How does the 4 Nations Face-Off work?
Each of the four teams — Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States — will play three games, one against each opponent, in a round-robin format. The two teams with the most points at the end of that span will face each other in a championship game on Feb. 20 to crown the winner of the tournament.
All games will be played in accordance with NHL rules and use the following points system: 3 points for a win in regulation time; 2 points for a win in overtime/shootout; 1 point for a loss in overtime/shootout; and 0 points for a loss in regulation time.
