2025 4 Nations Face-Off

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2025 4 Nations Face-Off
4 Nations Face-Off Logo.png
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Venue(s)
DatesFebruary 12–20, 2025
Teams4
Third place Bronze medal blank.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored36 (6 per game)
Attendance118,127 (19,688 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sidney Crosby (5 points)
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The 2025 4 Nations Face-Off (French : Confrontation des 4 nations) is an ongoing international ice hockey tournament that started on February 12, and will end on February 20, 2025. The games are being played in Montreal at Bell Centre and in Boston at TD Garden. Hosted by the National Hockey League (NHL) and featuring only NHL players, the 4 Nations Face-Off temporarily replaces the NHL's annual All-Star Game for 2025. In the tournament, teams representing Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States played each other in a round-robin format, followed by a one-game final between the two top-placed teams.

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Background

Gary Bettman announced the 4 Nations Face-Off in February 2024. Bettman 3 30-2 (cropped).jpg
Gary Bettman announced the 4 Nations Face-Off in February 2024.

The 2025 4 Nations Face-Off was announced at a press conference at the 2024 NHL All-Star Game on February 2, 2024, by NHL commissioner Gary Bettman. [1] Also present at the press conference were NHL Players' Association (NHLPA) executive director Marty Walsh and four NHL players: Connor McDavid (Canada), Sebastian Aho (Finland), Elias Pettersson (Sweden), and Auston Matthews (United States). [2]

At the press conference, Bettman announced plans for NHL participation in international best-on-best tournaments in coming years. [3] [4] In 2025, players participated in the 4 Nations Face-Off, a tournament between NHL players representing Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States. The NHL 4 Nations Faceoff happened in lieu of the 2025 NHL All-Star Game. [5] Bettman stated that NHL players would play in the 2026 and 2030 Winter Olympics, after they had not been released for the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. [1] [3] Bettman also stated the league would host the next World Cups of Hockey in 2028 and 2032; the most recent edition was held in 2016. [3] [6] [7]

Men's top 10 IIHF rankings as of May 2023 [8]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1Increase2.svg 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4150
2Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4080
3Steady2.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia 4050
4Steady2.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 3940
5Increase2.svg 4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3835
6Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3800
7Steady2.svgFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 3775
8Decrease2.svg 2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 3735
9Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 3690
10Increase2.svg 1Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3610

At the time of the tournament's announcement, all participating teams were ranked in the top six by ice hockey's worldwide governing body, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF): Canada (1), Finland (2), United States (4), and Sweden (6). [9] Germany, while ranked fifth, did not have enough NHL players to create a roster. [10] [9] Though they had enough NHL players to create a roster, Russia and Czechia—ranked third and eighth, respectively—were not included in the tournament, [8] [10] with Russia specifically excluded due to the ban imposed on it by the IIHF for its ongoing war in Ukraine. [11] [12] [13] Czech forward David Pastrnak called the omission of Czechia a "huge disappointment", though he said he understood there was limited time to organize the tournament. [14] [15] In early reporting on the tournament's format, journalist Greg Wyshynski wrote that the competition could not be considered best-on-best due to the omission of players from other ice hockey powers. [16]

Venues

The league did not initially announce the tournament venues, but stated that there would be two, one in Canada and one in the United States. [17] The league confirmed on June 8, 2024 that the venues would be Bell Centre in Montreal and TD Garden in Boston, [18] after months of reports by various media sources. [14] [19] [20] [21]

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal Flag of the United States.svg Boston
Bell Centre TD Garden
Capacity: 21,105 [22] Capacity: 17,850 [23]
CentreBell.jpg TD Garden.JPG

Format

Two practice days, February 10 and 11, were held prior to the tournament. During February 12–20, seven total games will be played. The tournament is being held in a round-robin format. Each team played three games, and the two teams with the most points advanced to a one-game final. [17]

Games were played on NHL-sized rinks, following NHL rules. [17] For round-robin games, overtime was a 10-minute, 3-on-3 sudden-death period, followed by a three-round shootout. In the final, overtime will be held in consecutive 20-minute, 5-on-5 sudden-death periods. [17]

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points earned (3 points for a regulation win, 2 points for an overtime or shootout win, 1 point for an overtime or shootout loss, 0 points for a regulation loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order: [24]

  1. Head-to-head result (only if tie between two teams);
  2. Total regulation wins;
  3. Total regulation and overtime wins;
  4. Total goal difference;
  5. Total goals scored;
  6. Goal difference among tied teams;
  7. Goals scored among tied teams;
  8. Most even strength goals for among tied teams;
  9. Fewest even strength goals against among tied teams.

