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Canada Thought It Was the Hunter, but USA Is Locked In on Its Prey

Canada Thought It Was the Hunter, but USA Is Locked In on Its Prey

Feb 13, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; [Imagn Images direct customers only] Team USA forward Jack Hughes (86) plays the puck against Team Finland forward Joel Armia (40) in the first period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images Team Canada is indeed the hunters and not the hunted against Team USA when they meet Saturday at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. The oddsmakers have essentially called this a pick-em game, but reality should be different after watching how the clubs opened the tournament. Canada blew a two-goal, third-period lead and needed overtime to beat Sweden 4-3, a game in which goaltender Jordan Binnington proved exactly why the biggest question mark about the squad donning the Maple Leaf was between the