It was a clear dig at the United States, specifically the Tkachuk brothers, Matthew and Brady, and everything that led up to that explosive first nine seconds in the U.S.-Canada game on Saturday. Matthew,

When the puck dropped in Montreal’s Bell Centre on Saturday night, Team Canada’s Brandon Hagel dropped his gloves along with Team USA’s Matthew Tkachuk. It was the first of three fights that took place between the hockey rivals in nine seconds for their 4 Nations Face-Off matchup.

Team USA star Matthew Tkachuk talked about the pride the team played with during the 4 Nations tournament, and how that same pride has nOt been seen much lately.

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.

All Matthew Tkachuk could do was watch. For the final 23:22 of regulation and the entire 8:18 of overtime of their 3-2 loss to Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday, the United States forward did not leave the bench,

Brad Marchand didn’t hold back when talking about the Tkachuk brothers after Canada beat Team USA in the 4 Nations final.

Matthew Tkachuk heard the gist of Brandon Hagel's comments from Tuesday, when the Canada forward said he and his teammates play for the flag and not the cameras, that they don't need group chats to initiate their passion for playing for the country.

Matthews and Matthew Tkachuk were both held out of the U.S. game against Sweden on Monday, and Brady Tkachuk was injured in the first period and did not play the rest of the game. Brady did not take the ice for the U.

Team Canada's Brandon Hagel said fighting Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk was "for the flag," not "for the cameras," on Saturday in their 4 Nations Face-Off game.

Seth Jones impressed his Florida Panthers teammates in his debut Monday night, but it’s anyone’s guess when Matthew Tkachuk will be sharing the ice with his newest teammate.

The Tkachuk brothers have shown tremendous offensive efficiency in the stat lines. Can they turn that into a win for Team USA?