The opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off is Sweden against Canada on Feb. 12 (8 p.m. ET; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS). And with the clock ticking down to the start of the tournament, Hallam is being forced to deal with several key injuries.

A defence spending target of 3% of GDP is more likely than the 5% aim pushed by US President Donald Trump, say members of the parliamentary Defence Committee.

It’ll come full circle for Bratt when he slips on the Sweden jersey once again against rival Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off next month. Sweden will play its first two games at Bell Centre in Montreal, facing Canada in its opener of the tournament Feb. 12 before the matchup against Finland three days later.

Sweden and Finland, Europe's most forested countries, are not doing enough to protect their primary and old-growth forests, falling short of EU commitments, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a report Thursday.

Passenger train traffic from Finland via Tornio to Haparanda would open up the possibility of traveling to Sweden and the rest of Europe by land.

Several undersea cables running under the surface of the Baltic Sea have been damaged in suspected sabotage incidents in recent months.

There has been a sharp rise in damage to undersea cables in the Baltic, with at least 11 incidents reported since October 2023.

The Panthers have eight players total slated to participate in the tournament: Four for Finland (Barkov, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola), two for Canada (Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett), one for the United States (Matthew Tkachuk) and one for Sweden (Gustav Forsling).

Aleksander Barkov and Victor Hedman were named captains for Team Finland and Team Sweden, respectively, on Thursday ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Star centre Aleksander Barkov was the first captain named ahead of the 4 Nations Face-off Thursday. The Florida Panthers' star draws the 'C' with Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola serving as alternates.

The 4 Nations Face-Off captains and leadership groups for Canada, Finland, Sweden and the U.S. must guide their teams to a win with little margin for error.