Buckle up. It&#8217;s time for round two.
After the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/instant-reaction-united-states-shuts-down-canada-in-3-1-win-4-nations-face-off">United States beat Canada</a> by a score of 3-1 on Saturday, the two teams will meet again in the Championship Game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday in Boston.
This will be the fifth time that the North American rivals have met in the final of an international men&#8217;s tournament in the modern era. The home side swept the Canada Cup in 1991, the Americans got them back in 1996 at the World Cup, and Canada beat the United States at the Olympics en route to gold medals in both 2002 and 2010.
Saturday&#8217;s clash in Montreal featured booing during the Star Spangled Banner and three fights within the first nine seconds of play. What might the rematch have in store?

<h2>Game Information</h2>
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<li class="">Start Time: 6:00 PM MT</li>
<li class="">Location: TD Garden, Boston, USA</li>
<li class="">Watch: Sportsnet (Canada), ESPN (USA)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Line Combinations</h2>
<h3><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/team-canada/line-combinations">Canada</a></h3>
The Canadians will have a different look on Thursday than they did the first time they faced the Americans on Saturday.
Connor McDavid couldn&#8217;t find chemistry with Mitch Marner and Sam Reinhart during the first two games of the tournament so they were swapped with Mark Stone and Brayden Point ahead of Canada&#8217;s match against Finland on Monday. McDavid&#8217;s new line clicked for two goals and the second line of Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, and Reinhart also buried three.
The team&#8217;s blueline will also get a boost with Cale Makar back in the lineup. The former Norris Trophy winner missed Saturday&#8217;s bout because of an illness but returned on Monday against Finland and logged 23:57 in the win.
Mark Stone &#8211; Connor McDavid &#8211; Brayden Point
Sidney Crosby &#8211; Nathan MacKinnon &#8211; Sam Reinhart
Brandon Hagel &#8211; Anthony Cirelli &#8211; Mitch Marner
Brad Marchand &#8211; Sam Bennett &#8211; Travis Konecny
Devon Toews &#8211; Cale Makar
Josh Morrissey &#8211; Colton Parayko
Travis Sanheim &#8211; Drew Doughty
<h3><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/team-united-states/line-combinations">United States</a></h3>
The United States was shorthanded during the team&#8217;s loss to Sweden on Monday and they could be without some key players on Thursday when they face Canada.
Auston Matthews sat out against Sweden because of an illness and Matthew Tkachuk was unavailable because of a lower-body injury. Both players practiced on Wednesday in Boston and they&#8217;re expected to play on Thursday. Brady Tkachuk left Monday&#8217;s game after slamming into Sweden&#8217;s net and he didn&#8217;t take the ice for practice. Kyle Connor was moved up into the top-six forward group in the younger Tkachuk&#8217;s absence.
The Boston Bruins announced on Wednesday that defenceman Charlie McAvoy will be out week-to-week because of a shoulder infection suffered during the tournament. McAvoy didn&#8217;t play in the United States&#8217; loss to Sweden on Monday while Jake Sanderson stepped in alongside Zach Werenski in his absence.
Jake Guentzel &#8211; Auston Matthews &#8211; Jack Hughes
Kyle Connor &#8211; Jack Eichel &#8211; Matthew Tkachuk 
J.T. Miller &#8211; Dylan Larkin &#8211; Matthew Boldy 
Brock Nelson &#8211; Vincent Trocheck &#8211; Chris Kreider 
Zach Werenski &#8211; Jake Sanderson 
Jaccob Slavin &#8211; Brock Faber
Noah Hanifin &#8211; Adam Fox
<h2>Starting Goaltenders</h2>
It&#8217;ll be the same goalie duel on Thursday in Boston as it was on Saturday in Montreal.
After sitting out on Monday for rest, leading Vezina Trophy candidate Connor Hellebuyck will get the nod for the United States in the Championship Game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. The native of Commerce, Michigan has been nearly unbeatable through two starts, stopping 45 of 47 shots for a .957 save percentage.
Going for Canada will be Jordan Binnington of Richmond Hill, Ontario. The 2019 Stanley Cup Champion was the only goaltender to play in all three games for his team during the group stage. He allowed eight goals on 74 shots for a .892 save percentage.
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Buckle up. It's time for round two.

