Detroit had a seven-game win streak snapped Saturday, but it remains right in the thick of a playoff race as the 4 Nations ...

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.

Welcome to the NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are 14 games on the schedule for Saturday, including two nationally televised in the United States and five in Canada.

The four countries met, along with the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia, in the 1976 Canada Cup from Sept. 2-15, the first NHL international tournament.

The Stanley Cup isn’t the only major hockey championship up for grabs in 2025. Instead of an All-Star Game, the NHL will hold a midseason international tournament called the 4 Nations Face-Off. The ...