Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews stood silently after the 4 Nations Face-Off concluded. Edmonton Oilers superstar Connor McDavid won gold for Canada with his game-winning snap shot. The goal cemented Canada's revenge over the United States and capped off an incredible two weeks of international hockey.

This Toronto Maple Leafs News & Rumors is written the morning after the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game. It was a thrilling game, played with a ton of pride on the line for both teams.

Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube had a bit of a chuckle on Thursday when he was asked whether he would consider giving captain Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner a rest for Toronto’s first game, on Saturday at home against the Carolina Hurricanes, following the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Team USA captain Auston Matthews has had a quiet 4 Nations Face-Off so far. In the 4 Nations Face-Off final, Matthews faces an important career signpost.

Questions have been raised about the level of care players are receiving at the 4 Nations Face-Off, but the Toronto Maple Leafs see no issue with Auston Matthews.

In many ways, the poster children for the return of best-on-best hockey have long been Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews. 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.

Team USA captain Auston Matthews will return to the lineup for Thursday’s championship final against Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off. “There’s no way I was missing this game,” Matthews said Wednesday per Sportsnet’s Luke Fox,

Auston Matthews isn't known for playing well in must-win games, but he'll need to change that trend for Team USA.

Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews will square off again at the 4 Nations Face-Off final, with national pride and bragging rights on the line. Marner scored