FOUR NATIONS. FACING OFF. TO DECIDE WHO'S GOING AGAINST THE USA IN THE FINALS.
The US squad stands as the only team who have clinched a playoff berth. Everyone else is just fighting to face the Red White and Blue.
Canada will clinch a berth in the 4 Nations Face-Off final:
If it defeats Finland in regulation
OR
If it defeats Finland in overtime or shootout AND any result of United States-Sweden other than a regulation win by Sweden
Finland will clinch a berth in the 4 Nations Face-Off final:
If it defeats Canada in regulation
OR
If it defeats Canada in overtime or shootout AND any result of U.S.-Sweden other than a regulation win by Sweden
Sweden will clinch a berth in the 4 Nations Face-Off final:
If it defeats the U.S. in regulation AND the Canada-Finland game is decided in overtime or shootout
CAN vs. FIN – 12:00pm CST
Available on: MAX (HBO), truTV, TNT, Sportsnet, or TVAS (if you're Quebecois)
WILD PLAYERS TO WATCH:
None active, but Mikael Granlund is still a beloved Granny to many, and Mikko Koivu gets mentioned on the broadcasts, which is a treat.
USA vs. SWE [The Wildbowl]- 7:00pm CST (2am in Sweden because the NHL won't let Europeans have nice things)
Available on: MAX (HBO), truTV, TNT, Sportsnet, or TVAS (if you're Quebecois). If you're Swedish, it should be on ViaPlay and I wish more of y'all would post those sweet, sweet ViaPlay extras where you get to see the bench during commercial breaks.
WILD PLAYERS TO WATCH:
USA:
Matt Boldy (12)
Brock Faber (14)
Jon Hynes (assistant coach)
SWE:
Joel Eriksson-Ek (20)
Jonas Brodin (25)
Filip Gustavsson (32)
LGW!
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And with the US’s playoff clinched, USA vs SWE is the biggest “I hope everyone has fun” game possible for Wild fans