Team USA lost their first match on Monday night in the 4 Nations faceoff and fell 2-1 at Boston's TD Garden to Sweden.
However, despite record wounds, they will play in the championship game on Thursday night in the same arena with Canada, which was defeated 3-1 on Saturday.
Team USA was not fully capable in this matchup as Matthew Tokachuk lacked the bench with a lower body injury. Orton Matthews also took the night to fight the illness.
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Team Sweden face-off ice hockey game at TD Garden in a fight for the puck in front of Adrian Kempe (10) and Team USA defensive man Zach Werenski (8) goalkeeper Jake Ottinger (30) This is the second fight. (Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images)
His brother, Brady, was also injured early in the first period during an attack in the Swedish zone.
Still, the US was the first to board, thanks to New York Rangers star Chris Cryder, who scored the first goal of the tournament.
Kreider hadn't played in the tournament yet, but it was necessary for the number of forwards. And he wasted time and scored before checking the clock for the first period for a minute.
Boston crowd booth Canadian national anthem after Team USA hears the same jeer in a four-country showdown
Zach Werenski scored a pass from Jack Eichel and took a shot on the net saved by Samuel Ersson, but the deflection was perfect for Kreider's stick. Kreider wasted no time and deflected once to find the back of the net.
However, Sweden confirmed that Jesper Bratt will lead the locker room after playing the first goal of the tournament in 56 seconds to open up the first goal of the tournament.
That goal gave Sweden the lead after Gustav Nyquist tied things together early on the first goal of the tournament.
Both the second and third periods were scoreless, but Team USA was threatening that Jake Oetitinger was called back to the bench in the second half of the third, threatening that the US attackers were attacked by the ice .
Team Swedish forward Jesper Bratt (63) is congratulated by his teammates after scoring a goal in the first period in the 4 Nations face-off ice hockey game with Team USA at TD Garden. (Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images)
Although multiple opportunities were seen 6-5, Sweden managed to stop a comeback from the US by winning the tournament first.
Prior to this matchup, Sweden gave a total of two points as they lost to both Canada and Finland in overtime.
It could be a loss, but Team USA will face Team Canada in what is expected to be another fiery collision after what happens over the weekend.
Three fights broke out in nine seconds as US players made the exception to booing the Montreal crowd during the “starspangled banner.” Canada first reached the scoreboard thanks to Conor McDavid, but Team USA responded with three unanswered goals to win the rival game.
Team Swedish forward Leo Carlson (91) controls the park, while Team USA defender Block Faber (14) defends in the 4 Nations face-off ice hockey game at TD Garden in the second season. (Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images)
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Now, Canada, which became Boston for this championship match and beat Finland 5-3 on Sunday, is looking for revenge and ultimate bragging rights before the second half of the NHL season begins.
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