After months of hearing Sidney Crosby remind us that four nations would be facing off in mid-February, the NHL&#8217;s 4 Nations Face-Off is finally here! The action kicks off with Crosby&#8217;s Team Canada taking on <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/combinations">Vancouver Canucks</a> forward <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/elias-lindholm-thinks-elias-pettersson-will-be-very-good-player-vancouver-canucks-4-nations">Elias Pettersson and Team Sweden</a>. Let&#8217;s dive in and preview this game.
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<blockquote>Start time and stream info</blockquote>
The action kicks off at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET from the Bell Centre in Montreal.
The game can be streamed in Canada from <a href="https://watch.sportsnet.ca/">Sportsnet.ca</a> (subscription required) and TVA Sports (subscription required). The game will also be televised on Sportsnet&#8217;s main channel. Other networks (outside of Canada): TNT, truTV, MAX.
<blockquote>Projected lineups</blockquote>
According to <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/">DailyFaceoff.com</a>, here is how the two sides will line up tonight.
<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/team-canada/line-combinations">Canada</a>:
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-139297" src="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.09 AM.png" alt="" width="680" height="549" srcset="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.09 AM.png 942w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.09 AM-300x242.png 300w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.09 AM-768x620.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-139298" src="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.58 AM.png" alt="" width="930" height="560" srcset="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.58 AM.png 930w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.58 AM-300x181.png 300w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.58 AM-768x462.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 930px) 100vw, 930px" />
<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/team-sweden/line-combinations">Sweden</a>:
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-139299" src="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.28.43 AM.png" alt="" width="926" height="750" srcset="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.28.43 AM.png 926w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.28.43 AM-300x243.png 300w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.28.43 AM-768x622.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px" />
<img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-139300" src="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.29.03 AM.png" alt="" width="925" height="549" srcset="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.29.03 AM.png 925w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.29.03 AM-300x178.png 300w, https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.29.03 AM-768x456.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px" />
<blockquote>Starting goaltenders</blockquote>
Jordan Binnington &#8211; Canada
Filip Gustavsson &#8211; Sweden
<blockquote>Players to watch</blockquote>
Sidney Crosby and Drew Doughty are the only players who suited up for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics who are present for this year&#8217;s 4 Nation&#8217;s Face-Off. Beyond Crosby and Doughty, Canada&#8217;s locker room is filled with Stanley Cup winners, and they&#8217;ll be leaning on that experience to get this tournament started on the right foot.
Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, the dynamic duo from the Colorado Avalanche, will be key fixtures to Canada&#8217;s first unit power play, which has three more lethal weapons on it in the form of Crosby, Connor McDavid, and Sam Reinhart.
On Sweden, Canucks fans will no doubt be keeping an eye on Elias Pettersson, who despite a down season by his standards, is slated to be Sweden&#8217;s top line centre tonight. He&#8217;ll skate on a line with Filip Forsberg and Adrian Kempe. Sweden head coach Sam Hallam talked about the thought process behind that line.
“They’re all players that can make plays from tough situations, but with Kempe and Forsberg on the wings, you have some power around Petey. I’ve coached Petey before. I know how intelligent and how skilled he is. We want to give him a chance to have two strong wingers on each side, and Kempe plays a big role.”
Tonight will be game one of three for each of these teams. The two top teams from the tournament will play in a championship game on Thursday, February 20th.
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@daily_faceoff">Daily Faceoff Live</a> is on the road! From February 10th to 20th, we’re bringing you live shows every weekday straight from Four Nations, delivering exclusive coverage, insider analysis, and all the tournament action as it unfolds. Don’t miss a beat—subscribe to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@daily_faceoff">Daily Faceoff YouTube channel</a> and follow us on social for the latest updates. It’s international hockey, so expect intensity, excitement, and maybe even a little chaos. Stay locked in and catch us live from Four Nations!

Vancouver Canucks forward Elias Pettersson skated with Team Sweden at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

After months of hearing Sidney Crosby remind us that four nations would be facing off in mid-February, the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off is finally here! The action kicks off with Crosby's Team Canada taking on <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/combinations">Vancouver Canucks</a> forward <a href="https://canucksarmy.com/news/elias-lindholm-thinks-elias-pettersson-will-be-very-good-player-vancouver-canucks-4-nations">Elias Pettersson and Team Sweden</a>. Let's dive in and preview this game.

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<blockquote>Start time and stream info</blockquote>
The action kicks off at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET from the Bell Centre in Montreal.

The game can be streamed in Canada from <a href="https://watch.sportsnet.ca/">Sportsnet.ca</a> (subscription required) and TVA Sports (subscription required). The game will also be televised on Sportsnet's main channel. Other networks (outside of Canada): TNT, truTV, MAX.
<blockquote>Projected lineups</blockquote>
According to <a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/">DailyFaceoff.com</a>, here is how the two sides will line up tonight.

<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/team-canada/line-combinations">Canada</a>:

<img class="alignnone wp-image-139297" src="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.09 AM.png" alt="" width="680" height="549" />

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-139298" src="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.27.58 AM.png" alt="" width="930" height="560" />

<a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/team-sweden/line-combinations">Sweden</a>:

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-139299" src="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.28.43 AM.png" alt="" width="926" height="750" />

<img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-139300" src="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/02/Screenshot-2025-02-12-at-9.29.03 AM.png" alt="" width="925" height="549" />
<blockquote>Starting goaltenders</blockquote>
Jordan Binnington - Canada

Filip Gustavsson - Sweden
<blockquote>Players to watch</blockquote>
Sidney Crosby and Drew Doughty are the only players who suited up for Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics who are present for this year's 4 Nation's Face-Off. Beyond Crosby and Doughty, Canada's locker room is filled with Stanley Cup winners, and they'll be leaning on that experience to get this tournament started on the right foot.

Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar, the dynamic duo from the Colorado Avalanche, will be key fixtures to Canada's first unit power play, which has three more lethal weapons on it in the form of Crosby, Connor McDavid, and Sam Reinhart.

On Sweden, Canucks fans will no doubt be keeping an eye on Elias Pettersson, who despite a down season by his standards, is slated to be Sweden's top line centre tonight. He'll skate on a line with Filip Forsberg and Adrian Kempe. Sweden head coach Sam Hallam talked about the thought process behind that line.

“They’re all players that can make plays from tough situations, but with Kempe and Forsberg on the wings, you have some power around Petey. I’ve coached Petey before. I know how intelligent and how skilled he is. We want to give him a chance to have two strong wingers on each side, and Kempe plays a big role.”

Tonight will be game one of three for each of these teams. The two top teams from the tournament will play in a championship game on Thursday, February 20th.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@daily_faceoff"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-138774" src="https://publish.canucksarmy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2099/08/Article-727x404-1.png" alt="" width="728" height="405" /></a>

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@daily_faceoff">Daily Faceoff Live</a> is on the road! From February 10th to 20th, we’re bringing you live shows every weekday straight from Four Nations, delivering exclusive coverage, insider analysis, and all the tournament action as it unfolds. Don’t miss a beat—subscribe to the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@daily_faceoff">Daily Faceoff YouTube channel</a> and follow us on social for the latest updates. It’s international hockey, so expect intensity, excitement, and maybe even a little chaos. Stay locked in and catch us live from Four Nations!

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