Matthews, who is also captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, finished the game with two assists, four shots on goal and three blocks in 20:47 of ice time.
The No. 1 picks from the 2015 and 2016 NHL drafts, respectively, McDavid and Matthews were teased with a version of it as teammates on the made-up Team North America youth squad at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. But until the 4 Nations Face-Off, they had never played for the respective countries at true best-on-best.
Team USA captain Auston Matthews achieved a major feat in the 4 Nations Final despite the loss to Team Canada.
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews is used to getting creative to beat Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin. But for two weeks, they were teammates at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal and Boston with the United States of America.
Denis Shapovalov recently reacted to the blunt response of the NHL player, Auston Matthews, after his team lost to Canada in the Four Nations Face-Off.
Defensemen led the charge for the Capitals and Sabres, who erupted for eight goals apiece. Washington has scored at least seven goals on four occasions in 2024-25, tied with Tampa Bay for the most among all clubs.