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BOSTON \u2014 Everyone on both sides of the USA-Canada 4 Nations Face-Off final on Thursday knows that this was the matchup everybody was hoping for.<\/p>\n
But after Bell Centre turned into a UFC octagon for three fights within the first nine seconds of the teams\u2019 first meeting this past Thursday in Montreal, the clash has somehow become even more of an anticipated event than it was before the tournament even started.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe only thing that went through my mind is, that first game was such a great hockey game,\u201d Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan said. \u201cI think it\u2019s great for hockey that there\u2019s an opportunity for these two teams to meet again. Both teams have star power all around the lineup. It was a very competitive hockey game, the first game. I would anticipate the next one will be every bit as competitive, if not more. As I said after that game against Canada, the way that game was played, with the emotional investment on both sides, it\u2019s just such an indication of how much these guys care and what this means to them.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of pride at stake, and it will be a hard-fought battle. That\u2019s what I would anticipate. So I think it\u2019s a great celebration of hockey. It really is. I mean, there\u2019s some of the generational talents on both sides. It\u2019s so awesome from my standpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n
With two days between Monday\u2019s slate and the championship bout, the consensus is that it\u2019ll be beneficial for both teams after travels through a snow storm from Montreal to Boston weren\u2019t the easiest to endure.<\/p>\n
Logistically, too, several players \u2014 especially the Americans \u2014 need the rest after a competitive round-robin portion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was saying today it\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve won something,\u201d Dylan Larkin said. \u201cI know there\u2019s other guys in here in the same boat. There\u2019s a lot on the line.\u201d<\/p>\n
Canada head coach Jon Cooper had a message for his best players before Monday\u2019s 5-3 win over Finland clinched his team\u2019s spot in the 4 Nations Face-Off final.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere\u2019s the thing, I talked to Connor [McDavid], if you remember against the U.S., he\u2019s basically one-on-one with [goalie Connor] Hellebuyck and he passes to [Sam] Reinhart, it gets broken up,\u201d he said in his postgame press conference. \u201cI was talking to Connor, \u2018Somebody\u2019s got to shoot it in the net. So why not you?\u2019 To see what he did in the first goal of the game, he kind of circled down and got it and got a great screen.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeeting with those guys last night, to win hockey games you have to be so selfless, but it\u2019s weird how you have to tell the players at times to be selfish. Being selfish is like you have to shoot it in the net. [Nathan] MacKinnon did it twice, Mac did it once. [Sidney] Crosby with a little more distance [on an empty-netter].\u201d<\/p>\n
Consider the message received.<\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s Big 3 \u2014 McDavid, Crosby, MacKinnon \u2014 combined for four goals and six points in the win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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