The NHL is officially on a break for the Four Nations Faceoff tournament. The United States, Canada, Finland, and Sweden will compete over the next two weeks in a round robin competition followed by a championship game. The games will start this week in Montreal and then the scene shifts to Boston where the final will be held.

The NHL’s first best-on-best tournament since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, the Panthers are set to have a league-leading eight players competing at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off. Featuring players from the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden, the 4 Nations Face-Off will begin on Feb. 12, and conclude with the championship game on Feb. 20.

Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett will skate for Canada, Gustav Forsling is playing for Sweden, Matthew Tkachuk is competing for the United States and four Panthers players — captain Aleksander Barkov, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola — are representing Finland.

While many NHL athletes are gearing up for a much-anticipated break, eight Florida Panthers players are gearing up for the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament beginning Feb. 12.

On Monday, all four nations held their first official team practices. That gave us an initial look at how the eight Florida Panthers players will be lining up when the games begin on Thursday and Friday.