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USA vs Canada Preview & Picks – Americans To Earn Big NHL 4 Nations Face Off Win

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14 Feb 2025
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Leigh Copson 14 Feb 2025
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  • USA vs Canada picks for Saturday, February 15
  • NHL 4 Nations Face Off Game is taking place at Bell Centre in Montreal
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    USA vs Canada Preview & Picks
  • USA vs Canada Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • USA Form
  • USA Roster
  • Canada Form
  • Canada Roster

USA vs Canada Preview & Picks

The USA are backed to silence the Montreal crowd with an NHL 4 Nations Face Off win.

The Americans stormed to an opening-night win, and this loaded roster boasts the best goalie in the NHL and a defensive group that can put the clamps on the Canadians.

  • USA conceded just 1 goal in their tournament opener
  • Canada conceded 3 goals as they edged past Sweden in overtime
  • USA goalie Connor Hellebuyck has a 2.06 goals against average (#1 in NHL)

Head To Head

  • This is the first ever NHL 4 Nations Face Off meeting between the two teams

USA Form

The USA go into their second game of the tournament looking to build on a blowout win over Finland.

The Americans looked like they were going to make hard work of it as they trailed early and led just 2-1 at the end of the second.

However, they made a blistering start to the third period with two goals in the first 26 seconds, and they went on to wrap up a 6-1 victory.

USA Roster

Player
Position
Team
Matt Boldy Forward Minnesota Wild
Kyle Connor Forward Winnipeg Jets
Jack Eichel Forward Vegas Golden Knights
Jake Guentzel Forward Tampa Bay Lightning
Jack Hughes Forward New Jersey Devils
Chris Kreider Forward New York Rangers
Dylan Larkin Forward Detroit Red Wings
Auston Matthews Forward Toronto Maple Leafs
JT Miller Forward Vancouver Canucks
Brock Nelson Forward New York Islanders
Brady Tkachuk Forward Ottawa Senators
Matthew Tkachuk Forward Florida Panthers
Vincent Trocheck Forward New York Rangers
Brock Faber Defensemen Minnesota Wild
Adam Fox Defensemen New York Rangers
Noah Hanifin Defensemen Vegas Golden Knights
Quinn Hughes Defensemen Vancouver Canucks
Charlie McAvoy Defensemen Boston Bruins
Jaccob Slavin Defensemen Carolina Hurricanes
Zach Werenski Defensemen Columbus Blue Jackets
Connor Hellebuyck Goalie Winnipeg Jets
Jake Oettinger Goalie Dallas Stars
Jeremy Swayman Goalie Boston Bruins

Canada Form

Canada enter this matchup looking to back up their opening-night win over Sweden and take top spot in the standings.

The Maple Leafs came into the tournament as the favorites to win it all, but they were made to work for their first win by the Swedes.

The Canadians surrendered a two-goal lead in the final period to go to overtime, but were able to salvage the win in the extra period through a Mitch Marner goal.

Canada Roster

Player
Position
Team
Sam Bennett Forward Florida Panthers
Anthony Cirelli Forward Tampa Bay Lightning
Sidney Crosby Forward Pittsburgh Penguins
Brandon Hagel Forward Tampa Bay Lightning
Seth Jarvis Forward Carolina Hurricanes
Travis Konecny Forward Philadelphia Flyers
Nathan MacKinnon Forward Colorado Avalanche
Brad Marchand Forward Boston Bruins
Mitch Marner Forward Toronto Maple Leafs
Connor McDavid Forward Edmonton Oilers
Brayden Point Forward Tampa Bay Lightning
Sam Reinhart Forward Florida Panthers
Mark Stone Forward Vegas Golden Knights
Cale Makar Defensemen Colorado Avalanche
Josh Morrissey Defensemen Winnipeg Jets
Colton Parayko Defensemen St Louis Blues
Drew Doughty Defensemen Los Angeles Kings
Travis Sanheim Defensemen Philadelphia Flyers
Shea Theodore Defensemen Vegas Golden Knights
Devon Toews Defensemen Colorado Avalanche
Jordan Binnington Goalie St Louis Blues
Adin Hill Goalie Vegas Golden Knights
Sam Montembeault Goalie Montreal Canadiens

Verdict

The USA face a much tougher test than Finland provided, but we like their chances.

This roster is ridiculously stacked and defensively they have the strongest group in the tournament, so we are leaning towards them in this mouth-watering clash.

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