NHL Evaluating ASG After 4 Nations Face-Off Success

The NHL is teasing a potential new era for its annual all-star showcase.

Following the runaway success of last month's 4 Nations Face-Off, which replaced the NHL's traditional All-Star Game, the league is prepared to roll out something entirely different again in February 2026 when the New York Islanders host the sport's top skaters at UBS Arena.

"We're reevaluating how we want to do things, because I think we've raised the bar about as high as you can for an all-star game in any sport," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said Wednesday, speaking on the final day of the league's annual general manager meetings. "And so we want to make sure whatever we do is up to the standards that we've created."