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.

The first-ever 4 Nations Face-Off was a massive hit and finished in the best way possible on Thursday night as Team Canada beat Team USA 3-2 in an overtime thriller. None other than the best player in

Team Canada and USA will play in the 4 Nations Faceoff final tonight, which has prompted Connor McDavid to reflect back on Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.