Teams

Teams consisted of 23 players: 20 skaters (forwards and defencemen) and 3 goaltenders. [17] Players were selected by their respective governing bodies: Hockey Canada, the Finnish Ice Hockey Association, the Swedish Ice Hockey Association and USA Hockey. [17] The tournament was restricted to players who have a 2024–25 NHL contract and were on an NHL roster as of December 2, 2024. [25] Because the NHL did not have an agreement with the IIHF for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the tournament could not include non-NHL players. [10] [13]

On June 28, 2024, the NHL announced the first six players on each team's roster. [26] The remaining players were announced on December 4, with the complete rosters of Team Sweden and Team Finland announced at 2:00 p.m. ET on the NHL Network and ESPN's SportsCenter , and the complete rosters of Team USA and Team Canada announced at 6:30 p.m. during pregame broadcasts on Sportsnet, TNT, and TVA Sports. [27] Initially, no players from the Seattle Kraken or Washington Capitals were selected to participate in the Face-Off; [28] however, the Kraken gained a representative when they acquired Finland's Kaapo Kakko from the New York Rangers on December 18, 2024. [29] About a week before the Face-Off, the San Jose Sharks also lost their representation in the event by trading Finland's Mikael Granlund to the Dallas Stars, making the Capitals and Sharks the only two teams to not appear in the Face-Off. [30]

Canada

In April 2024, it was announced that Don Sweeney and Jim Nill were appointed by Doug Armstrong as Canada's general manager and associate general manager, respectively. [31] Both were also named assistant general managers for the 2026 Olympic team. [32] On June 25, Jon Cooper was named Canada's head coach for both the 4 Nations Face-Off and 2026 Winter Olympics. [33] Rick Tocchet, Bruce Cassidy, and Peter DeBoer joined Cooper as assistant coaches for the 4 Nations Face-Off. [34] On December 4, 2024, the entire roster for Canada was released. [26] [35] On January 26, 2025, defenseman Alex Pietrangelo withdrew from the tournament; [36] Drew Doughty was announced as his replacement on February 9. [37] On January 30, 2025, Team Canada named Sidney Crosby as its team captain for the 4 Nations Face-Off, with Cale Makar and Connor McDavid serving as alternate captains. [38] After an injury to Shea Theodore in Canada's first game, and Makar facing a potential absence due to illness, Thomas Harley was named as emergency alternate for Canada; after Makar was officially ruled out for Canada's second game, Harley formally joined the roster, playing for Canada against the United States. [39] [40]


Head coach: Jon Cooper

No. Pos.Name S/G BirthplaceBirthdateTeam
5D Devon Toews L Abbotsford, British Columbia April 21, 1994 (age 30) Colorado Avalanche
6D Travis Sanheim L Elkhorn, Manitoba March 29, 1996 (age 28) Philadelphia Flyers
8D Cale Makar ( A )R Calgary, Alberta October 30, 1998 (age 26) Colorado Avalanche
9F Sam Bennett L Holland Landing, Ontario June 20, 1996 (age 28) Florida Panthers
11F Travis Konecny R London, Ontario March 11, 1997 (age 27) Philadelphia Flyers
13F Sam Reinhart R North Vancouver, British Columbia November 6, 1995 (age 29) Florida Panthers
16F Mitch Marner R Markham, Ontario May 5, 1997 (age 27) Toronto Maple Leafs
21F Brayden Point R Calgary, Alberta March 13, 1996 (age 28) Tampa Bay Lightning
24F Seth Jarvis R Winnipeg, Manitoba February 1, 2002 (age 23) Carolina Hurricanes
27D Shea Theodore L Aldergrove, British Columbia August 3, 1995 (age 29) Vegas Golden Knights
29F Nathan MacKinnon R Halifax, Nova Scotia May 1, 1995 (age 29) Colorado Avalanche
33G Adin Hill L Comox, British Columbia May 11, 1996 (age 28) Vegas Golden Knights
35G Sam Montembeault L Bécancour, Quebec October 30, 1996 (age 28) Montreal Canadiens
38F Brandon Hagel L Saskatoon, Saskatchewan August 27, 1998 (age 26) Tampa Bay Lightning
44D Josh Morrissey L Calgary, Alberta March 28, 1995 (age 29) Winnipeg Jets
48D Thomas Harley L Syracuse, New York, United States [42] August 19, 2001 (age 23) Dallas Stars
50G Jordan Binnington L Richmond Hill, Ontario July 11, 1993 (age 31) St. Louis Blues
55D Colton Parayko R St. Albert, Alberta May 12, 1993 (age 31) St. Louis Blues
61F Mark Stone R Winnipeg, Manitoba May 13, 1992 (age 32) Vegas Golden Knights
63F Brad Marchand L Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia May 11, 1988 (age 36) Boston Bruins
71F Anthony Cirelli L Woodbridge, Ontario July 15, 1997 (age 27) Tampa Bay Lightning
87F Sidney Crosby ( C )L Halifax, Nova Scotia August 7, 1987 (age 37) Pittsburgh Penguins
89D Drew Doughty R London, Ontario December 8, 1989 (age 35) Los Angeles Kings
97F Connor McDavid ( A )L Richmond Hill, Ontario January 13, 1997 (age 28) Edmonton Oilers

