Connor McDavid sent a candid comparison between playing in and winning the 4 Nations against Matthew Tkachuk's Team USA with returning to compete in the 2024-25 NHL season with the Edmonton Oilers.

It was a brutal loss for Team USA at the 4 Nations Final on Thursday night. The Americans had a 2-1 lead in the second period and seemed to have control of the game. However, Connor McDavid scored the overtime winner for Team Canada to end the tournament.

Just last week the United States lost a heartbreaker to Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off title game when Connor McDavid wristed home a 3-2 overtime winner.

Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime to give Canada ... You can’t ask for a better show than that.” Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk did not play for the United States in the third period or overtime, and it’s unclear how his injury might affect ...

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U.S. star Matthew Tkachuk did not play in the third period or overtime against Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game.

After the game, Canada winger Brad Marchand addressed the media and responded to Team USA’s Matthew Tkachuk, who had taken a jab at the Canadians before Thursday’s matchup.

Connor McDavid scored the game-winning goal in overtime for Canada, lifting them to a 3-2 victory over Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Game.

Keith Tkachuk, the father of USA forwards Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, scored five goals for the victorious United States in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. The USA lost to Canada in the opener of the best-of-three final in Philadelphia but then picked up two wins in Montreal for the title. The older Tkachuk scored in the first win.

This was McDavid's biggest moment in the spotlight, scoring the golden goal in overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off 15 years after Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime for Canada at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. "I'm just really happy he scored," Crosby said. "He couldn't be more deserving an opportunity and that moment."

Connor McDavid is mobbed by teammates after scoring ... by an opposing goalie in Jordan Binnington on Thursday night. Matthew Tkachuk didn’t take a single shift in the third period or overtime ...