By NHL Public Relations

February 10, 2025

Best-on-best international competition returns this week when the League and NHLPA host the 4 Nations Face-Off, a seven-game tournament featuring NHL players from Canada, Finland, Sweden and USA played over a nine-day period.

The event opens with a clash between Canada and Sweden at Bell Centre on Wednesday, marking the first of four contests in Montreal before the tournament shifts to TD Garden in Boston.

* Games will be played in accordance with NHL rules (with the exception of OT, which will be 10:00 instead of 5:00 for round-robin games) and each team will contest three games in a traditional round-robin format under the following points system: 3 points for a win in regulation; 2 points for a win in overtime/shootout; 1 point for a loss in overtime/shootout; and 0 points for a loss in regulation. The two teams with the best record (including use of the tournament’s tiebreaking procedure, if necessary) will then advance to the winner-take-all championship game, which will feature the same overtime format as the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The format and rules for each of the eight previous NHL International Tournaments can be found at the new first-of-its-kind section on Records.NHL.com.

* In addition to their normal operations out of Toronto and New York City, respectively, the NHL Hockey Operations Department and Department of Player Safety will be on-site in Montreal and Boston.

* Monday marks the first of two designated training/practice days and Media Day takes place tomorrow. The opener is followed by Finland facing USA on Thursday before a two-game Saturday featuring historic rivalries as Sweden squares off with Finland and Canada clashes with USA. Saturday is also when fans can visit the one-day Fan Festival in Montreal (11 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET) followed by a three-day Fan Village in Boston (Feb. 15-17 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET). Both events are free to the public.

* A range of documents pertaining to the tournament are available on the League’s Media site (from the main menu, navigate to 4 Nations Face-Off to find an Overview and Media Schedule of Events), as well as on the new first-of-its-kind international section on Records.NHL.com. Updates to each #NHLStats Pack will be posted once rosters are finalized.

· 4 Nations Face-Off Interactive Information Guide

· #NHLStats Packs: 4 Nations Face-Off: Tournament | Canada | Finland | Sweden | USA

· NHL International Tournament Records: Overview | Recaps | Records | Registers

Source: nhl.com