There’s not as many teams as fans wanted, but the 4 Nations Face-Off still best-on-best international hockey after years of nothing. The crowd at the Bell Centre should be rowdy on Wednesday as Canada opens the tournament against Sweden.

The Canadians are -250 favourites on the 4 Nations Face-Off odds, while the total is pegged at 6.0.

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Team Canada vs. Team Sweden NHL Betting Odds

Canada opens the tournament as a slight +145 favourite, leading USA (+150), Sweden (+450) and Finland (+1000). The main reason Canada is a slight favourite, is likely the historical success the program has had.

Team Canada won gold in three of the last four Olympics with NHL participation, including the last two in Vancouver (2010) and Sochi (2014).

Remember, though, of the last four Olympics with NHL participation, Sweden is the only other nation to win gold in Turin (2006). Sweden also won silver at the 2014 Sochi Olympics, falling 3-0 to Canada in the final.

Oddsmakers are expecting a big tournament from Connor McDavid. He’s favoured to lead the tournament in points (+600) and he has the second-shortest odds to lead the tournament in goals (+1100).

If you think Sweden can make a run to the championship game, William Nylander is great value at +2200 to lead the tournament in goals.

Team Canada

Canada’s top forward lines are expected to be Connor McDavid with Mitch Marner and Sam Reinhart, followed by Nathan MacKinnon with Sidney Crosby and Mark Stone. That plethora of offensive firepower gets even scarier when you look at their PP1 unit, which consists of McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby, Reinhart and Cale Makar. I don’t care how many question marks you have surrounding Canada’s goaltending, other teams can’t score if the likes of McDavid and Makar are whipping the puck around at the other end of the ice.

And speaking of Canada’s goaltending, we finally have a starter announced between Jordan Binnington, Adin Hill and Sam Montembeault. Head coach Jon Cooper announced on Tuesday that Binnington will start and Hill will back him up. He also added he won’t be going with a rotation, so Binnington is the man going forward. The 31-year-old is the more expereinced option, playing almost the same amount of career NHL games as Hill and Montembeault combined. Binnington hasn’t been spectacular this season, posting a 2.89 goals-against average and .896 save percentage, but he’s also playing on a St. Louis team that gives up a lot of high-danger shots.

Team Sweden

Team Sweden has practiced with a top line of Elias Pettersson, Filip Forsberg and Adrian Kempe, followed by Mika Zibanejad, Rickard Rakell and William Nylander. They should also be able to boast some well-balanced defensive pairings. Victor Hedman and Jonas Brodin will anchor the top unit, but there’s a nice blend of defensive sturcture, along with offensive potential with the likes of Erik Karlsson and Rasmus Dahlin.

Sweden had bad luck with the loss of Jacob Markstrom to injury, but they still have capable options in net with Linus Ullmark, Filip Gustavsson and Samuel Ersson. The starter against Canada should be Ullmark or Gustavsson. Ullmark has only played two games (.917 SV in those games) since retuning from a back injury that caused him to miss 18 games. Unfortunately, Gustavsson has struggled in 2025, posting an .896 SV since Jan. 1. It’s a tough call for who Sweden will trust in Game 1 against Canada.

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Injuries

Team Canada

Colton Parayko (D)

Mid April Knee - 06 / 03 / 25

Brad Marchand (LW)

Mid Mar Upper Body - 01 / 03 / 25

Drew Doughty (D)

Ques Fri Lower Body - 27 / 02 / 25

Josh Morrissey (D)

Ques Mon Illness - 21 / 02 / 25

Cale Makar (D)

Ques Sun Illness - 14 / 02 / 25

Shea Theodore (D)

Out indefinitely Arm - 13 / 02 / 25

Travis Konecny (RW)

Ques Sat Illness - 10 / 02 / 25

Anthony Cirelli (C)

Ques Sat Upper Body - 06 / 02 / 25

Sidney Crosby (C)

Ques Sat Upper Body - 05 / 02 / 25

Mitch Marner (RW)

Prob Thurs Undisclosed - 03 / 02 / 25

Team Sweden

Victor Hedman (D)

Ques Tues Undisclosed - 07 / 03 / 25

Mattias Ekholm (D)

Out Indefinitely Undisclosed - 05 / 03 / 25

Jonas Brodin (D)

