Canada defeats USA 3-2 in overtime to win 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Game
Connor McDavid scored 8:18 in overtime in 4 countries against the championship game, and Canada beat the United States 3-2 on Thursday night as North American rivals turned around the 2026 Olympics tuning and the geopolitical quarrel with the supreme hockey.
Nathan Mackinnon and Sam Bennett also scored in Canada. Jordan Binnington made 25 saves in the first three periods and six more on the same ice, helping St. Louis Blues win the Stanley Cup five years ago (Stanley Cup).
Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson scored for Americans, Connor Hellebuyck stopped 22 shots in the regulations, while in OT Stopped 3 more times.
After President Donald Trump’s tariff threat and talks about making Canada the 51st state in the United States, the already mature competition adds strength compared to cross-border hatred. Trump called Team USA Thursday morning, hoping everything went well, and then turned the Truth Social to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, swallowing more.
The political background combines the quality of the round-robin match that the United States won 3-1 on Saturday, bringing the atmosphere of the Stanley Cup final or Olympic gold medal match to TD Garden.
Fans of team jerseys waved flags, yelled at fellow countrymen and continued booing at rituals against the national anthem, which has become one of the best international hockey games in decades.
American fans shouted “America! America!” to stimulate the home team; in the third stage, “Johnny Hockey! Johnny Hockey!” cheered. Remind players that they are fighting in honor of former Boston College and Calgary Flames star Johnny Gaudreau, who was drunk while riding a bike in New Jersey last summer at his sister’s wedding The driver killed.
“Miracle on the Ice” Olympic hero and honorary Captain America Mike Eruzione wore a Gaudro jersey as his pre-match etiquette with Canadian counterpart Wayne Gretzky.
