Team USA coach Mike Sullivan didn’t have an update on whether Matthew Tkachuk would be available to play in Monday’s game against Sweden at T.D. Garden in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off. Tkachuk suffered a lower-body injury in the third period of the Americans' 3-1 win over Canada in Montreal.
USA TODAY Sports offers power rankings of the United States, Canada, Finland and Sweden as they prepare to play in the seven-game tournament that runs Wednesday through Feb. 20 in Montreal and Boston.
Nations Face-Off begins on Wednesday night as Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States will all compete for the next nine days in the tournament with games being played in Montreal and Boston. During the event,
As was expected, fans at the Bell Centre booed during the Star-Spangled Banner before Team USA and Canada faced off in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off. That’s been happening consistently since Donald Trump’s inauguration.
Fans in Montreal loudly booed the U.S. national anthem prior to the 4 Nations Face-Off game between the Americans and host Canada on Saturday night. It’s the second time “The Star-Spangled Banner” drew that reaction in two games the United States has played at the NHL-run international tournament.
Not long after the United States' national anthem was booed again in Montreal, Team USA and Canada engaged in three fights in the first period of their 4 Nations Face-Off game, including the first feud between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel,
Not long after the United States national anthem was booed again in Montreal, Team USA and Canada engaged in three fights in the first period of their 4 Nations Face-Off game, including the first feud between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel.
It was a close, hard-fought game between the United States and Finland for both countries opening game at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. For two periods In a tournament featuring the best of the best,
With a surplus of talent at all positions, Team USA is a favorite at the 4 Nations Face-Off, and heavily favored for its opening game matchup against Finland on Thursday night in Montreal.
The first game in Montreal, won by Team USA, featured three fights in the first nine seconds of the 4 Nations game. The meet in Boston Thursday.
Following up on a 6-1 win against Finland in its opener on Thursday by knocking off Canada in a tight-checking game Saturday, the U.S. is the only team in the tournament to win its first two games. Intent on sending a message from the drop of the puck, the U.S. was involved in three fights in the opening nine seconds.