Ques Sat Undisclosed - 01 / 03 / 25

William Nylander (RW)

Ques Fri Undisclosed - 26 / 02 / 25

Joel Eriksson Ek (C)

Out indefinitely Lower Body - 25 / 02 / 25

Mika Zibanejad (C)

Ques Sat Illness - 18 / 02 / 25

Rickard Rakell (RW)

Ques Sat Illness - 18 / 02 / 25

Gustav Forsling (D)

Ques Sat Illness - 10 / 02 / 25

Joel Eriksson Ek (C)

Ques Sat Lower Body - 08 / 02 / 25

Mattias Ekholm (D)

Ques Tues Illness - 31 / 01 / 25

Injuries

Team Canada

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Colton Parayko (D)	Mid April	Knee - 06 / 03 / 25	-	-	+ -
Parayko will undergo a scope on his left knee, and he has been shut down till the mid part of April.
Brad Marchand (LW)	Mid Mar	Upper Body - 01 / 03 / 25	-	-	+ -
Marchand is nursing an upper body injury, and he has been deemed week-to-week.
Drew Doughty (D)	Ques Fri	Lower Body - 27 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Doughty is battling a lower body injury, and it is unclear if he will dress against the Stars on Friday.
Josh Morrissey (D)	Ques Mon	Illness - 21 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Morrissey is ailing with an illness, and it is unclear if he will feature in the lineup against the Sharks on Monday.
Cale Makar (D)	Ques Sun	Illness - 14 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Makar has been sidelined due to an illness, and it is unclear if he will face the Blues on Sunday.
Shea Theodore (D)	Out indefinitely	Arm - 13 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Theodore has been sidelined due to arm injury, and it is unknown how long he will be debilitated.
Travis Konecny (RW)	Ques Sat	Illness - 10 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Konecny is ailing with an illness, and it has yet to be determined if he will play against the Oilers on Saturday.
Anthony Cirelli (C)	Ques Sat	Upper Body - 06 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Senators is dealing with an upper body injury, and it is yet to established if he will face the Red Wings on Saturday.
Sidney Crosby (C)	Ques Sat	Upper Body - 05 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Crosby is battling an upper body injury, and it is unclear if he will be play against the Capitals on Saturday.
Mitch Marner (RW)	Prob Thurs	Undisclosed - 03 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Marner is battling an undisclosed injury, but he is projected to suit up against the Kraken on Thursday.

Team Sweden

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Victor Hedman (D)	Ques Tues	Undisclosed - 07 / 03 / 25	-	-	+ -
Hedman is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unknown if he will suit up against the Hurricanes on Tuesday.
Mattias Ekholm (D)	Out Indefinitely	Undisclosed - 05 / 03 / 25	-	-	+ -
Ekholm is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and there is no timetable for recovery.
Jonas Brodin (D)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 01 / 03 / 25	-	-	+ -
Brodin is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will dress against the Blues on Saturday.
William Nylander (RW)	Ques Fri	Undisclosed - 26 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Nylander exited the game with an undisclosed injury, and it is up in the air if he will suit up against the Rangers on Friday.
Joel Eriksson Ek (C)	Out indefinitely	Lower Body - 25 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Eriksson Ek has wound up on the injured reserve list due to a lower body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Mika Zibanejad (C)	Ques Sat	Illness - 18 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Zibanejad is ailing with an illness, and it has yet to be determined if he will suit up against the Sabres on Saturday.
Rickard Rakell (RW)	Ques Sat	Illness - 18 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Rakell is ailing with an illness, and it is unknown if he will suit up against the Capitals on Saturday.
Gustav Forsling (D)	Ques Sat	Illness - 10 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Forsling is ailing with an illness, and it remains to be seen if he will return to action against the Kraken on Saturday.
Joel Eriksson Ek (C)	Ques Sat	Lower Body - 08 / 02 / 25	-	-	+ -
Eriksson Ek is managing with a lower body injury, and it is unclear if he will feature in the lineup against the Red Wings on Saturday.
Mattias Ekholm (D)	Ques Tues	Illness - 31 / 01 / 25	-	-	+ -
Ekholm is ailing with an illness, and it is unclear if he will be active against the Blues on Tuesday.