Finland

Jere Lehtinen was the general manager, and his assistants were Mikko Koivu and Jarmo Kekalainen. [43] [44] Antti Pennanen was the head coach. [45] Tuomo Ruutu is the assistant coach. On December 4, 2024, the entire roster for Finland was released. [26] [46] On January 30, 2025, Aleksander Barkov was named captain for Team Finland; Sebastian Aho, Mikael Granlund, and Mikko Rantanen were named alternate captains. [47] Also on the 30th, defenseman Miro Heiskanen was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. [48] On February 2, he and defenseman Jani Hakanpaa, who was also injured, were replaced by Urho Vaakanainen and Henri Jokiharju. [49] On February 9, defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen was ruled out due to injury, and was replaced by Nikolas Matinpalo. [50]


Head coach: Antti Pennanen

No. Pos.Name S/G BirthplaceBirthdateTeam
1G Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen L Espoo, Uusimaa March 9, 1999 (age 25) Buffalo Sabres
3D Olli Maatta L Jyväskylä, Central Finland August 22, 1994 (age 30) Utah Hockey Club
6D Juuso Valimaki L Nokia, Pirkanmaa October 6, 1998 (age 26) Utah Hockey Club
10D Henri Jokiharju R Oulu, North Ostrobothnia June 17, 1999 (age 25) Buffalo Sabres
15F Anton Lundell L Espoo, Uusimaa October 3, 2001 (age 23) Florida Panthers
16F Aleksander Barkov ( C )L Tampere, Pirkanmaa September 2, 1995 (age 29) Florida Panthers
18D Urho Vaakanainen L Joensuu, North Karelia January 1, 1999 (age 26) New York Rangers
20F Sebastian Aho ( A )L Rauma, Satakunta July 26, 1997 (age 27) Carolina Hurricanes
23D Esa Lindell L Helsinki, Uusimaa May 23, 1994 (age 30) Dallas Stars
24F Roope Hintz L Nokia, Pirkanmaa November 17, 1996 (age 28) Dallas Stars
27F Eetu Luostarinen L Siilinjärvi, North Savo September 2, 1998 (age 26) Florida Panthers
32G Kevin Lankinen L Helsinki, Uusimaa April 28, 1995 (age 29) Vancouver Canucks
33D Nikolas Matinpalo R Espoo, Uusimaa October 5, 1998 (age 26) Ottawa Senators
40F Joel Armia R Pori, Satakunta May 31, 1993 (age 31) Montreal Canadiens
56F Erik Haula L Pori, Satakunta March 23, 1991 (age 33) New Jersey Devils
62F Artturi Lehkonen L Piikkiö, Southwest Finland July 4, 1995 (age 29) Colorado Avalanche
64F Mikael Granlund ( A )L Oulunsalo, North Ostrobothnia February 26, 1992 (age 32) Dallas Stars
74G Juuse Saros L Forssa, Kanta-Häme April 19, 1995 (age 29) Nashville Predators
77D Niko Mikkola L Kiiminki, North Ostrobothnia April 27, 1996 (age 28) Florida Panthers
84F Kaapo Kakko L Turku, Southwest Finland February 13, 2001 (age 24) Seattle Kraken
86F Teuvo Teravainen L Helsinki, Uusimaa April 11, 1994 (age 30) Chicago Blackhawks
92F Patrik Laine R Tampere, Pirkanmaa April 19, 1998 (age 26) Montreal Canadiens
96F Mikko Rantanen ( A )L Nousiainen, Southwest Finland October 29, 1996 (age 28) Carolina Hurricanes

