The NHL&#8217;s 4 Nations Face-Off break is officially upon us, and with it, we&#8217;re starting to get our first look at how these four teams will line up for the tournament, which kicks off on Wednesday when Team Canada takes on Team Sweden. With <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-captain-quinn-hughes-wont-play-team-usa-4-nations-face-off">Quinn Hughes opting out of the tournament</a> while he deals with an injury, Elias Pettersson (Sweden) and Kevin Lankinen (Finland) will be the Vancouver Canucks&#8217; only representatives at the tournament.
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Both Canada and the USA skated this morning. Here&#8217;s how they lined up.
<blockquote>Canada </blockquote>
Like Hughes, Sidney Crosby had to decide if he would be able to play at the tournament after suffering what appeared to be a wrist injury. Crosby elected to go, and today, skated on a line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mark Stone. Canada&#8217;s second line features Sam Reinhart and <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/stanchies-tocchet-praises-pettersson-vancouver-canucks-2-1-win-toronto-maple-leafs">Mitch Marner</a> on Connor McDavid&#8217;s wings, and even the bottom six could be any NHL team&#8217;s first line. If this isn&#8217;t a stacked lineup, I don&#8217;t know what is.
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Early Forward Lines for Team Canada:
Stone-Crosby-MacKinnon Reinhart-McDavid-Marner Marchand-Point-Jarvis Hagel-Cirelli-Bennett<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/4Nations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#4Nations</a>
&mdash; Parker McLean (@ParkerMcLean15) <a href="https://twitter.com/ParkerMcLean15/status/1888978661107171643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Also, good luck stopping this power play unit.
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PP1 at Team Canada 🇨🇦 practice:
Makar McDavid &#8211; Reinhart &#8211; MacKinnon Crosby
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Crosby shared after morning skate that he will play vs. Sweden on Wednesday. The captain also talked about the skill his team boasts and the challenges of playing at an international tournament like this.
&#8220;It&#8217;s exciting,&#8221; Crosby said. &#8220;Obviously a ton of talent, a ton of skill. Having to think, move quickly and be instinctive but also reaact to some of the plays that they make. I think that&#8217;s fun. It&#8217;s challenging but the biggest challenge is just becoming a team and getting sharp. Today was the first step for that.&#8221;
<blockquote>USA </blockquote>
As for Team USA, they too showed off a fairly stacked lineup. Auston Matthews centres the second line with Jake Guentzel and Jack Hughes, while ex-Canuck <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-officially-announce-jt-miller-trade-new-york-rangers">JT Miller</a> slots in with Brady Tkachuk and Matt Boldy on his wings.
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Team <a href="https://twitter.com/usahockey?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@usahockey</a> lines 
Connor-Eichel-Matthew Tkachuk Guentzel-Matthews-Hughes Brady Tkachuk-Miller-Boldy Nelson-Trocheck-Larkin and Kreider rotating
Slavin-Fox Werenski-McAvoy Hanifin-Faber Sanderson
&mdash; Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) <a href="https://twitter.com/RussoHockey/status/1889003260612419716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Jake Sanderson, who was named as Quinn Hughes&#8217;s replacement, skated as an extra. Imagine this team and this blueline with Quinn Hughes on it?
USA plays their first game of the tournament against Finland this Thursday.
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The NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off break is officially upon us, and with it, we're starting to get our first look at how these four teams will line up for the tournament, which kicks off on Wednesday when Team Canada takes on Team Sweden. With <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-captain-quinn-hughes-wont-play-team-usa-4-nations-face-off">Quinn Hughes opting out of the tournament</a> while he deals with an injury, Elias Pettersson (Sweden) and Kevin Lankinen (Finland) will be the Vancouver Canucks' only representatives at the tournament.
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Both Canada and the USA skated this morning. Here's how they lined up.
<blockquote>Canada </blockquote>
Like Hughes, Sidney Crosby had to decide if he would be able to play at the tournament after suffering what appeared to be a wrist injury. Crosby elected to go, and today, skated on a line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mark Stone. Canada's second line features Sam Reinhart and <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/stanchies-tocchet-praises-pettersson-vancouver-canucks-2-1-win-toronto-maple-leafs">Mitch Marner</a> on Connor McDavid's wings, and even the bottom six could be any NHL team's first line. If this isn't a stacked lineup, I don't know what is.

https://twitter.com/ParkerMcLean15/status/1888978661107171643

Also, good luck stopping this power play unit.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1888985760767873366

Crosby shared after morning skate that he will play vs. Sweden on Wednesday. The captain also talked about the skill his team boasts and the challenges of playing at an international tournament like this.

"It's exciting," Crosby said. "Obviously a ton of talent, a ton of skill. Having to think, move quickly and be instinctive but also reaact to some of the plays that they make. I think that's fun. It's challenging but the biggest challenge is just becoming a team and getting sharp. Today was the first step for that."
<blockquote>USA </blockquote>
As for Team USA, they too showed off a fairly stacked lineup. Auston Matthews centres the second line with Jake Guentzel and Jack Hughes, while ex-Canuck <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/vancouver-canucks-officially-announce-jt-miller-trade-new-york-rangers">JT Miller</a> slots in with Brady Tkachuk and Matt Boldy on his wings.

https://twitter.com/RussoHockey/status/1889003260612419716

Jake Sanderson, who was named as Quinn Hughes's replacement, skated as an extra. Imagine this team and this blueline with Quinn Hughes on it?

USA plays their first game of the tournament against Finland this Thursday.

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Canada and USA show 4 Nations lines; Crosby says he’ll play vs. Sweden on Wednesday

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