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.

Multiple fights broke out between Team USA and Team Canada players at the start of their 4 Nations Face-Off game Saturday night.

Team USA has a chance to finish the job this time, unlike at the Vancouver Olympics 15 years ago, when the Americans beat Canada in round-robin play but lost the game that mattered — for gold. Former Team Canada mainstay Chris Pronger had a interesting comment last week when I asked him which of his Olympic gold-medal wins meant the most.

Violence was on the menu the first time USA and Canada faced off. We'll get Round 2 on Thursday thanks to Canada's win over Finland on Monday.

U.S. players knew they could clinch a spot in the final of the 4 Nations Faceoff by beating Canada in regulation on Saturday night. “And we did just that,” defenseman Zach Werenski said. No matter what happens in their game Monday night against Sweden in Boston,

On Saturday night, we witnessed a historic match between Canada and the United States during the 4 Nations Confrontation at the Bell Centre. Canada lost by a score of 3 to 1, but there are so many things to take away from this duel that was intense in terms of emotions.