Sweden

The general manager for Sweden was Anders Lundberg. Sam Hallam  [ sv ] was the head coach, [51] and Daniel Alfredsson served as an assistant coach. [52] On December 4, 2024, the full roster for Sweden was released. [26] [53] On January 29, 2025, goaltender Jacob Markstrom withdrew from the tournament due to injury, and was replaced by Samuel Ersson. [54] On February 3, forward William Karlsson also withdrew due to injury, and was replaced by Rickard Rakell. [55] On January 30, Victor Hedman was named team captain for Team Sweden; Mattias Ekholm, Erik Karlsson, and William Nylander were selected as alternate captains. [56]


Head coach: Sam Hallam

No. Pos.Name S/G BirthplaceBirthdateTeam
4D Rasmus Andersson R Malmö, Skåne October 27, 1996 (age 28) Calgary Flames
9F Filip Forsberg R Östervåla, Uppsala August 13, 1994 (age 30) Nashville Predators
10F Adrian Kempe L Kramfors, Västernorrland September 13, 1996 (age 28) Los Angeles Kings
12F Gustav Nyquist L Halmstad, Halland September 1, 1989 (age 35) Nashville Predators
14D Mattias Ekholm ( A )L Borlänge, Dalarna May 24, 1990 (age 34) Edmonton Oilers
20F Joel Eriksson Ek L Karlstad, Värmland January 29, 1997 (age 28) Minnesota Wild
23F Lucas Raymond R Gothenburg, Västra Götaland March 28, 2002 (age 22) Detroit Red Wings
25D Jonas Brodin L Karlstad, Värmland July 12, 1993 (age 31) Minnesota Wild
26D Rasmus Dahlin L Trollhättan, Västra Götaland April 13, 2000 (age 24) Buffalo Sabres
28F Elias Lindholm R Boden, Norrbotten December 2, 1994 (age 30) Boston Bruins
30G Samuel Ersson L Falun, Dalarna October 20, 1999 (age 25) Philadelphia Flyers
32G Filip Gustavsson L Skellefteå, Västerbotten June 7, 1998 (age 26) Minnesota Wild
33F Viktor Arvidsson R Kusmark, Västerbotten April 8, 1993 (age 31) Edmonton Oilers
35G Linus Ullmark L Lugnvik, Västernorrland July 31, 1993 (age 31) Ottawa Senators
40F Elias Pettersson L Sundsvall, Västernorrland November 12, 1998 (age 26) Vancouver Canucks
42D Gustav Forsling L Linköping, Östergötland June 12, 1996 (age 28) Florida Panthers
63F Jesper Bratt L Stockholm, Stockholm July 30, 1998 (age 26) New Jersey Devils
65D Erik Karlsson ( A )R Landsbro, Jönköping May 31, 1990 (age 34) Pittsburgh Penguins
67F Rickard Rakell R Sollentuna, Stockholm May 5, 1993 (age 31) Pittsburgh Penguins
77D Victor Hedman ( C )L Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrland December 18, 1990 (age 34) Tampa Bay Lightning
88F William Nylander ( A )R Calgary, Alberta, Canada May 1, 1996 (age 28) Toronto Maple Leafs
91F Leo Carlsson L Karlstad, Värmland December 26, 2004 (age 20) Anaheim Ducks
93F Mika Zibanejad R Huddinge, Stockholm April 18, 1993 (age 31) New York Rangers

United States

In February 2024, Bill Guerin was announced as general manager of the United States team for the 4 Nations Face-Off and 2026 Winter Olympics. [57] In May, Mike Sullivan was named head coach of the team for both competitions. [58] John Hynes, [59] John Tortorella, and David Quinn are the assistant coaches. [60] On December 4, 2024, the entire roster for the United States was released. [26] [61] On January 30, 2025, Auston Matthews was named captain for Team USA; Charlie McAvoy and Matthew Tkachuk were chosen as its alternate captains. [62] On February 9, defenseman Quinn Hughes withdrew from the tournament due to a lower-body injury, and was replaced by Jake Sanderson. [63] [64]


