Group Canada star Nathan MacKinnon provided a powerful remark Monday forward of his nation’s rematch with america on the 4 Nations Face-Off occasion.
Canada beat Finland 5-3 on Monday to advance to the finals, the place they’ll tackle the US at TD Backyard in Boston, Mass., on Thursday. The US received the spherical robin recreation between the international locations 3-1 on Saturday in Montreal to clinch a spot within the last.
After his group’s win over Finland, MacKinnon expressed optimism in regards to the rematch with the US.
“We really feel like we will beat these guys, and we plan on enjoying slightly higher Thursday,” MacKinnon stated, by way of The Athletic’s Chris Johnston.
Whereas issues didn’t go Canada’s manner within the first assembly between the groups, they do have a number of issues going of their favor for the rematch. Three American gamers: Matthew Tkachuk, Auston Matthews and Charlie McAvoy all didn’t play towards Sweden on Monday, whereas Brady Tkachuk bought harm within the first interval of the sport.
The US could also be extra banged up and shorthanded towards Canada this time round. Additionally, after dropping 3-1, it could most likely be powerful for Canada to lose by a better margin within the second recreation, although that’s solely attainable.
One factor we do know is that the fan curiosity within the finals is sky-high. Ticket costs are already surging, with costs round $1,100 to get into the sport.
