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Simply days after their chaotic matchup, Canada and the US will probably be doing battle as soon as once more within the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship. 

The Canadians wanted to safe their spot within the last sport of pool play on Monday towards Finland. They jumped out to a 4-0 lead early and needed to maintain on late because the Fins rallied with three objectives within the third interval. The outcome rendered Staff USA vs. Sweden meaningless and the Swedes earned the 2-1 win.

Now Canada and the US will rekindle their rivalry in Thursday’s championship. The People acquired the perfect of the Canadians in a 3-1 win in Saturday’s sport, which featured three fights within the opening 9 seconds. This got here after Montreal’s Bell Centre crowd booed all through the enjoying of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” Now, the groups head to Boston for the championship showdown.

United States ahead Jake Guentzel netted two objectives to assist raise his workforce to victory.

Very like the NHL, the 4 Nations Face-Off can have a 3-on-3 sudden dying extra time interval, ought to that session be wanted. Nevertheless, the sport will probably be determined in a 10-minute extra time interval relatively the NHL’s 5 minutes. If the groups are nonetheless tied following the extra time session, a three-round shootout will resolve a winner. In Thursday’s championship, extra time will happen within the conventional playoff format with 5-on-5 hockey in consecutive 20-minute intervals till a winner is set.

Under are the 4 Nations Face-Off schedule, rosters and how you can watch the event.

Schedule, scores

  • Wednesday, Feb. 12: Canada 4, Sweden 3 (OT) 
  • Thursday, Feb. 13: USA 6, Finland, 1
  • Saturday, Feb. 15: Finland 4, Sweden 3 (OT)
  • Saturday, Feb. 15: USA 3, Canada 1
  • Monday, Feb. 17: Canada 5, Finland 3
  • Monday, Feb. 17: Sweden 2, United States 1
  • Thursday, Feb. 20: Championship — USA vs. Canada, 8 p.m. | ESPN I TD Backyard

The place to look at the 4 Nations Face-Off

When: Feb. 12-20
The place: Bell Centre — Montreal, Quebec, Canada; TD Backyard — Boston, Massachusetts
TV: ABC, ESPN, TNT
Stream: fubo (strive without cost)

Rosters

Canada

  • Captain: Sidney Crosby (Penguins)
  • Assistant Captains: Connor McDavid (Oilers), Cale Makar (Avalanche)
  • Forwards: Sam Bennett (Panthers), Anthony Cirelli (Lightning), Sidney Crosby (Penguins), Brandon Hagel (Lightning), Seth Jarvis (Hurricanes), Travis Konecny (Flyers), Nathan MacKinnon (Avalanche), Brad Marchand (Bruins), Mitch Marner (Maple Leafs), Connor McDavid (Oilers), Brayden Level (Lightning), Sam Reinhart (Panthers), Mark Stone (Golden Knights)
  • Defensemen: Drew Doughty (Kings), Cale Makar (Avalanche), Josh Morrissey (Jets), Colton Parayko (Blues), Travis Sanheim (Flyers), Shea Theodore (Golden Knights), Devon Toews (Avalanche)
  • Goaltenders: Jordan Binnington (Blues), Adin Hill (Golden Knights), Sam Montembeault (Canadiens)

Finland

  • Captain: Aleksander Barkov (Panthers)
  • Assistant Captains: Sebastian Aho (Hurricanes), Mikael Granlund (Sharks), Mikko Rantanen (Hurricanes)
  • Forwards: Sebastian Aho (Hurricanes), Joel Armia (Canadiens), Aleksander Barkov (Panthers), Mikael Granlund (Sharks), Erik Haula (Devils), Roope Hintz (Stars), Kaapo Kakko (Kraken), Patrik Laine (Canadiens), Artturi Lehkonen (Avalanche), Anton Lundell (Panthers), Eetu Luostarinen (Panthers), Mikko Rantanen (Hurricanes), Teuvo Teravainen (Blackhawks) 
  • Defensemen: Henri Jokiharju (Sabres), Esa Lindell (Stars), Niko Mikkola (Panthers), Olli Maatta (Utah Hockey Membership), Rasmus Ristolainen (Flyers), Juuso Valimaki (Utah Hockey Membership), Urho Vaakanainen (Rangers)
  • Goaltenders: Kevin Lankinen (Canucks), Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (Sabres), Juuse Saros (Predators)

Sweden

  • Captain: Victor Hedman (Lightning)
  • Assistant Captains: Mattias Ekholm (Oilers), Erik Karlsson (Penguins), William Nylander (Maple Leafs)
  • Forwards: Viktor Arvidsson (Oilers), Jesper Bratt (Devils), Leo Carlsson (Geese), Joel Eriksson Ek (Wild), Filip Forsberg (Predators), Rickard Rakell (Penguins), Adrian Kempe (Kings), Elias Lindholm (Bruins), William Nylander (Maple Leafs), Gustav Nyquist (Predators), Elias Pettersson (Canucks), Lucas Raymond (Purple Wings), Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)
  • Defensemen: Rasmus Andersson (Flames), Jonas Brodin (Wild), Rasmus Dahlin (Sabres), Mattias Ekholm (Oilers), Gustav Forsling (Panthers), Victor Hedman (Lightning), Erik Karlsson (Penguins)
  • Goaltenders: Samuel Ersson (Flyers), Filip Gustavsson (Wild), Linus Ullmark (Senators)

United States

  • Captain: Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs)
  • Assistant Captains: Charlie McAvoy (Bruins), Matthew Tkachuk (Panthers)
  • Forwards: Matt Boldy (Wild), Kyle Connor (Jets), Jack Eichel (Golden Knights), Jake Guentzel (Lightning), Jack Hughes (Devils), Chris Kreider (Rangers), Dylan Larkin (Purple Wings), Auston Matthews (Maple Leafs), J.T. Miller (Canucks), Brock Nelson (Islanders), Brady Tkachuk (Senators), Matthew Tkachuk (Panthers), Vincent Trocheck (Rangers)
  • Defensemen: Brock Faber (Wild), Adam Fox (Rangers), Noah Hanifin (Golden Knights), Charlie McAvoy (Bruins), Jake Sanderson (Senators), Jaccob Slavin (Hurricanes), Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)
  • Goaltenders: Connor Hellebuyck (Jets), Jake Oettinger (Stars), Jeremy Swayman (Bruins)

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