• Who: USA (1-0) vs. Canada (1-0) • What: 4 Nations Face-Off • When: 8:24 p.m. • Where: Bell Centre • Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck (1-0, .952 SV%) vs. Jordan Binnington (1-0, .885 SV%) • TV: ABC • Streaming: ESPN+ • Boxscore: NHL.com • Medianotes: Tournament guide
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Jake Guentzel is the player of the game.
• 3-1 is the final. USA will go to the championship. Goals from Jake Guentzel (2) and Dylan Larkin. None of the other three teams are eliminated yet.
• Assuming this holds and ends in regulation, USA will clinch a spot in the final.
• GOAL: Jake Guentzel into the empty net. USA 3, Canada 1
• Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon are out there with two minutes to go.
• Matthew Tkachuk is up trying to skate around again during the break. Back to the end of the bench, though.
• John Hynes is down there at the white board for this TV timeout.
• Less than three minutes remain.
• Matthew Tkachuk is getting up and down stretching out one of his legs, it looks like.
• Matthew Tkachuk tried skating around at the TV timeout but went right back to the end of the bench. He might be done for tonight.
• Carey Price is here and the building is electric again.
• Huge save from Connor Hellebuyck on Connor McDavid in the slot.
• Matthew Tkachuk seems to be working through something. On the bench but has missed shifts. Sitting at the end with an athletic trainer.
• Canada has the first three shots on goal this period. Pushing for the tying goal.
• Third period is underway, with USA up by a goal.
• End of the first. Dylan Larkin's goal has Team USA up 2-1. Shots are even, 18-18.
• GOAL: Oof. Sidney Crosby turns the puck over in the U.S. end to Matt Boldy, Dylan Larkin takes it right up ice and scores to take the lead. USA 2, Canada 1
• Jordan Binnington has bounced back pretty well after that softy earlier. Just had a huge save on Brady Tkachuk.
• Second period is underway.
• So ... glorified All-Star Game?
• End of the first and it's tied, 1-1. Connor McDavid and Jake Guentzel with the goals. USA has an 8-7 edge in shots.
• Went in and added videos from the first two fights down below in this file so you can get a feel for the atmosphere.
• Canada gets a power play with 3:13 left. Jake Guentzel trips Josh Morrissey. It's once again deafening in here.
• Canada has Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid out there together at five-on-five. That's insane. This game is insane. It's the greatest game I've ever seen.
• Jordan Binnington robs Jake Guentzel with a pad save.
• Canada to the PK. Sidney Crosby sits for two for hooking with 7:06 left.
• The greatest women's hockey player of her generation (perhaps ever) Marie-Philip Poulin and her wife Laura Stacey, both players for PWHL Montreal Victoire, are here and shown on the videoboard. Place goes wild.
• Automatic ban for political comments in here tonight. I don't have time to search through the file all game and waste my time. Everyone knows the rules. Makes it simple.
• GOAL: Jake Guentzel ties it. Soft, soft goal from Jordan Binnington.
• Both pairs of fighters exit the boxes at this stoppage. Boos for the Tkachuks.
• Even Sidney Crosby taking a few extra whacks at Connor Hellebuyck. Minor scrum breaks out as a result.
• Connor McDavid blatantly trpped. No call.
• Back to full strength. And now we're actually watching a hockey game.
• Canada ends up with a two-minute power play out of all that.
• They drop the puck a third time and Colton Parayko and J.T. Miller fight now. This game is nine seconds old and it's the greatest thing I've ever seen.
• They drop the puck again and Brady Tkachuk and Sam Bennett drop the gloves. This is insane!
• Oh. My. Gosh. Brandon Hagel and Matthew Tkachuk fight off the opening draw. Hagel gets the takedown and the place is honestly louder than it was for Mario Lemieux the other day.
• Michelle Kwan introduces Team USA. Cool!
• And for Canada:
Sam Reinhart - Connor McDavid - Mitch Marner Sidney Crosby - Nathan MacKinnon - Mark Stone Brad Marchand - Sam Bennett - Seth Jarvis Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Brayden Point
Jake Guentzel - Auston Matthews - Jack Hughes Brady Tkachuk - Jack Eichel - Matthew Tkachuk J.T. Miller - Dylan Larkin - Matt Boldy Brock Nelson - Vincent Trocheck - Kyle Connor
Zach Werenski - Charlie McAvoy Jaccob Slavin - Brock Faber Noah Hanifin - Adam Fox
• Nathan MacKinnon just got hit in the face with a puck in warmups. Hit the goalie's glove and deflected into him, looked like his mouth. It was his own shot. Might just need to get stitched up, didn't seem too bad.
• They keep putting Auston Matthews on the videoboard to provoke the crowd, lol.
• Sidney Crosby does his usual retying of his skates mid-warmups and the building breaks out in "CROS-BY" chants. And he just was tying his skates. Imagine if he scores?
• The energy in here is insane and it's only warmups. I also see a LOT of Nova Scotia flags.
• Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is here.
• Canada won't have Cale Makar tonight. He's sick. So Thomas Harley, brought in for a possible emergency replacement, draws in.
THE ASYLUM
Final: USA 3, Canada 1
• Who: USA (1-0) vs. Canada (1-0)
• What: 4 Nations Face-Off
• When: 8:24 p.m.
