Matthews (upper body) picked up two assists in a 3-2 overtime loss to Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday. Coach Mike Sullivan shifted Matthews to a line with Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk,
The list of players ruled out before the game between the United States and Sweden on Monday was a who’s who of the U.S. roster: Auston Matthews, Matthew Tkachuk, Charlie McAvoy, each of the members of the team’s leadership group.
Nations Face Off Championship tournament will conclude with a championship showdown between Auston Matthews and Matthew Tkachuk’s USA squad and Connor McDavid and Sidney Crosby’s Canada club at Boston’s TD Garden.
With Team USA already claiming a spot in the 4 Nations Face-Off title game, Monday’s matchup with Sweden had nothing on the line for either team. Both teams rolled into the game shorthanded: USA was without Matthew Tkachuk and Auston Matthews due to what sound like precautionary reasons;
Guentzel's goal came in the third, 11 seconds after Matthew Tkachuk had pushed the USA up 3-1 on the power play. He scored on the rush from the left circle off a pass from Auston Matthews. The two goals in 11 seconds tied an NHL international tourney record (1991 Canada Cup) for fastest consecutive goals scored by the same team.
Auston Matthews, Team USA's No. 1 center and captain who had some upper body soreness after the win over Canada game on Saturday, joined star forward Matthew Tkachuk and did not play in Monday's 4 Nations Face-Off game against Sweden at TD Garden.
After experiencing an absolutely incredible Four Nations tournament, we are now back to normal, or back to the National Hockey League regular season. In fact, NHL hockey will return today, with 14 games scheduled.
Team USA takes on Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game. Follow The Post’s live updates from Boston.