TAMPA, Fla. — Five Tampa Bay Lighting players, along with head coach Jon Cooper, will be there when the puck drops on the 4 Nations Face-Off involving the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland.

What You Need To Know

  • 4 Nations Face-Off involving the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland starts Wednesday night

  • Tampa Bay Lightning have 5 players, along with coach Jon Cooper, involved in the event

  • The Bolts are off until Feb. 23

  • LINK: 4 Nations schedule, standings, rosters

The event starts Wednesday night and will take place in Boston and Montreal.

Anthony Cirelli, Brandon Hagel, Brayden Point and Cooper will represent Canada. Jake Guentzel will play for the United States, and Victor Hedman will suit up for Sweden.

Each 4 Nations Face-Off team is made up of 23 NHL Players (20 skaters and three goalies), who are under an NHL contract for the 2024-25 season and were on an NHL roster as of Dec. 2.

Each team faces one another in round-robin play, with the top two meeting in the championship.

“I truly believe this is a tournament where you’re basically playing three Game 7s,” Cooper said. “There’s no, really, margin for error.”

Canada and Sweden open the tournament Wednesday night, with the U.S. and Finland playing 24 hours later. Sweden-Finland and U.S.-Canada follow on Saturday before the action shifts to Montreal.

A regulation win is worth three points, a shootout or overtime win is worth two points and a shootout or overtime loss is one point.

The Bolts will regroup Feb. 23 for a home matchup with the Seattle Kraken.

For more on the 4 Nations event, including schedule and game times, click here.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.