The NHL forgoes the normal All-Star occasions this yr for the brand new 4 Nations Face-Off.
This seven-game event takes place in Montreal and Boston February 12-20, and consists of groups made up of the very best gamers from Canada, Finland, Sweden and the USA.
Workforce USA options Jack Eichel, Auston Matthews, Dylan Larkin, Jake Guentzel (pictured above with Larkin), and brothers Brady and Matthew Tkachuck.
Sidney Crosby, Connor McDavid, Brad Marchand and Nathan MacKinnon star for Canada.
A formidable Finland staff is led by Aleksander Barkov, Artturi Lehkonen, Patrik Laine and Mikko Rantanen.
Filip Forsberg, Mika Zibanejad, Mattias Ekholm and Victor Hedman are the highest gamers taking the ice for Sweden.
The puck drops in Montreal Tuesday, February 12, with a round-robin sport between Sweden and Canada. Within the round-robin part, every staff performs each different staff as soon as. The 2 groups with the very best data advance to the championship Thursday, February 20, in Boston.
Video games air on ABC and ESPN (streaming on ESPN+), and on TNT and truTV (streaming on Max).
The NHL hasn’t participated in a best-on-best event for the reason that 2016 World Cup of Hockey, however the future appears vivid: Gamers will signify their nations within the 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympics, and the league has plans to renew the World Cup beginning in 2028.
4 Nations Face-Off TV Schedule
Wednesday, February 12 (Montreal)
Canada vs. Sweden, 8/7c, TNT & truTV
Thursday, February 13 (Montreal)
United States vs. Finland, 8/7c, ESPN
Saturday, February 15 (Montreal)
Finland vs. Sweden, 1/midday c, ABC
United States vs. Canada, 8/7c, ABC
Monday, February 17 (Boston)
Canada vs. Finland, 1/midday c, TNT & truTV
Sweden vs. United States, 8/7c, TNT & truTV
Thursday, February 20 (Boston)
Championship, 8/7c, ESPN