NHL Stars Set for 4 Nations Face-Off in February 2025

Connor Hellebuyck #37 of the Winnipeg Jets defends his net during the first period against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on Dec. 1, 2024. Sam Hodde/Getty Images

Some of the NHL’s brightest will take the international stage in February 2025 in the 4 Nations Face Face-Off tournament, and the rosters are now known.

All four teams announced the remainder of their rosters on Wednesday after an initial six players were announced in June. NHL players from the United States, Canada, Finland, and Sweden will compete in the event, which will run Feb. 12-20 between Boston and Montreal.

Here’s a look at the roster highlights and the players on each team.

Team USA

The United States will have Winnipeg Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck, who has been one of the best in the NHL this season. Hellebuyck has a 2.16 goals against average, a .927 save percentage, and three shutouts amid the Jets’ 18—8—0 start.

Defensively, Adam Fox of the New York Rangers and Quinn Hughes of the Vancouver Canucks bring a lot of success to the table. Hughes has 23 assists and Fox has 20 this season.

Offensively, the United States has the fourth-leading points scorer in the league with Vegas Golden Knights forward Jack Eichel. He has 36 points amid eight goals and 28 assists.

Forwards: Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk, Matt Boldy, Kyle Connor, Jake Guentzel, Jack Hughes, Chris Kreider, Dylan Lark, J.T. Miller, Brock Nelson, Brady Tkachuk, Vincent Trocheck.

Defensemen: Noah Hanifin, Charlie McAvoy, Zach Werenski, Brock Faber, Jacob Slavin.

Goalies: Jake Oettinger, Jeremy Swayman.

Canada

The Canadians have a serious offensive threat in Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon, who has 39 points for third in the league. MacKinnon has nine goals and 30 assists for the fourth-place Avalanche (14—12—0) in the Central Division.

Avalanche defensemen Devon Toews and Cale Makar could also play big roles for Canada. Golden Knights goalie Adin Hill has been solid this season in 17 game appearances with 11 wins, including two shutouts, with a 2.67 goals against average and a .900 save percentage.

Forwards: Sidney Crosby, Brad Marchand, Connor McDavid, Brayden Point, Sam Bennett, Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel, Seth Jarvis, Travis Konecny, Mitch Marner, Sam Reinhart.

Defensemen: Colton Parayko, Alex Pietrangelo, Travis Sanheim, Shea Theodore.

Goalies: Jordan Binnington, Sam Montembeault.

Finland

The Finns have a Florida flavor with four players from the defending Stanley Cup champions Panthers. That’s forwards Aleksander Barkov, Eetu Luostarinen, and Anton Lundell plus defenseman Niko Mikkola.

Vancouver Canucks goalie Kevin Lankinen is a top-20 goalie with a .906 save percentage and 2.66 goals against average.

Forwards: Sebastian Aho, Mikko Rantanen, Joel Armia, Mikael Granlund, Erik Haula, Roope Hintz, Kaapo Kakko, Artturi Lehkonen, Patrik Laine, Eetu Luostarinen, Teuvo Teravainen.

Defensemen: Miro Heiskanen, Esa Lindell, Jani Hakanpaa, Olli Maatta, Rasmus Ristolainen, Juuso Valimaki.

Goalie: Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.

Sweden

New Jersey Devils forward Jesper Bratt is tied for fifth in the league for points with 35 amid his 12 goals and 23 assists. Sweden also has a goal-scoring threat in Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander, who has 15 goals this season plus 11 assists.

Devils goalie Jacob Markstrom is one of the better netminders in the league amid his 12—6—1 start with a .907 save percentage and a 2.54 goals-against average for the Metropolitan Division’s second-place team.

Forwards: Filip Forsberg, Mika Zibanejad, Viktor Arvidsson, Leo Carlsson, Joel Eriksson Ek, William Karlsson, Adrian Kempe, Elias Lindholm, Gustav Nyquist, Elias Pettersson, Lucas Raymond.

Defensemen: Rasmus Andersson, Jonas Brodin, Rasmus Dahlin, Mattias Ekholm, Gustav Forsling, Victor Hedman, Erik Karlsson.

Goalies: Flip Gustavsson, Linus Ullmark.