Previewing USA-Canada in 4 Nations Face-Off: Stats to know - ESPN

The first two games of the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off included one that was close until the end — Canada's 4-3 OT win over Sweden — and one that was close through 37 minutes — the United States' 6-1 rout of Finland.

A super Saturday doubleheader is taking place. Finland defeated Sweden, 4-3 in OT, in the first game, and U.S.-Canada is the nightcap (8 p.m., ABC/ESPN+/Disney+).

Before we dive into the preview, here's an updated look at the round-robin standings. The top two teams after the round-robin will face off in the final Thursday:

Who are the key players and matchups to watch? What are the most important statistics heading into this contest? Read on for all of that, courtesy of ESPN Research and Stathletes, plus betting intel courtesy of ESPN BET, and picks on the game from Sean Allen.

Saturday, 8 p.m. ET | ABC/ESPN+
Bell Centre (Montreal)

Betting intel

Money line: USA -110 | Canada -110
Game spread: USA +1.5 (-325) | Canada -1.5 (+220)
Total goals: Over 6.5 (+105) | Under 6.5 (-125)

The United States' three goals in the opening three minutes of the third period against Finland are the fastest three goals by any one team from the start of any period in NHL international tournament history (previous: 5:01 to start the third by USA in 1981 Canada Cup vs. Czechoslovakia).

Odds by ESPN BET.

The Tkachuk brothers were the stars of the show Thursday. Brady Tkachuk had five slot shot attempts, the most of any player in the tournament; four scoring chance shot attempts, tied for the most of any player (Matthew Tkachuk, Nathan MacKinnon); and five scoring chances created with shots and passes, tied for second (MacKinnon, Auston Matthews, Cale Makar)

Matthew Tkachuk had four slot shot attempts, tied for second in the tournament