• Where: Bell Centre
• Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck (1-0, .952 SV%) vs. Jordan Binnington (1-0, .885 SV%)
• TV: ABC
• Streaming: ESPN+
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Tournament guide
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Jake Guentzel is the player of the game.
• 3-1 is the final. USA will go to the championship. Goals from Jake Guentzel (2) and Dylan Larkin. None of the other three teams are eliminated yet.
• Assuming this holds and ends in regulation, USA will clinch a spot in the final.
• GOAL: Jake Guentzel into the empty net. USA 3, Canada 1
• Connor McDavid, Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon are out there with two minutes to go.
• Matthew Tkachuk is up trying to skate around again during the break. Back to the end of the bench, though.
• John Hynes is down there at the white board for this TV timeout.
• Less than three minutes remain.
• Matthew Tkachuk is getting up and down stretching out one of his legs, it looks like.
• Matthew Tkachuk tried skating around at the TV timeout but went right back to the end of the bench. He might be done for tonight.
• Carey Price is here and the building is electric again.
• Huge save from Connor Hellebuyck on Connor McDavid in the slot.
• Matthew Tkachuk seems to be working through something. On the bench but has missed shifts. Sitting at the end with an athletic trainer.
• Canada has the first three shots on goal this period. Pushing for the tying goal.
• Third period is underway, with USA up by a goal.
• End of the first. Dylan Larkin's goal has Team USA up 2-1. Shots are even, 18-18.
• GOAL: Oof. Sidney Crosby turns the puck over in the U.S. end to Matt Boldy, Dylan Larkin takes it right up ice and scores to take the lead. USA 2, Canada 1
• Jordan Binnington has bounced back pretty well after that softy earlier. Just had a huge save on Brady Tkachuk.
• Second period is underway.
• So ... glorified All-Star Game?
• End of the first and it's tied, 1-1. Connor McDavid and Jake Guentzel with the goals. USA has an 8-7 edge in shots.
• Went in and added videos from the first two fights down below in this file so you can get a feel for the atmosphere.
• Canada gets a power play with 3:13 left. Jake Guentzel trips Josh Morrissey. It's once again deafening in here.
• Canada has Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, Connor McDavid out there together at five-on-five. That's insane. This game is insane. It's the greatest game I've ever seen.
• Jordan Binnington robs Jake Guentzel with a pad save.
• Canada to the PK. Sidney Crosby sits for two for hooking with 7:06 left.
• The greatest women's hockey player of her generation (perhaps ever) Marie-Philip Poulin and her wife Laura Stacey, both players for PWHL Montreal Victoire, are here and shown on the videoboard. Place goes wild.
• Automatic ban for political comments in here tonight. I don't have time to search through the file all game and waste my time. Everyone knows the rules. Makes it simple.
• GOAL: Jake Guentzel ties it. Soft, soft goal from Jordan Binnington.
• GOAL: Connor McDavid gets this one going on a breakaway. It's deafening. Canada 1, USA 0
• Both pairs of fighters exit the boxes at this stoppage. Boos for the Tkachuks.
• Even Sidney Crosby taking a few extra whacks at Connor Hellebuyck. Minor scrum breaks out as a result.
• Connor McDavid blatantly trpped. No call.
• Back to full strength. And now we're actually watching a hockey game.
• Canada ends up with a two-minute power play out of all that.
• They drop the puck a third time and Colton Parayko and J.T. Miller fight now. This game is nine seconds old and it's the greatest thing I've ever seen.
• They drop the puck again and Brady Tkachuk and Sam Bennett drop the gloves. This is insane!
• Oh. My. Gosh. Brandon Hagel and Matthew Tkachuk fight off the opening draw. Hagel gets the takedown and the place is honestly louder than it was for Mario Lemieux the other day.
• Michelle Kwan introduces Team USA. Cool!
• And for Canada:
Sam Reinhart - Connor McDavid - Mitch Marner
Sidney Crosby - Nathan MacKinnon - Mark Stone
Brad Marchand - Sam Bennett - Seth Jarvis
Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Brayden Point
Devon Toews - Travis Sanheim
Josh Morrissey - Colton Parayko
Thomas Harley - Drew Doughty
• Team USA's lines and pairings:
Jake Guentzel - Auston Matthews - Jack Hughes
Brady Tkachuk - Jack Eichel - Matthew Tkachuk
J.T. Miller - Dylan Larkin - Matt Boldy
Brock Nelson - Vincent Trocheck - Kyle Connor
Zach Werenski - Charlie McAvoy
Jaccob Slavin - Brock Faber
Noah Hanifin - Adam Fox
• Nathan MacKinnon just got hit in the face with a puck in warmups. Hit the goalie's glove and deflected into him, looked like his mouth. It was his own shot. Might just need to get stitched up, didn't seem too bad.
• They keep putting Auston Matthews on the videoboard to provoke the crowd, lol.
• Sidney Crosby does his usual retying of his skates mid-warmups and the building breaks out in "CROS-BY" chants. And he just was tying his skates. Imagine if he scores?
• The energy in here is insane and it's only warmups. I also see a LOT of Nova Scotia flags.
• Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau is here.
• Canada won't have Cale Makar tonight. He's sick. So Thomas Harley, brought in for a possible emergency replacement, draws in.
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