Sidney Crosby lifts the trophy after Canada's 3-2 win over USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Sidney Crosby is a name as synonymous with hockey as Kobe Bryant is to basketball. The Canada-born superstar has been dominating teams on the ice since he was seven years old, following in the footsteps of his father Troy Crosby,

Nathan MacKinnon scored twice. Connor McDavid had a goal and an assist. Sidney Crosby flipped in an empty-netter from center ice after Finland cut a four-goal deficit

William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Sunday. Nylander, Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist as Toronto earned its fifth consecutive win.

Amid the euphoria of the Golden Goal, that’s how Joe Thornton described teammate Sidney Crosby after he froze the clock on a 3-2 overtime victory over an upstart Team USA 15 years ago in Vancouver. Those words came to mind here again.

United States goalie Connor Hellebuyck, left, gives up a goal to Canada's Nathan MacKinnon, as Canada's Sidney Crosby (87) looks on, during the first period of the 4 Nations Face-Off

In his final update, Mason talks about watching the 4 Nations Face-Off Final where he and his Cole Harbour peewee team are playing in a tournament and the euphoria that gripped players and parents alike when Canada took the championship with a 3-2 win against the United States in an overtime thriller.

Don’t call it a passing of the torch. At least not around Connor McDavid. “I think you’re gonna see Sid in 12 months,” said No. 97, who put himself into the same echelon as No. 87 on Thursday night in Boston.

The experience Connor McDavid gained at the 4 Nations Face-Off could propel him and the Edmonton Oilers to a Stanley Cup victory.

The final takes place Thursday at TD Garden in Boston, where Team USA will have a home-ice advantage, contrary to Saturday when they beat Canada in Montreal. "Obviously we had our

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau basked in the geopolitical thrill of victory Thursday night, celebrating Canada’s 3-2 overtime win over team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off final with a jab at President Donald Trump.