Head coach: Mike Sullivan

No. Pos.Name S/G BirthplaceBirthdateTeam
1G Jeremy Swayman L Anchorage, Alaska November 24, 1998 (age 26) Boston Bruins
7F Brady Tkachuk L Scottsdale, Arizona September 16, 1999 (age 25) Ottawa Senators
8D Zach Werenski L Grosse Pointe, Michigan July 19, 1997 (age 27) Columbus Blue Jackets
9F Jack Eichel R North Chelmsford, Massachusetts October 28, 1996 (age 28) Vegas Golden Knights
10F J.T. Miller L East Palestine, Ohio March 14, 1993 (age 31) New York Rangers
12F Matt Boldy L Millville, Massachusetts April 5, 2001 (age 23) Minnesota Wild
14D Brock Faber R Maple Grove, Minnesota August 22, 2002 (age 22) Minnesota Wild
15D Noah Hanifin L Boston, Massachusetts January 25, 1997 (age 28) Vegas Golden Knights
16F Vincent Trocheck R Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania July 11, 1993 (age 31) New York Rangers
19F Matthew Tkachuk ( A )L Scottsdale, Arizona December 11, 1997 (age 27) Florida Panthers
20F Chris Kreider L Boxford, Massachusetts April 30, 1991 (age 33) New York Rangers
21F Dylan Larkin L Waterford Township, Michigan July 30, 1996 (age 28) Detroit Red Wings
23D Adam Fox R Jericho, New York February 17, 1998 (age 27) New York Rangers
25D Charlie McAvoy ( A )R Long Beach, New York December 21, 1997 (age 27) Boston Bruins
29F Brock Nelson L Minneapolis, Minnesota October 15, 1991 (age 33) New York Islanders
30G Jake Oettinger L Lakeville, Minnesota December 18, 1998 (age 26) Dallas Stars
34F Auston Matthews ( C )L San Ramon, California September 17, 1997 (age 27) Toronto Maple Leafs
37G Connor Hellebuyck L Commerce Township, Michigan May 19, 1993 (age 31) Winnipeg Jets
59F Jake Guentzel L Omaha, Nebraska October 6, 1994 (age 30) Tampa Bay Lightning
74D Jaccob Slavin L Erie, Colorado May 1, 1994 (age 30) Carolina Hurricanes
81F Kyle Connor L Clinton Township, Michigan December 9, 1996 (age 28) Winnipeg Jets
85D Jake Sanderson L Whitefish, Montana July 8, 2002 (age 22) Ottawa Senators
86F Jack Hughes L Orlando, Florida May 14, 2001 (age 23) New Jersey Devils

