The Athletic has live coverage of USA vs Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off Championship. BOSTON — On a team of superstars, players such as Brandon Hagel can get overlooked. That is just as true with the Tampa Bay Lightning as it is with Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

The left wing, who does everything for Tampa Bay, will get to showcase his elite all-around game at the best-on-best event.

The 4 Nations Face-Off title game between Team USA and Team Canada is on Thursday night. After a historic round-robin game on Saturday night, the temperature has been turned up even more. Matthew Tkachuk,

Who better to author it than Canada forward Brandon Hagel, who dropped the gloves with U.S. forward Matthew Tkachuk just two seconds into a 3-1 loss at Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday? "We're out there playing for a flag,