For round-robin games, overtime will be held in a 10-minute, 3-on-3 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 scored.

The 4 Nations Face-Off is here. Four countries are competing against one another in an international hockey tournament for the right to be crowned champions of the world - and the faces of the NHL are all taking part.

It’s almost time for the opening puck drop in the 4 Nations Face-Off. The NHL’s midseason international tournament featuring Canada, Finland, Sweden and the United States begins on Wednesday night in Montreal.

Professional hockey’s seemingly round-robin of best-on-best tournaments takes a new turn this week, as the 4 Nations Face-Off kicks off from Montreal and Boston beginning Wednesday. The competition pits four of the world’s hockey superpowers against each other,