At the time of the break, Mika Zibanejad had just started to turn around his season. His strong play continued with Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off — in which he centered their top line and scored a goal in two games before missing his country’s final match due to an illness. With the Rangers...
Peter Laviolette said Friday that he expected all four of the Rangers on Team USA to play after meeting them in Buffalo and didn’t expect any minutes restrictions.
The breath of new life the 4 Nations event gave to NHL will linger as other sports grapple with how to avoid becoming boring with their midseason showcases.
Despite a bold proclamation from Mike Sullivan that “Quinn Hughes is coming,” the defenseman will not, in fact, be traveling for the 4 Nations Face-Off final.