One member of the Tampa Bay Lightning kicked things off with his fists, while another Bolt ended it by putting the puck in the empty net. On a highly-charged evening, Team USA defeated Canada for the first time in more than a decade as the Americans punched their ticket to the 4 Nations Face-Off final with a 3-1 victory. Jake Guentzel scored twice, while Dylan Larkin had the game-winning goal with Connor Hellebuyck stopped 25 of 26 shots.
With the crowd at a fever pitch to start the game, Brandon Hagel and Matthew Tkachuk brought a little of the Florida rivalry to the international stage as they dropped their gloves and traded blows two seconds into the game.