NHL players or the National Hockey League players will get their chances to represent their country in the 4 Nations Face-off this year. This face-off will act as a warm-up session for the NHL players before they represent their respective countries in the 2026 Olympics and in the World Cup of Hockey in February 2028. The 4 Nations competing in this face-off are the United States of America, Canada, Sweden, and Finland. This 4-Nations Face-off is in the round-robin format, it’s a format where every NHL player will compete against each other in many rounds in the next five days. The 4 Nations Face-off began on February 12th, 2025, and will conclude with a championship game on the 20th of February, 2025.
Competing teams in the NHL
- United States of America
- Canada
- Sweden
- Finland
NHL Players in the United States of America’s Team
FORWARDS7. Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators9. Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights10. J.T. Miller, New York Rangers12. Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild16. Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers19. Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers20. Chris Kreider, New York Rangers21. Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings29. Brock Nelson, New York Islanders34. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs59. Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning81. Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets86. Jack Hughes, New Jersey DevilsDEFENSEMEN8. Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets14. Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild15. Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights23. Adam Fox, New York Rangers25. Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins74. Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes85. Jake Sanderson, Ottawa SenatorsGOALIES1. Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins30. Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars37. Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg JetsNHL Players in Canada’s TeamFORWARDS9. Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers11. Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers13. Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers16. Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs21. Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning24. Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes29. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche38. Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning61. Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights63. Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins71. Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning87. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins97. Connor McDavid, Edmonton OilersDEFENSEMEN5. Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche6. Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers8. Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche27. Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights44. Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets55. Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues89. Drew Doughty, Los Angeles KingsGOALIES33. Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights35. Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens50. Jordan Binnington, St. Louis BluesNHL Players in Finland’s TeamFORWARDS15. Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers16. Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers20. Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes24. Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars27. Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers40. Joel Armia, Montreal Canadiens56. Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils62. Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche64. Mikael Granlund, Dallas Stars84. Kaapo Kakko, Seattle Kraken86. Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks92. Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens96. Mikko Rantanen, Carolina HurricanesDEFENSEMEN3. Olli Maatta, Utah Hockey Club6. Juuso Valimaki, Utah Hockey Club10. Henri Jokiharju, Buffalo Sabres18. Urho Vaakanainen, New York Rangers23. Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars33. Nikolas Matinpalo, Ottawa Senators77. Niko Mikkola, Florida PanthersGOALIES1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres32. Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks74. Juuse Saros, Nashville PredatorsNHL Players in Sweden’s TeamFORWARDS9. Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators10. Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings12. Gustav Nyquist, Nashville Predators20. Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild23. Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings28. Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins33. Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers40. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks63. Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils67. Rickard Rakell Pittsburgh Penguins88. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs91. Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks93. Mika Zibanejad, New York RangersDEFENSEMEN4. Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames14. Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers25. Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild26. Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres42. Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers65. Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins77. Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay LightningGOALIES30. Samuel Ersson, Philadelphia Flyers* *32. Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild35. Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators4 Nations Face-Off Schedule between USA, Canada, Sweden, and FinlandFeb 12
| Wednesday
| CANADA
| SWEDEN
| OT
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Feb 13
| Thursday
| USA
| FINLAND
| Montreal
| 8 PM
| ESPN
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Feb 15
| Saturday
| FINLAND
| SWEDEN
| Montreal
| 1 PM
| ABC
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Feb 15
| Saturday
| USA
| CANADA
| Montreal
| 8 PM
| ABC
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Feb 17
| Monday
| CANADA
| FINLAND
| Boston
| 1 PM
| TNT
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Feb 17
| Monday
| SWEDEN
| USA
| Boston
| 8 PM
| TNT
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Feb 20
| Thursday
| CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
| Boston
| 8 PM
| ESPN
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