Five, count ’em, five Florida Panthers will be on the ice at the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off tonight when the United States takes on Finland in Montreal.
Matthew Tkachuk will play on America’s top line with Jack Eichel and Kyle Connor while captain Aleksander Barkov, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola will feature for the Finns.
Last night, Canada opened the tournament with a rousing 4-3 overtime win over Sweden. Mitch Marner scored the game-winning goal and Sidney Crosby finished with three assists.
- WHEN: 8 p.m. ET
- WHERE: Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
- ON THE TUBE: ESPN, ESPN+
- ON THE DIAL: Sirius/XM NHL (Channel 91)
- PROJECTED STARTERS: United States: Connor Hellebuyck / Finland: Juuse Saros
United States
Forwards
12. Matt Boldy, Minnesota Wild
81. Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
9. Jack Eichel, Vegas Golden Knights
59. Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
86. Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils
20. Chris Kreider, New York Rangers
21. Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
34. Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
10. J.T. Miller, New York Rangers
29. Brock Nelson, New York Islanders
7. Brady Tkachuk, Ottawa Senators
19. Matthew Tkachuk, Florida Panthers
16. Vincent Trocheck, New York Rangers
Defensemen
14. Brock Faber, Minnesota Wild
23. Adam Fox, New York Rangers
15. Noah Hanifin, Vegas Golden Knights
25. Charlie McAvoy, Boston Bruins
85. Jake Sanderson, Ottawa Senators
74. Jaccob Slavin, Carolina Hurricanes
8. Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jackets
Goalies
37. Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jets
30. Jake Oettinger, Dallas Stars
1. Jeremy Swayman, Boston Bruins
Finland
Forwards
20. Sebastian Aho, Carolina Hurricanes
40. Joel Armia, Montreal Canadiens
16. Aleksander Barkov, Florida Panthers
64. Mikael Granlund, Dallas Stars
56. Erik Haula, New Jersey Devils
24. Roope Hintz, Dallas Stars
84. Kaapo Kakko, Seattle Kraken
92. Patrik Laine, Montreal Canadiens
62. Artturi Lehkonen, Colorado Avalanche
15. Anton Lundell, Florida Panthers
27. Eetu Luostarinen, Florida Panthers
96. Mikko Rantanen, Carolina Hurricanes
86. Teuvo Teravainen, Chicago Blackhawks
Defensemen
10. Henri Jokiharju, Buffalo Sabres
23. Esa Lindell, Dallas Stars
3. Olli Maatta, Utah Hockey Club
77. Niko Mikkola, Florida Panthers
33. Nikolas Matinpalo, Ottawa Senators
18. Urho Vaakanainen, New York Rangers
6. Juuso Valimaki, Utah Hockey Club
Goalies
32. Kevin Lankinen, Vancouver Canucks
1. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres
74. Juuse Saros, Nashville Predators
Results and Remaining Schedule
Wednesday, February 11 (Bell Centre – Montreal)
Canada 4, Sweden 3 (OT) Recap
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+