso Valimaki, Utah Hockey Club
Goalies
Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres
Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators
Team Sweden
Forwards
Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers
Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils
Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks
Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild
Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings
Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins
William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs
Gustav Nyqvist, Nashville Predators
Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings
Rickard Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins
Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers
Defensemen
Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames
Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers
Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins
Goaltenders
Samuel Ersson, Philadelphia Flyers
Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild
Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators
Roster information from NHL Public Relations.
4 Nations Face-Off Schedule
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET (MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS)
Thursday, Feb. 13
United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS)
Saturday, Feb. 15
Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS)
United States vs. Canada, 8 p.m. ET (ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS)
Monday, Feb. 17
Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m. ET (MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS)
Sweden vs. United States, 8 p.m. ET (MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS)
Thursday, Feb. 20
Championship game, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS)
Schedule information from NHL.com.
4 Nations Face-Off Standings Predictions
Each team starts out the tournament by playing three Round Robin games. A regulation victory gives the winner three points and the loser zero points.
If the game is tied after regulation, the teams play a 10-minute overtime period followed, if necessary, by a shootout. An overtime victory gives the winner two points, and the loser one point.
Each team plays three games under this format. The two teams with the most points after the Round Robin will advance to the Feb. 20 championship game.
Here's a prediction as to what the final standings could look like:
- United States
- Canada
- Sweden
- Finland
We're picking Team USA to finish first in large part due to their tournament-best goaltending. Vezina candidate Connor Hellebuyck is slated to hold down the crease.
Canada brings a star-studded offense to the table. Any team that can ice Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon when it's not deploying Connor McDavid is going to be a contender.
McDavid has been in a relative slump heading into the tournament, and Crosby was injured in the week leading up to the Face-Off, setting up a potential upset by a talented Swedish forward group highlighted by William Nylander and Jesper Bratt. Victor Hedman will be called on to step up for Sweden's defense in the absence of projected starting netminder Jacob Markstrom from the crease.
Finland will be forced to overcome bad injury luck heading into the competition, which has sidelined key defenders including Miro Heiskanen, Jani Hakanpaa and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Finnish team will hopefully be bolstered by the return of Mikko Rantanen, who is reportedly set to play after missing time with an injury last week.