The NHL’s Four Nations Face Off is going on right now. It’s a round-robin tournament featuring teams representing four nations: Canada, Finland, Sweden, and the United States. The U.S. and Canada played each other Saturday night in Montreal, and it did NOT go well. First, the Canadian crowd BOOED the U.S. national anthem. Then, within NINE SECONDS of the puck drop, there were THREE FIGHTS. The U.S. won the game, by the way, and clinched a spot in the championship on Thursday. Canada can still make it, too, so these teams might play each other again.
BRANDON HAGEL AND MATTHEW TKACHUK DROP GLOVES AT PUCK DROP 😱
— ESPN (@espn) February 16, 2025
📺 ABC pic.twitter.com/Agc8UN3fIo
Many fans at the Bell Centre boo The Star-Spangled Banner pic.twitter.com/LLbI0PCGl6
— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) February 16, 2025