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It is a Canadian formation that is older than its American counterpart. However, Canada’s average age will drop by a few tenths if Sidney Crosby, 38, is missing. In terms of points this season, a good part of the gap can be explained by the absence of Matthew Tkachuk, who missed 47 games for the Panthers this season. Moreover, the most notable difference lies in the number of Stanley Cups. The Americans lost one of their rare Stanley Cup champions when Seth Jones had to forfeit.
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Connor McDavid (97) et Nathan MacKinnon (29)
If there is one phase of the game that will be interesting to watch, it will be when the Americans take penalties. Canada’s five-man attack is downright devastating, with 43.8% efficiency (7 goals in 16 opportunities). Except that in the opposing camp, the United States is 100% numerically inferior. Aside from Sweden, however, the Americans have not faced any devastating attacks so far.
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Dylan Larkin
The quality of opposition faced by the United States is also seen in their success rate on faceoffs. At 60.27%, Auston Matthews has the worst rate among the four main centers in the United States. The others? Brock Nelson at 63.89%, Vincent Trocheck at 69.57% and Dylan Larkin at 76.32%. Sidney Crosby (61.22%) leads Canada, ahead of Bo Horvat (57.78%) and Connor McDavid (57.14%).
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Jordan Binnington
This is the efficiency of Connor Hellebuyck, number 1 goalkeeper in the United States. He comes to 1is rank of the Olympic tournament. At the 4 Nations Showdown, he also excelled, with an efficiency of.932 despite the defeat in the final. This data will not make Winnipeg Jets fans forget Hellebuyck’s playoff struggles in recent years; in his last three springs, he showed a record of 8-15, an average of 3.60 and an efficiency of .872. However, his success on the international scene reminds us that he is also capable of being dominant in duels under pressure. His rival, Jordan Binnington, shows an efficiency of.914, quite a bit better than his.864 this season.
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Kale Makar (8)
While the Czechs, Germans and Finns have to overtax their best defenders, the two finalists take it easy. A sign of their great depth, Canada and the United States each have only one player with more than 20 minutes of playing time per game. No one will be surprised to learn that they are Cale Makar for Canada (22:06) and Quinn Hughes for the United States (23:05). The most used attackers on each side are the American Jack Eichel (17 min 53 s) and the Canadian Connor McDavid (19 min 28 s), just ahead of Macklin Celebrini, who plays 19 minutes at 19 years old. What a phenomenon!
