"Sometimes when you shoot your mouth off in the media, it bites you," Brad Marchand said of Matthew and Brady Tkachuk.
Team USA forward Brady Tkachuk left the Americans' 4 Nations Face-Off game against Sweden on Monday night with an undisclosed injury.
Matthew Tkachuk said that he wouldn't "want to miss" the finale vs. Canada and that he expects brother Brady to "be at his absolute best."
Matthew Tkachuk's goal in the third period give USA a 6-1 lead over Finland.
Matthew and Brady Tkachuk set the tone for Team USA in the opening game against Finland by scoring two goals apiece. The brothers set a tone against Canada in the second game by starting fights in the opening seconds.
Brady and Matthew Tkachuk each scored twice, and the brothers had a handful of big hits to help the United States beat Finland 6-1 in each team's opening game at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
The USA lost to Sweden on Monday night and will meet Canada in Thursday's final. Highlights from USA-Sweden and Canada-Finland games.
When they played “O Canada” for the second time, there were no American fans left in the arena to boo. Instead, the Canadian team stood at the blue
Brady and Matthew Tkachuk came out hitting, started scoring and put together a display of brotherly dominance playing together for the first time on a big stage. The Tkachuks each scored twice, flourishing after being put on the ice at the same time,
With nothing on the line, Team USA will make three lineup changes for Monday’s game against Sweden in TD Garden. As expected Matthew Tkachuk will sit out after suffering a lower-body injury in Saturday’s win over Canada.
It would be impossible to retell the history of the 4 Nations Face-Off without mentioning the notorious Team USA group text which ultimately led to the trio of fights at the start of the matchup between the United States and Canada.