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. But until the 4 Nations Face-Off, they had never played for the respective countries at true best-on-best.

Maple Leafs and Team USA captain Auston Matthews admitted that the sting of the loss to Team Canada is still lingering with him.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews issued a curious admission about Boston Bruins fans and the atmosphere at TD Garden, ahead of Team USA vs Team Canada's clash.

Aside from defenseman Charlie McAvoy, who was ruled out for the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game with an infected right shoulder, Team USA is expected to have every other player who

Off, Toronto Maple Leafs duo Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner are showing signs of fatigue in the midst of a 17-day stretch with nine games, but head coach Craig Berube says "they're grinding through it.

Team USA has revealed major injury updates to stars Auston Matthews and Brady Tkachuk ahead of the 4 Nations final against Team Canada. The Canadians are looking for revenge after the Americans beat them in the group stage.

Matthew Tkachuk and Matthews, both of whom missed Team USA’s loss to Sweden on Monday, were back at practice Wednesday at TD Garden.

Matthews joined Team Finland captain Aleksander Barkov during pre-game ceremonies of the opening game between Canada and Sweden.

Auston Matthews, Team USA's No. 1 center and captain who had some upper body soreness after the win over Canada game on Saturday, joined star forward Matthew Tkachuk and did not play in Monday's 4 Nations Face-Off game against Sweden at TD Garden.

“They get paid the big bucks, but at the end of the day, they grind it, too,” Leafs forward Steven Lorentz, who made a terrific play to set up David Kampf’s 3-0 goal, said of Matthews and Marner. “They’re obviously very skilled and they can put the puck in the net, but when the minutes get up there with them, you don’t really see it a whole lot.

Canada beat the USA in the record-breaking 4 Nations Face-Off championship game with Toronto Maple Leafs teammates Mitch Marner and Auston ... and Matthews shared a flight home from Boston.

Team USA takes on Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game. Follow The Post’s live updates from Boston.