Bad News for Team USA and Matthew Tkachuk Only Hours After Clinching Finals Bid
Team USA announced a major roster move that could spell bad news for the team ahead of their last round-robin game in the Four Nations faceoff.
Yesterday we saw one of the most exciting international hockey games in years.
Team USA took down Team Canada in their round-robin matchup at the Four Nations faceoff in Montreal.
The game was highly anticipated and the drama took over immediately with a full line brawl at the beginning of the game after Canadian fans booed the US national anthem.
But ultimately, it was the Americans that came away with the victory, quieting the Canadian crowd.
Unfortunately though, the team did suffer one major setback in the contest.
Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk, who has 2 goals and three points through 2 games, missed the second half of the 3rd period with an injury.
NHL insider Frank Seravalli noted this morning that he had a noticeable limp after the game, and the team is shutting him down in their last game against Sweden before the finals.
Hopefully this is just a minor ailment that Tkachuk will be able to play through when the USA plays in the finals on Thursday.
Who they will meet in that game is yet to be determined, but it will most likely be a rematch against Canada unless Finland can pull off an upset victory in their last round-robin game.
The Four Nations tournament has blown away expectations so far, with fans across the hockey world enthralled by the heroics of their country's top players.
The players themselves have expressed disappointment with the tournament's overtime rules, but other than that, they are clearly just as excited if not more so to play in these games than the fans are to watch them.
As a result, the final should be one of the best games of the season, so be sure to tune in.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Tom Wilson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Alexander Ovechkin | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Brendan Gallagher | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Anthony Cirelli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Josh Doan | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dylan Guenther | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Victor Hedman | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack McBain | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dylan Strome | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jake Guentzel | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brandon Hagel | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Carcone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Christian Dvorak | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nick Paul | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brayden Point | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cam Atkinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| John Carlson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nick Desimone | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 56 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 81 | |
Capitals | 55 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 80 | |
Oilers | 55 | 34 | 17 | 4 | 72 | |
Stars | 55 | 35 | 18 | 2 | 72 | |
Golden Knights | 56 | 33 | 17 | 6 | 72 | |
Panthers | 57 | 34 | 20 | 3 | 71 | |
Hurricanes | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | |
Wild | 56 | 33 | 19 | 4 | 70 | |
Maple Leafs | 55 | 33 | 20 | 2 | 68 | |
Avalanche | 57 | 33 | 22 | 2 | 68 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||