Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Team Canada goalie Jordan Binnington (50) stops Team United States forward Matthew Tkachuk (19) in the first period during a 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey game at the Bell Centre.

Dylan Larkin scored the go-ahead goal in the second period as the U.S. beat Canada 3-1 after a punch-filled start that saw three fights within nine seconds to open the countries' electric matchup at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.

Fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem prior to the Americans’ first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland. Forward Matthew Tkachuk had a simple reaction. "I didn’t like it, and that’s all I got,

The Tkachuk brothers dominated for Team USA, which scored three goals in the first three minutes of the third period Thursday and defeated Finland 6-1 in the 4 Nations Face-Off opener for both teams at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Fans in Montreal booed the U.S. national anthem prior to the Americans’ first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off against Finland on Thursday night, and Stanley Cup-winning forward Matthew Tkachuk had a simple reaction.

When the puck dropped in Montreal’s Bell Centre on Saturday night, Team Canada’s Brandon Hagel dropped his gloves along with Team USA’s Matthew Tkachuk. It was the first of three fights that took place between the hockey rivals in nine seconds for their 4 Nations Face-Off matchup.

With Penguins coach Mike Sullivan behind the bench, the U.S. team will face Canada and captain Sidney Crosby on Saturday night in Montreal.

Not long after the United States' national anthem was booed again in Montreal, Team USA and Canada engaged in three fights in the first period of their 4 Nations Face-Off game, including the first feud between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel,

Not long after the United States national anthem was booed again in Montreal, Team USA and Canada engaged in three fights in the first period of their 4 Nations Face-Off game, including the first feud between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel.

Brothers Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk scored two goals apiece to lead Team USA past Finland in their first game of the 4 Nations Face-Off hockey tournament in Montreal.

From the first punch to when the linesmen jumped in, the fight between Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel lasted 25 seconds. The war of words that followed entered its fifth day on Wednesday. In the round-robin game between Team USA and Canada in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday in Montreal,

Team USA coach Mike Sullivan didn’t have an update on whether Matthew Tkachuk would be available to play in Monday’s game against Sweden at T.D. Garden in the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off. Tkachuk suffered a lower-body injury in the third period of the Americans' 3-1 win over Canada in Montreal.