Fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem prior to the Americans’ first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland on Thursday night, and Stanley Cup-winning forward Matthew Tkachuk had a simple reaction.

The United States and Canada will doing battle one more time in the Championship Game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. However, the Americans have been affected by the injury bug leading up to Thursday's pivotal matchup for international supremacy.

Team USA forward Brady Tkachuk left the Americans' 4 Nations Face-Off game against Sweden on Monday night with an undisclosed injury.

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.

Fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem prior to the Americans’ first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland. Forward Matthew Tkachuk had a simple reaction. "I didn’t like it, and that’s all I got,

Off match between USA and Canada, won 3-1 by the Americans, Tkachuk and Hagel threw their gloves to the ground and sparred with each other. Their fight was the first of three in the opening nine seconds of the match.

For Team USA, it was a poor start and a grand Finnish. See Also Bill Guerin’s 4 Nations ‘orchestra’ mirrors his own Team USA past The Americans looked like they were in trouble early, letting up the opening goal and allowing Finland to control the tempo through two periods Thursday night.

Tkachuk, meanwhile, is a slam dunk to represent Team USA in the 2026 Winter Games. His thunderous performance in the 4 Nations Face-Off makes him a Stars-and-Stripes lock, alongside his brother Matthew.

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If things weren't tense enough between the United States and Canada when the two teams faced one another last weekend, they certainly will be in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship on Thursday. Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel dropped the gloves off the opening draw,

Matthew Tkachuk and Team USA have learned very tough news as one key player on the lineup has been ruled out for the Championship Game against Canada.