Canadians cherish the 4 Nations Face-Off highlights, especially with McDavid and Crosby's remarkable performances. Their game-worn jerseys are leading

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.

American and Canadian players expect even more emotion and physicality than their first meeting when they clash for a second time in Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off finale in Boston.