The 4 Nations Face-Off was a runaway success for the NHL in lieu of an All-Star Game this week ... Relive the matchup with some of these incredible pictures. This article originally appeared ...

Lavallee managed to capture the exact moment a puck was lifted into the air along the plexiglass, with Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov hot in pursuit. The puck was reflecting the image of a ...

Photo: Vitor Munhoz/4NFO/World Cup of Hockey ... national pride into the midseason break affects ratings. Previous NHL All-Star Games haven't drawn audiences as big as other leagues.

Then there was Saturday night in Montreal’s Bell Center, where a wild, rowdy crowd jammed the place for the NHL’s version of an “all-star” event — 4 Nations Face-Off — and a game ...