- The 2027 NHL All-Star Game will be a 3-on-3 round-robin between Canada, USA, Finland, Sweden, and a World team
- Top two teams play a 10-minute final for a $2 million prize at UBS Arena on Feb. 5-6
- Read below for the official graphic, the Skills Competition shake-up, and video tying it back to the 4 Nations Face-Off
The NHL All-Star Game is getting a passport.
Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh announced the 2027 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend format on Tuesday, scrapping the divisional and draft-style setups for a five-team international 3-on-3 tournament at UBS Arena on Long Island.
The NHLPA dropped the full breakdown:
Team Canada, Team USA, Team Finland, Team Sweden, and a World squad will play four five-minute round-robin games each. Two points for a win, one for a tie, none for a loss. The top two teams move to a 10-minute final for a $2 million prize.
The World team picks up players from every country outside the other four, and each squad ices nine skaters and two goalies. Per NHL.com, the weekend runs February 5 and 6, 2027.
This reveal lands right after the 4 Nations Face-Off broke ratings records and USA grabbed Olympic gold in Milan. The league is leaning hard into that wave.
Take a look at the video of the 4 Nations final that pushed the league this direction:
That kind of jersey-versus-jersey stakes is what the All-Star Game has been missing for years, and the video shows exactly why the league is going all-in on it.
Roster construction works like this: the league and NHLPA put out 30 names per team in December, fans pick eight, and the NHL and NHLPA add one forward, one defenseman, and one goalie to round it out.
The Skills Competition is getting flipped, too. Ten players age 25 and under will go through six events: Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot, Passing Challenge, One Timers, Stick Handling, and Accuracy Shooting.
The top four move to a Shootout against four All-Star goalies, and the final two skate through an Obstacle Course Finale. Highest cumulative score takes home $1 million.
Friday’s Skills run on ESPN in the U.S. and Sportsnet in Canada. The tournament hits ABC and Sportsnet the night after. It’s also the first NHL All-Star Game since 2024 after the 4 Nations Face-Off swallowed 2025 and the Milan Olympics took 2026.
