The Athletic surveyed its NHL staff for predictions on the matchups, leading scorers and more heading into the best-on-best tournament.

Below, we will give our opinion on which two nations will be in the 4 Nations final and the winner of that game, the most valuable player of the tournament and the top goaltender. Canada and the USA are considered the front-runners to win the 4 Nations Face-Off for good reason.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that Canada would seek to highlight the negative impact of the United States' steel and aluminium tariffs and that - if needed - the response from Canada would be firm and clear.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada and the U.S. should be working together but that the country will stand up for itself if needbe.