Results

Round-robin

TeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32001104+66Advance to Final
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 31101109+15 [a]
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 3102089−15 [a] Eliminated
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 30102814−62
Source: NHL
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head: Canada 4–3 (OT) Sweden
February 12
8 p.m.		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–3 OT
(2–0, 1–1, 0–2)
(OT: 1–0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Bell Centre, Montreal
Attendance: 21,105
Game reference
Jordan Binnington Goalies Filip Gustavsson Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Rooney
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gord Dwyer
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Cherrey
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Daisy
MacKinnon (Crosby, McDavid) (PP) – 00:561–0
Marchand (Point, Jarvis) – 13:152–0
2–129:33 – Brodin (Hedman, Raymond)
Stone (Crosby) – 37:283–1
3–241:54 – Kempe (Karlsson, Ekholm)
3–348:59 – Eriksson Ek (Bratt, Raymond)
Marner (Crosby) – 66:064–3
2 minPenalties2 min
28Shots26
February 13
8 p.m.		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg6–1
(1–1, 1–0, 4–0)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Bell Centre, Montreal
Attendance: 21,105
Game reference
Connor Hellebuyck Goalies Juuse Saros Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wes McCauley
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean Hebert
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonny Murray
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kiel Murchison
0–107:31 – Jokiharju (Granlund, Maatta)
B. Tkachuk (Boldy, Werenski) – 10:211–1
Boldy (Faber, Connor) – 37:042–1
M. Tkachuk (Werenski, Guentzel) (PP) – 40:153–1
Guentzel (Matthews, Hughes) – 40:264–1
B. Tkachuk (Eichel, M. Tkachuk) – 43:005–1
M. Tkachuk (Werenski, Eichel) (PP) – 51:136–1
6 minPenalties10 min
32Shots21
February 15
1 p.m.		 Finland  Flag of Finland.svg4–3 OT
(2–1, 1–2, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)		Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Bell Centre, Montreal
Attendance: 19,724
Game reference
Kevin Lankinen Goalies Filip Gustavsson
Linus Ullmark 		Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Rooney
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wes McCauley
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonny Murray
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Cherrey
0–108:35 – Zibanejad
Lundell (Luostarinen, Laine) – 10:581–1
Rantanen (Laine, Aho) (PP) – 19:462–1
2–225:06 – Dahlin (Eriksson Ek, Raymond)
2–330:32 – Karlsson (Nylander)
Barkov (Kakko, Maatta) – 37:053–3
Granlund (Mikkola) – 61:494–3
4 minPenalties4 min
21Shots24
February 15
8 p.m.		 United States  Flag of the United States.svg3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)		Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Bell Centre, Montreal
Attendance: 21,105
Game reference
Connor Hellebuyck Goalies Jordan Binnington Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gord Dwyer
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean Hebert
Linesmen:
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Daisy
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kiel Murchison
0–105:31 – McDavid (Doughty, Binnington)
Guentzel (Eichel, Werenski) – 10:151–1
Larkin (Boldy) – 33:332–1
Guentzel (Larkin, Faber) (EN) – 58:413–1
19 minPenalties17 min
23Shots26
February 17
1 p.m.		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–3
(3–0, 1–0, 1–3)		Flag of Finland.svg  Finland TD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 17,238
Game reference
Jordan Binnington Goalies Kevin Lankinen
Juuse Saros 		Referees:
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Rooney
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jean Hebert
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Cherrey
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kiel Murchison
McDavid – 04:131–0
MacKinnon (Reinhart, Hagel) – 04:592–0
Point (Sanheim, McDavid) – 13:023–0
MacKinnon (Crosby, Reinhart) – 25:034–0
4–153:19 – Lindell (Lehkonen)
4–258:20 – Granlund (Laine)
4–358:43 – Granlund (Barkov, Aho)
Crosby (Reinhart) (EN) – 59:045–3
2 minPenalties0 min
28Shots26
February 17
8 p.m.		 Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2–1
(2–1, 0–0, 0–0)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States TD Garden, Boston
Attendance: 17,850
Game reference
Samuel Ersson Goalies Jake Oettinger Referees:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wes McCauley
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gord Dwyer
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonny Murray
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Daisy
0–100:35 – Kreider (Werenski, Eichel)
Nyquist (Karlsson, Arvidsson) – 13:361–1
Bratt (Nylander) – 19:042–1
6 minPenalties6 min
23Shots32

Final

February 20
8 p.m.		 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svgvFlag of the United States.svg  United States TD Garden, Boston

Statistics

Scoring leaders

The following players lead the tournament in points at the completion of the round-robin. [65]

PlayerGPGAPts+/–PIM
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Sidney Crosby 3145+22
Flag of the United States.svg Zach Werenski 3055+22
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Guentzel 3314+22
Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Granlund 3314–10
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Connor McDavid 3224–10
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Eichel 3044+20
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nathan MacKinnon 3303+40
Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Tkachuk 221305
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Karlsson 3123+22
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Boldy 3123+22

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders lead the tournament in goals against average at the completion of the round-robin, while playing at least 60 minutes. [66]

PlayerGPTOIWLOTLGASOSV%GAA
Flag of Sweden.svg Samuel Ersson 160:0010010.9701.00
Flag of the United States.svg Connor Hellebuyck 2120:0020020.9571.00
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jordan Binnington 3184:2521080.8922.60
Flag of Finland.svg Juuse Saros 291:0001060.8703.96
Flag of Sweden.svg Filip Gustavsson 285:5200160.8134.19
Flag of Finland.svg Kevin Lankinen 286:5211070.8114.84

Media rights

CountryBroadcaster(s)Reference(s)
Canada Sportsnet/Sportsnet+ (English)
TVA Sports (French)		 [67] [68]
Finland Nelonen/Ruutu [67] [69]
Sweden Viaplay/TV6 [67] [70]
United States TNT/TruTV/Max (English) (February 12 and 17)
ESPN/ESPN+ (English) (February 13 and 20)
ABC/ESPN+ (English) (February 15)
Disney+ (English) (February 15 USA v CAN round-robin game only)
ESPN Deportes (Spanish) (February 13, 15, and 20)		 [67] [71] [72]

Notes

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