The United States and Canada met in Thursday's four-country finals since the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, the first senior men's hockey champion between rivals.

Face to face of 4 countries - with the United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland - is also a preview of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics, which is expected to be in the Winter Olympics for the first time since 2014.

The United States, Canada, Sweden and Finland jointly won the last six medals at the NHL-participated Olympics.

The United States and Canada won two of three games in the round-robin round-trip in four countries to compete on Thursday's championship game at TD Garden in Boston.

How to watch the finals of 4 countries in the United States and Canada

The 4-country final was broadcast live on ESPN and ESPN+ in the United States at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, as well as SportsNet and TVA Sports (France) in Canada.

The history of hockey in the United States and Canada

Last Saturday, the United States lost for the first time in the best tournament in 15 years, winning a 3-1 loop in Montreal in three games in the first nine seconds.

The Americans won 17 straight wins for the Canadians in the Best Championship, and Sidney Crosby scored 26 straight wins in overall international competition.

Before that, Canada and Crosby lost the best tournament match in the group stage at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Canada then beat the United States with Crosby's gold overtime goal in the 2010 Olympic final.

Four U.S. countries standoff

goalkeeper
Connor Hellebuyck, Winnipeg Jet
Jake Oettinger, Dallas Star
Jeremy Swayman, Boston Brown Bear

Defensive players
Minnesota Wild Brock Faber (2022 Olympics)
Adam Fox, New York Rangers
Noah Hanifin, Golden Knights in Las Vegas
Jaccob Slavin, Hurricane, Carolina
Zach Werenski, Columbus Blue Jacket
Quinn Hughes, Vancouver Canucks (replaced before the game due to injury)
Charlie McAvoy, Boston Brown Bears (will miss the final due to injury)
Ottawa Senator Jack Sanderson (2022 Olympian, replacing Hughes)

forward
Matt Boldy, outdoor in Minnesota
Kyle Connor, Winnipeg Jets
Jack Eichel, Las Vegas Golden Knights
Jake Guentzel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devil
Chris Kreider, New York Ranger
Dylan Larkin, Detroit Red Wings
Auston Matthews of Toronto Maple Leaf
JT Miller, Vancouver Canucks
Brock Nelson, New York Islander
Brady Tkachuk of Ottawa Senator
Matthew Tkachuk of Florida Black Panthers
New York Rangers Vincent Trocheck

Four Canadian countries standoff

goalkeeper
Jordan Binnington, St. Louis Blues
Adin Hill, Las Vegas Golden Knights
Montreal Canadian Sam Montembeault

Defensive players
Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche
Josh Morrissey, Winnipeg Jets
Colton Parayko, St. Louis Blues
Travis Sanheim, Philadelphia Flyer
Shea Theodore, Las Vegas Golden Knights
Devon County, Colorado Avalanche
Alex Pietrangelo, Las Vegas Golden Knights (2014 Olympics, before replacing the game due to illness)
Drew Doughty, King of Los Angeles (2010, 2014 Olympics, replacing Pietrangelo)
Thomas Harley of Dallas Stars

forward
Sam Bennett, Black Panther, Florida
Anthony Cirelli, Tampa Bay Lightning
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguin (2010, 2014 Olympics)
Brandon Hagel, Tampa Bay Lightning
Seth Jarvis, Hurricane, Carolina
Travis Konecny, Philadelphia Flyer
Nathan Mackinnon, Avalanche, Colorado
Brad Marchand, Boston Brown Bear
Mitch Marner, Toronto Maple Leaf
Connor McDavid, Edmonton Oiler
Cape Braden, Tampa Bay Lightning
Sam Reinhart, Black Panther, Florida
Mark Stone, Las Vegas Golden Knights

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