Sam Bennett speeds to the net and scores on a wrister to bring Canada even with USA at 2-2.
If you were looking to watch a fight Saturday night, hope you tuned into the US-Canada game early. Naturally, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk were right in the middle of it. Saturday’s game opened with two fights on successive faceoffs: Matthew Tkachuk dropped the gloves and fought Tampa Bay/Canada forward Brandon Hagel.
If Brady and Matthew Tkachuk and the United States want to flex their muscles in the huge showdown against Canada Saturday, Sam Bennett has a simple message for them: Bring it on. “They’re physical, they’re in your face,
Canada appears to be making a tactical change ahead of their Saturday night matchup against the United States.  There’s sure to be some bite when the two North American rivals meet for the first time in a best-on-best format since the 2016 World Cup of Hockey — where Canada won 4-2.
Anyone who watched last year’s second-round playoff series between the Panthers and Bruins should find it hard to imagine Brad Marchand and Sam Bennett being anything but passing acquaintances with Team Canada at the 4 Nations tournament.
Sam Bennett has known Connor McDavid since they were little kids, playing minor hockey as linemates before the age of 10. He was on the other side of McDavid in last year’s Stanley Cup Final, as the Oilers stormed back from a 3-0 deficit to force a Game 7,
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If Brady and Matthew Tkachuk and the United States want to flex their muscles in the huge showdown against Canada Saturday, Sam Bennett has a simple message for them: Bring it on. “They’re physical, they’re in your face,
Canada, which includes Panthers forwards Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett, won the title with a 3-2 overtime win over Matthew Tkachuk and the United States on Thursday at Boston’s TD Garden.
In the immediate, the Panthers’ priority is finishing the regular season on a strong note as it gears up for the playoffs and a chance to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. Florida enters its game against the Seattle Kraken with a 34-20-3 record that leads the Atlantic Division with 25 games left to play.
The Florida Panthers play their first game after the 4 Nations break on Saturday. Next week they face Connor McDavid in a Stanley Cup Final rematch.