While Florida has an NHL-high eight players at 4 Nations, division-rival Carolina four and the still-dangerous New York Rangers six, the Caps have the only true break with no games between Feb. 9-22.

Instead of an All-Star Game, the NHL will hold a midseason international tournament called the 4 Nations Face-Off. Here's ...

the committee selects and seeds the 16 best available teams. There are no automatic qualifiers, although all non-competing conference champions receive the designated revenue unit. To maintain ...