Canada, Kyle Connor and Chris Kreider
Coach Mike Sullivan said that New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider will draw in for Tkachuk, who sat out the final 12:36 of the third period of their win over Canada with a lower-body injury. Tkachuk set the tone in that game with the first of three fights between the teams in the opening nine seconds on Saturday night,
Trocheck played 10:03 in the OT loss to Canada on Thursday. Only Rangers teammate Chris Kreider played less among the U.S. players.
Kreider — who played for Team USA in its 4 Nations Face-Off final loss to Canada on Thursday and scored a goal in the Rangers’ loss to the Sabres on Saturday — has been dealing with injuries sporadically this season, beginning in November with back spasms that sidelined him for three games.
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Lohud.com, Westchester County on MSNRangers' Chris Kreider scratched due to injury in PittsburghThe longest-tenured Ranger took warmups on Sunday, but was ruled out shortly thereafter with an upper-body injury.
Welcome to the final game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. The United States and Canada played each other for the second time in six days, with the U.S. winning 3-1 on Saturday in Montreal. NHL.com Editor-in-Chief Bill Price was in Boston to provide all the sights, sounds and highlights from a historic night for hockey.
Despite not having a chance to reach the championship, Sweden played the role of spoiler and came away with a 2-1 win over the United States in Monday's final round-robin game in the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.
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