The United States and Canada will do battle one more time in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. However, the Americans have been affected by the injury bug heading into Thursday's pivotal matchup for international supremacy.

The USA already is without Matthew Tkachuk against Sweden for Monday's 4 Nations Face-Off. Now, the team had to finish the game without his brother. ' Brady Tkachuk left the game during the first period of the final round robin game.

The general manager of the United States team in the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament said he would welcome a visit from President Donald Trump to the championship game between the U.S. and Canada on Thursday night.

There are only three players taking part in Thursday’s Canada-U.S. championship game at the 4 Nations Face-Off who can say it might not be the biggest international game of their lives. Sidney Crosby and Drew Doughty have won two Olympic gold medals,

The inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off tournament has been a big win for hockey, drawing interest from even casual fans wondering what all the mid-NHL season hoopla is about. That extra attention on the sport is reflected in how much people have been betting on it.