Tomorrow night we will get treated to arguably the most anticipated hockey game in many years with the Four Nations faceoff finale between the United States and Canada.
Both teams were without their top defensemen during the round robin stage as Cale Makar dealt with an illness for Canada and Quinn Hughes wasn't with Team USA at all due to an injury.
Since then, Hughes has been involved in rumors that he would be joining the team after Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy was removed from the roster with an injury.
In fact, there were reports that Hughes was joining Team USA as recently as yesterday.
Unfortunately, it seems as though the NHL has changed their mind as to whether or not Hughes is eligible to play in the game.
After all, the injury replacement rules for the tournament have not exactly been that clear.
That being said, we got a huge update from NHL insider Pierre LeBrun today who revealed that Hughes is not traveling to Boston, and will not join Team USA.
He specifically noted that Hughes was not medically cleared to join the team.
For what it is worth though, Hughes was spotted at Canucks practice today, wearing a regular jersey as a full participant.
This could lead to conspiracy theories as to why he really didn't make the flight for the game.
Losing Hughes is a big deal for the Americans as he leads all American born defenders with 14 goals and 59 points this season.
However, the Team went 2-1 in the round robin without Hughes, only losing to Sweden in a game that was effectively meaningless for them.
Will they be able to upset Canada a second time though? Tune in tomorrow night to find out.
POLL | ||
FÉVRIER 19 | 359 ANSWERS Heartbreaking News for Quinn Hughes and Team USA Who do you think will win the Four Nations faceoff final between the United States and Canada? | ||
Canada | 275 | 76.6 % |
USA | 84 | 23.4 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
LIVE
OCTOBER 22, 2025
| ||||
G | A | PTS | ||
Jack Quinn | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Ryan McLeod | - | 2 | 2 | |
Dawson Mercer | - | 2 | 2 | |
Conor Timmins | - | 2 | 2 | |
Zachary Bolduc | 1 | - | 1 | |
Matthew Boldy | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jesper Bratt | 1 | - | 1 | |
J.T. Compher | 1 | - | 1 | |
Paul Cotter | 1 | - | 1 | |
Brenden Dillon | 1 | - | 1 | |
Josh Doan | 1 | - | 1 | |
Emmitt Finnie | 1 | - | 1 | |
Arseny Gritsyuk | 1 | - | 1 | |
Adam Klapka | 1 | - | 1 | |
Tyson Kozak | 1 | - | 1 | |
Michael Matheson | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jonatan Berggren | - | 1 | 1 | |
Connor Brown | - | 1 | 1 | |
Zeev Buium | - | 1 | 1 | |
COMPLETE STATS |
2025-2026 NHL STANDINGS | ||||||
GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
Red Wings | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 10 | |
Canadiens | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 10 | |
Panthers | 8 | 4 | 4 | - | 8 | |
Maple Leafs | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Bruins | 8 | 3 | 5 | - | 6 | |
Senators | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Sabres | 6 | 2 | 4 | - | 4 | |
Lightning | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
Devils | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 10 | |
Hurricanes | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 10 | |
Penguins | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 10 | |
Capitals | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 10 | |
Flyers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Rangers | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
Islanders | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | |
Blue Jackets | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | |
GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
Avalanche | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 12 | |
Jets | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | 10 | |
Mammoth | 7 | 5 | 2 | - | 10 | |
Blackhawks | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Blues | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Wild | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Stars | 6 | 3 | 3 | - | 6 | |
Predators | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
GP | W | L | OL | PTS | ||
Golden Knights | 7 | 5 | - | 2 | 12 | |
Canucks | 7 | 4 | 3 | - | 8 | |
Kraken | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
Ducks | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Oilers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
Kings | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Sharks | 6 | - | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Flames | 7 | 1 | 6 | - | 2 | |
COMPLETE STANDINGS |