A new tournament is pitting some of the biggest stars in the NHL against each other. Here’s everything you need to know about the 4 Nations Face-Off.

One Realistic And One Unrealistic Prediction For The Canucks Representatives At The 4 Nations Face-Off The 4 Nations Face-Off is officially underway, as Team Canada and Team Sweden took part in their first matchup of the tournament last night.

The NHL announced on Thursday that the opening game of the 4 Nations Face-off between Canada and Sweden drew more than 4.1M viewers across North America. Within the United States, it was the highest rated game that has aired on TNT this season averaging more than one million viewers.

Both teams enter the matchup with knowledge of the historic rivalry but also know the importance of staying alive in the tournament.

Kevin Lankinen will start in net for Finland against Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday after Juuse Saros allowed six goals on 32 shots in a 6-1 loss to the United States in each team's tournament opener,

Finland is benching goalie Juuse Saros after giving up six goals in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off loss to the U.S. Kevin Lankinen will start against Sweden on Saturday.

The 4 Nations Face-Off continued on Thursday evening as the United States romped over Finland in their first game of the round-robin tournament. Following a slow start, the Americans exploded with a four-goal third period en route to a dominant 6-1 win.

Brady and Matthew Tkachuk came out hitting, started scoring and put together a display of brotherly dominance playing together for the first time on a big stage.