An international hockey rivalry is set for renewal Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal when Team USA skates against Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-off.
The Americans defeated the across-the-border rivals 4-2 in the preliminary round at the 2022 Beijing Olympics before being stunned in the quarterfinals by Slovenia.
Sweden also bounced Canada in the quarterfinals en route to a fourth place finish overall in the tournament. Finland took home the gold medal in a 2-1 win over the ROC.
Prior to Beijing, the North American rivals hadn’t met at an Olympics since Canada defeated the United States in the semifinals of the 2014 Sochi Games.
Now, back on the ice for the second time this week, Team Canada and Team USA are set to meet again.
Both clubs are coming off wins in Montreal, with the Canadians dispatching Sweden in overtime while the Americans took care of Finland 6-1in a contest that was close until …