Nathan MacKinnon teases response to Team USA before rematch in 4 Nations Faceoff Final

Team Canada earned a rematch against Team USA after a win over Finland today, and superstar Nathan MacKinnon sent a message to their next opponents in his post game interview.

The last matchup between Teams Canada and USA began with fireworks of three fights , and now Nathan MacKinnon is promising that Team Canada is confident with their rematch - and he can't promise how it will start.

Nathan MacKinnon speaks after Team Canada clinches 4 Nations Final Team Canada is facing some doubts after dropping their game to the USA, losing some ground against Finland, and some questionable goaltending from Jordan Binnington .

However, Nathan MacKinnon believes it's razor thin margins and Team Canada will be able to come back and earn a win next time out.

REPORTER: Do you think it'll start the way the last one started? I don't know, we'll see.

I'm not sure.

It's extremely interesting that MacKinnon didn't immediately shut down the idea of a physical response off the start of their next game.

There's no guarantee how the game will play out, but Canada could want to get their lick back a bit.

Team Canada and USA set for rematch at 4 Nations Faceoff final Then of course, there's the real concern that Canada and the USA are extremely even teams where the game could go either way.

To this point, the difference could be goaltending between the two teams.

Binnington is almost guaranteed to get the start after getting every other game in the tournament, and he'll need to bring his best after allowing some last goals in today's game that caused some worry for Canada.

The 4 Nations Faceoff Final will take place Thursday night in Boston, with puck drop at 6:00MT.

It will be considered one of the most anticipated hockey games of the decade after the fiery start last time out, and for the first decision between USA and Canada in nearly 10 years.

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