After the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/instant-reaction-united-states-shuts-down-canada-in-3-1-win-4-nations-face-off">United States beat Canada</a> by a score of 3-1 on Saturday, the two teams will meet again in the Championship Game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday in Boston.

This will be the fifth time that the North American rivals have met in the final of an international men's tournament in the modern era. The home side swept the Canada Cup in 1991, the Americans got them back in 1996 at the World Cup, and Canada beat the United States at the Olympics en route to gold medals in both 2002 and 2010.

Saturday's clash in Montreal featured booing during the Star Spangled Banner and three fights within the first nine seconds of play. What might the rematch have in store?


<h2>Game Information</h2>
<ul class="mb-5 list-disc pl-8">
 	<li class="">Start Time: 6:00 PM MT</li>
 	<li class="">Location: TD Garden, Boston, USA</li>
 	<li class="">Watch: Sportsnet (Canada), ESPN (USA)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Line Combinations</h2>
<h3><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/team-canada/line-combinations">Canada</a></h3>
The Canadians will have a different look on Thursday than they did the first time they faced the Americans on Saturday.

Connor McDavid couldn't find chemistry with Mitch Marner and Sam Reinhart during the first two games of the tournament so they were swapped with Mark Stone and Brayden Point ahead of Canada's match against Finland on Monday. McDavid's new line clicked for two goals and the second line of Sidney Crosby, Nathan MacKinnon, and Reinhart also buried three.

The team's blueline will also get a boost with Cale Makar back in the lineup. The former Norris Trophy winner missed Saturday's bout because of an illness but returned on Monday against Finland and logged 23:57 in the win.

Mark Stone - Connor McDavid - Brayden Point

Sidney Crosby - Nathan MacKinnon - Sam Reinhart

Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Mitch Marner

Brad Marchand - Sam Bennett - Travis Konecny

Devon Toews - Cale Makar

Josh Morrissey - Colton Parayko

Travis Sanheim - Drew Doughty
<h3><a href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/team-united-states/line-combinations">United States</a></h3>
The United States was shorthanded during the team's loss to Sweden on Monday and they could be without some key players on Thursday when they face Canada.

Auston Matthews sat out against Sweden because of an illness and Matthew Tkachuk was unavailable because of a lower-body injury. Both players practiced on Wednesday in Boston and they're expected to play on Thursday. Brady Tkachuk left Monday's game after slamming into Sweden's net and he didn't take the ice for practice. Kyle Connor was moved up into the top-six forward group in the younger Tkachuk's absence.

The Boston Bruins announced on Wednesday that defenceman Charlie McAvoy will be out week-to-week because of a shoulder infection suffered during the tournament. McAvoy didn't play in the United States' loss to Sweden on Monday while Jake Sanderson stepped in alongside Zach Werenski in his absence.

Jake Guentzel - Auston Matthews - Jack Hughes

Kyle Connor - Jack Eichel - Matthew Tkachuk 

J.T. Miller - Dylan Larkin - Matthew Boldy 

Brock Nelson - Vincent Trocheck - Chris Kreider 

Zach Werenski - Jake Sanderson 

Jaccob Slavin - Brock Faber

Noah Hanifin - Adam Fox
<h2>Starting Goaltenders</h2>
It'll be the same goalie duel on Thursday in Boston as it was on Saturday in Montreal.

After sitting out on Monday for rest, leading Vezina Trophy candidate Connor Hellebuyck will get the nod for the United States in the Championship Game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. The native of Commerce, Michigan has been nearly unbeatable through two starts, stopping 45 of 47 shots for a .957 save percentage.

Going for Canada will be Jordan Binnington of Richmond Hill, Ontario. The 2019 Stanley Cup Champion was the only goaltender to play in all three games for his team during the group stage. He allowed eight goals on 74 shots for a .892 save percentage.

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