Team Canada has selected Sidney Crosby as their captain for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-off tournament begin held between February 12th and 20th. The event will feature players from Canada, the United States, Finland and Sweden with games staged in Boston and Montreal. The tournament is replacing the All-Star game this season. Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson has been selected as the captain for the team featuring Swedish players. Auston Matthews will be the captain for the United States. Victory Hedman will captain Sweden.
The Penguins host the Nashville Predators Saturday night at PPG Paints arena. Face-off is 7pm. Pre-game on WISR begins at 6:30pm.
The Pens have two home games and two away games prior to the NHL break for the 4 Nations Face-off.
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