The Cole Harbour, N.S., boys are back together.
Sidney Crosby and Nathan MacKinnon skated together alongside Mark Stone at Canada's first practice ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Monday in Montreal.
Crosby and MacKinnon, who share a hometown, have never received the chance to suit up together in meaningful action, with the latter a member of the North American U-23 team the last time the NHL's best competed in an international tournament at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.
Meanwhile, Connor McDavid will skate alongside Sam Reinhart — who is tied with Brayden Point in the NHL for the lead among Canadian players with 31 goals on the year — on a line that also includes another skilled passer in Mitch Marner.
Point will offer his scoring threat on a line with Brad Marchand, who's used to playing with a sniper in David Pastrnak, and Carolina's Seth Jarvis.
Tampa Bay Lightning teammates Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel will connect on a fourth line with rival and Florida Panthers pest Sam Bennett.
Travis Konecny did not skate due to illness.
On the blue line, Colorado Avalanche duo Cale Makar and Devon Toews stuck together on the team's top pairing.
Vegas' Shea Theodore will play with Drew Doughty, who replaced Theodore's injured Golden Knights teammate Alex Pietrangelo on the roster.
4 Nations Face-Off on Sportsnet
The inaugural edition of the 4 Nations Face-Off is here with the top players from Canada, Sweden, Finland and the United States going head-to-head in the highly anticipated best-on-best event. Watch all the games on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.
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Winnipeg's Josh Morrissey and St. Louis' Colton Parayko also lined up together, while Philadelphia's Travis Sanheim was an extra.
Canada's first game is Wednesday against Sweden in Montreal, with live coverage throughout the tournament available on Sportsnet and Sportsnet+.
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