On Saturday, Justin Trudeau attended the United States and Canada hockey game in Montreal. Before the game, Canadian fans booed the "Star-Spangled Banner." This was the second time they did this during the tournament. The announcer asked them to respect both anthems, but they kept booing. The crowd’s reaction was partly because of hockey rivalry.
Many were also upset about U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed 25% tariffs on Canadian goods. Trump also said Canada could become the "51st state."
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended the game wearing a Team Canada jersey. He recently announced that he will resign when a new leader is chosen due to pressure from his party.
This was the first best-on-best game between the U.S. and Canada since 2016.
Team Canada lost in the presence of their prime minister Justin Trudeau
Team USA beat Team Canada 3-1 at the 4 Nations Face-Off at Bell Center on Saturday. Canada’s top players struggled, with only Connor McDavid scoring.
Team Canada started strong with McDavid opening the scoring at 5:31 in the first period with a backhand goal, assisted by Drew Doughty and Jordan Binnington. However, they failed to reply to Team USA's goals in the next two periods. Jake Guentzel tied the game at 10:15 with a snapshot, assisted by Jack Eichel and Zach Werenski.
In the second period, Dylan Larkin gave the USA the lead at 13:33 with a snapshot, assisted by Matt Boldy. In the third period, Guentzel scored an empty-net goal at 18:41, assisted by Larkin and Brock Faber.
With this win, Team USA has secured its spot for the finals in Boston on Thursday.
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