Nations Face-Off format. The 4 Nations Face-Off is a round-robin tournament featuring four teams: Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States. Each team will play three games

For round-robin games, overtime will be held in a 10-minute, three-on-three sudden-death period, followed by a three-round shootout. In the final, full 20-minute, five-on-five periods will be played until a goal is scored.

In lieu of the All-Star Game, the NHL will host the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off, an international tournament featuring the league's best talent. Teams representing four nations - the United States, Canada,

The NHL is on a break, but there’s good news for hockey fans: the 4 Nations Face-Off is here! That’s the tournament involving NHL players — check out the rosters here — with Team USA, Canada, Sweden and Finland participating in games played in both Canada and the United States.

An international hockey rivalry is set for renewal Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal when Team USA skates against Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-off. The Americans defeated the across-the-border rivals 4-2 in the preliminary round at the 2022 Beijing Olympics before being stunned in the quarterfinals by Slovenia.

Canada and the USA battle it out on the ice for 4 Nations Face-Off supremacy. What bets should you make before Saturday's Bell Center 4 Nations showdown?