The 2025 4 Nations Face-Off will be held from Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston, with teams of NHL players from Finland, Sweden, Canada and the United States competing in a round-robin tournament. Each team will consist of 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goalies. This will be the first best-on-best tournament since the World Cup of Hockey 2016 in Toronto.

Here is a look at the format and schedule for the tournament and rosters for all four countries:

4 NATIONS FACE-OFF FORMAT

All games in the 4 Nations Face-Off will be played in accordance with NHL rules. Each team will play three tournament games in a traditional Round Robin format, under the following points system: 3 points for a win in regulation time; 2 points for a win in overtime/shootout; 1 point for a loss in overtime/shootout; and 0 points for a loss in regulation time. The two teams with the best tournament record will then advance to a one-game Final. For more information, visit https://nhl.com/4nations.

4 NATIONS FACE-OFF SCHEDULE

At Bell Centre, Montreal

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

At TD Garden, Boston

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

https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/4-nations-face-off/4-nations-face-off-schedule-rosters-canada-united-states-sweden-finland

It should be fun and entertaining. They should be at the Olympics every four years and do this tournament at least every four years.

Canada has to be the favorites on paper. The USA has the best goalie in Connor Hellebuyck. Any of the four teams could win it.

USA beats Canada 4-3 in the championship game.

There’s only 7 games in this thing, so let’s track it:

1. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET
Canada 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

There’s only 7 games in this thing, so let’s track it:

1. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET
Canada 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

2. Thursday, Feb. 13 United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET
USA 6 Finland 1

There’s only 7 games in this thing, so let’s track it:

1. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET
Canada 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

2. Thursday, Feb. 13 United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET
USA 6 Finland 1

3. Saturday, Feb. 15 Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. ET
Finland 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

There’s only 7 games in this thing, so let’s track it:

1. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET
Canada 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

2. Thursday, Feb. 13 United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET
USA 6 Finland 1

3. Saturday, Feb. 15 Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. ET
Finland 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

4. Saturday, Feb. 15 United States vs. Canada, 8 p.m. ET
USA 3 Canada 1

U.S.- Canada game tonight started out looking like a remake of Slap Shot

There’s only 7 games in this thing, so let’s track it:

1. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET
Canada 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

2. Thursday, Feb. 13 United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET
USA 6 Finland 1

3. Saturday, Feb. 15 Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. ET
Finland 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

4. Saturday, Feb. 15 United States vs. Canada, 8 p.m. ET
USA 3 Canada 1

5. Monday, Feb. 17 Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m. ET
Canada 5 Finland 3

Despite one game left tonight, sets up a Canada-US championship game on Thursday.

I don't think I've ever seen 3 fights in the first 9 seconds. That was wild.

Matinee hockey is always fun. Finland's furious rally fell a bit short. I would expect the USA to rest some of their starters tonight.

TD Garden will be rockin' on Thursday night for the rematch.

I would expect the USA to rest some of their starters tonight.


It’s Brock Nelson’s time to shine!

There’s only 7 games in this thing, so let’s track it:

1. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET
Canada 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

2. Thursday, Feb. 13 United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET
USA 6 Finland 1

3. Saturday, Feb. 15 Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. ET
Finland 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

4. Saturday, Feb. 15 United States vs. Canada, 8 p.m. ET
USA 3 Canada 1

5. Monday, Feb. 17 Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m. ET
Canada 5 Finland 3

6. Monday, Feb. 17 Sweden vs. United States, 8 p.m. ET
Sweden 2 U.S. 1

I don't think I've ever seen 3 fights in the first 9 seconds. That was wild.


Go onto Youtube and watch the Rangers and Shmevils.

For a tournament some had labeled a weak gimmick the NHL has done a pretty good job with it


4 Nations hockey tickets are rivaling prices for the Super Bowl (https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nhl/4-nations-hockey-tickets-are-rivaling-prices-for-the-super-bowl/ar-AA1zmGRo?ocid=BingNewsSerp)

>>>Ticket prices for the highly anticipated 4 Nations Face-Off Championship between Canada and the United States are rivaling those of the Super Bowl.

The cheapest ticket is hovering around $1,200, according to reseller TickPick. That’s roughly 450% more expensive than the initial price for a ticket when the in-season NHL tournament was first announced.

However, many tickets are spanning between $2,000 to $4,000, which is roughly the same price for some Super Bowl LIX tickets<<<

Congratulations to Sal and the Canadians on the hard fought victory. Jordan Binnington played like he did in 2019. It's not the first time he had a big game at TD Garden.

We need more best on best hockey. Looking forward to the possible rematch next year at the Olympics in Italy.

Definitely needs to come back again, and also keeping it just a quick week long tournament among 4 countries.


The final scoreboard:

1. Wednesday, Feb. 12 Canada vs. Sweden, 8 p.m. ET
Canada 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

2. Thursday, Feb. 13 United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET
USA 6 Finland 1

3. Saturday, Feb. 15 Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. ET
Finland 4 Sweden 3 (OT)

4. Saturday, Feb. 15 United States vs. Canada, 8 p.m. ET
USA 3 Canada 1

5. Monday, Feb. 17 Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m. ET
Canada 5 Finland 3

6. Monday, Feb. 17 Sweden vs. United States, 8 p.m. ET
Sweden 2 U.S. 1

7. Thursday, Feb. 20 Championship game, 8 p.m. ET
Canada 3 US 2 (OT)

I wonder how good the numbers in Canada were.


4 Nations final between U.S., Canada draws record ratings

>>>The 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between the United States and Canada on Thursday night marked the largest audience for a hockey game ever on ESPN, the network announced Friday.

The game, in which Canada beat the U.S. 3-2 in an overtime thriller, garnered 9.3 million viewers, with 10.4 million viewers at its peak.

It was also the largest audience for a non-NFL event ever on ESPN+.<<<

https://www.espn.com.au/nhl/story/_/id/43956854/4-nations-face-final-us-canada-draws-record-ratings




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If it wasn't February sweeps with new programming, they might have moved the game to ABC or simulcast it.

I wonder how good the numbers in Canada were.


6.3 million watched in Canada.

The 4 Nations Face-Off final was a hit on the ice for viewers across North America.

The championship game of the best-on-best international tournament between the United States and Canada on Thursday was watched by 16.1 million viewers in North America, with 9.3 million viewers in the United States and 6.3 million in Canada.


https://www.nhl.com/news/topic/4-nations-face-off/4-nations-face-off-final-gets-massive-ratings-across-north-america