A new addition to the NHL odds is set for February 2025 as the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off will take place in lieu of the NHL All-Star Game.
The international competition features Canada, the United States, Sweden, and Finland playing for pride in a round-robin tournament in Montreal and Boston prior to a one-game winner-take-all final. Full rosters must be submitted by Monday, December 2, and the roster announcements will take place on Wednesday, December 4.
We're still a long way out from the first game on February 12, but here's an early look at the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off odds.
NHL 4 Nations Face-Off odds
Odds as of 11-11.
NHL 4 Nations Face-Off favorites
Canada (+135)
Colorado Avalanche teammates Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar were both named to Team Canada, along with Sidney Crosby, Brad Marchand, Connor McDavid, and Brayden Point.
Canada already has scoring talent in spades and will be spoiled for choice when filling out their roster, making them the logical 4 Nations Face-Off favorite.
USA (+175)
Team USA will be tough to score on, with defensemen Adam Fox, Quinn Hughes, and Charlie McAvoy already named to the squad. If Connor Hellebuyck gets the nod in net, that assertion will be even more true.
Auston Matthews is the top forward on the team along with Jack Eichel and Matthew Tkachuk.
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Sweden (+490)
Team Sweden has a balanced initial roster with three forwards (Filip Forsberg, William Nylander, and Mika Zibanejad) and three defensemen (Gustav Forsling, Victor Hedman, and Erik Karlsson.
Sweden were the runners-up to Canada the last time NHL players competed in international hockey in the 2014 Olympics.
Finland (+700)
Finland is the only team that knows who its No. 1 goalie will be in this tournament (health provided) in Predators standout Juuse Saros.
Stars teammates Miro Heiskanen and Esa Lindell will try to stop Saros from seeing as many shots as possible, while Sebastian Aho, Aleksander Barkov, and Mikko Rantanen will be among those firing rubber at the opposition netminder.
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NHL 4 Nations Face-Off format
The NHL will pause its regular season from February 12-20, 2025 and have the 4 Nations Face-Off in lieu of its annual All-Star Game. The games will take place in Montreal and Boston, and each team will play its three rivals once.
Teams earn three points for a regulation win, two points for an overtime or shootout win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss, and zero points for a regulation loss. Once the Top 2 finishers are decided, a winner-take-all final will be held.
For round-robin games, overtime will be 10 minutes of 3-on-3 sudden-death followed by a three-round shootout. In the final, overtime will be 20-minute, 5-on-5 sudden-death periods.
How to read NHL 4 Nations Face-Off odds
Sportsbooks will post NHL futures odds before the season starts — including odds to win the 4 Nations Face-Off. These odds will be constantly adjusted in the run-up to the tournament as news warrants. Sportsbooks will also adjust the NHL futures based on handle and liability to certain teams.
4 Nations Face-Off odds will look like this:
- Canada +135
This means that on a $100 bet, you'll stand to win $155 if Team Canada wins the 4 Nations Face-Off. If it's close to the end of the tournament, you might see odds that look like this:
- USA -120
This means that you would need to bet $120 to win $100 on a USA 4 Nations Face-Off win.
Above we have posted the American odds for the 4 Nations Face-Off. However, these are easy to convert to decimal odds or fractional odds with our odds converter tool.
