Regarding 4 Nations, which picks up here Monday afternoon with a potential elimination game for both mighty Canada and upstart Finland.

That event in USA Hockey inspired a generation of players: my generation,” said U.S. coach Mike Sullivan, who was 11 when the Americans won the gold medal in Lake Placid. “I think this group that we have in our dressing room have an opportunity to do that and inspire the next generation.

Ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game between the U.S. and Canada, Evgeni Malkin went into detail about why Mike Sullivan – behind the bench for Team USA – is such a good coach. “Because he loves hockey,

Matthew Tkachuk left the United States’ 4 Nations Face-Off victory over Canada on Saturday night because of what coach Mike Sullivan called a lower-body injury. There were few details beyond that after the 3-1 victory.

Other than Charlie McAvoy, who is out for the tournament, Team USA coach Mike Sullivan expected to have all his chess pieces available to deploy for the championship game of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off.

Team USA coach Mike Sullivan was hopeful that some of his injured players would return for Thursday's championship game.

Team USA coach Mike Sullivan didn’t have an update on whether Matthew Tkachuk would be available to play in Monday’s game against Sweden at T.D. Garden in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off. Tkachuk suffered a lower-body injury in the third period of the Americans' 3-1 win over Canada in Montreal.

American win — how could anyone not want a USA-Canada rematch? Anything other than Part Deux would be a letdown. “What an incredible hockey game,” Team USA coach Mike Sullivan said. USA vs. Canada hockey games are one of the few matchups in sports that reliably live up to expectations.

Chris Kreider played his way into Team USA’s championship lineup. The longest-tenured Ranger suited up and skated in the United States’ 3-2 overtime loss to Canada to conclude the 4 Nations Face-Off on Thursday night at TD Garden.

Despite a bold proclamation from Mike Sullivan that “Quinn Hughes is coming,” the defenseman will not, in fact, be traveling for the 4 Nations Face-Off final.

Team USA head coach Mike Sullivan had a surprising takeaway from the Americans’ heartbreaking 3-2 overtime loss to Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off final. The clash of the hockey titans was bound to be classic between the bordering rivals.

United States forward Brady Tkachuk was dubbed by head coach Mike Sullivan as the "heartbeat" of the American side. He showed why when he