The inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off gets underway tonight when Canada takes on Sweden at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Florida’s sensational pair of Sams, Reinhart and Bennett, will skate for Team Canada while Gustav Forsling (if healthy) will patrol Sweden’s blue line. Reinhart will start as a member of Canada’s top line with Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and Mitch Marner of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Based on yesterday’s practice, Bennett could be a healthy scratch tonight.
This is a short tournament so winning the first game is a huge step towards advancing. While there may be some familiarity warts, bit teams should be highly motivated.
- WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
- ON THE TUBE: TNT, truTV, MAX
- ON THE DIAL: Sirius/XM NHL (Channel 91)
- PROJECTED STARTERS: Canada: Jordan Binnington / Sweden: Filip Gustavsson
Canada
Forwards
9. Sam Bennett, Florida Panthers
71. Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning
87. Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
38. Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
24. Seth Jarvis, Carolina Hurricanes
11. Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyers
29. Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
63. Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
16. Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs
97. Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oilers
21. Brayden Point, Tampa Bay Lightning
13. Sam Reinhart, Florida Panthers
61. Mark Stone, Vegas Golden Knights
Defensemen
89. Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
8. Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
44. Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets
55. Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues
6. Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyers
27. Shea Theodore, Vegas Golden Knights
5. Devon Toews, Colorado Avalanche
Goalies
50. Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
33. Adin Hill, Vegas Golden Knights
35. Sam Montembeault, Montreal Canadiens
Sweden
Forwards
33. Viktor Arvidsson, Edmonton Oilers
63. Jesper Bratt, New Jersey Devils
91. Leo Carlsson, Anaheim Ducks
20. Joel Eriksson Ek, Minnesota Wild
9. Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
10. Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles Kings
28. Elias Lindholm, Boston Bruins
88. William Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs
12. Gustav Nyquist, Nashville Predators
40. Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks
23. Lucas Raymond, Detroit Red Wings
67. Rickard Rakell Pittsburgh Penguins
93. Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers
Defensemen
4. Rasmus Andersson, Calgary Flames
25. Jonas Brodin, Minnesota Wild
26. Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabres
14. Mattias Ekholm, Edmonton Oilers
42. Gustav Forsling, Florida Panthers
77. Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
65. Erik Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins
Goalies
30. Samuel Ersson, Philadelphia Flyers
32. Filip Gustavsson, Minnesota Wild
35. Linus Ullmark, Ottawa Senators
Remaining Schedule
Thursday, February 13 (Bell Centre – Montreal)
United States vs. Finland, 8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+
Saturday, February 15 (Bell Centre – Montreal)
Finland vs. Sweden, 1 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+
United States vs. Canada, 8 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+
Monday, February 17 (TD Garden – Boston)
Canada vs. Finland, 1 p.m. ET; TNT, truTV, MAX
Sweden vs. United States, 8 p.m. ET; TNT, truTV, MAX
Thursday, February 20 (TD Garden – Boston)
Championship game, 8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+