The 4 Nations Face-Off has come and gone and vasty exceeded any expectations that were set on it. The viewership was through the roof for NHL standards and the

Canada is the undisputed leader in best-on-best tournaments. It overcame a 3-1 loss to the USA in the round robin to prevail. Canada came up short at the 2006 Olympics but won the 2002 and 2010 Olympics ( beating the USA in the final each time), the 2014 Olympics, the 2004 and 2016 World Cup of Hockey and this tournament.

Canada’s men’s hockey team defeated the USA 3-2 in overtime Thursday to capture the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off Championship as the NHL put on a show in the first edition of this midseason international tournament.