The highly anticipated game Saturday night between the United States and Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off started with three fights in the first nine seconds. Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel dropped the gloves just after the puck was dropped to start play.

The NHL announced that Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel, Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko, and Florida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Feb.

Hagel dropped the gloves with Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk as soon as the puck hit the center-ice face-off dot, and that kicked off a chain reaction. All of that ruckus was preceded by Canadian fans booing the U.

When the puck dropped in Montreal’s Bell Centre on Saturday night, Team Canada’s Brandon Hagel dropped his gloves along with Team USA’s Matthew Tkachuk. It was the first of three fights that took place between the hockey rivals in nine seconds for their 4 Nations Face-Off matchup.

With national pride on the line in a long-awaited rivalry game, Saturday's round-robin 4 Nations Face-Off tilt between the United States and Canada showcased a

Ahead of Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off title game, Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Hagel continued to trade chirps at TD Garden.

Team USA's Matthew Tkachuk and Canada's Brandon Hagel, who traded punches on Saturday night, are now trading barbs ahead of Thursday's 4 Nations Face-Off championship in Boston.

Three days after Matthew Tkachuk picked a fight with Brandon Hagel to open the USA-Canada game, the Canadian forward launched a verbal haymaker ahead of the championship of the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Brandon Hagel was feeling quite patriotic after helping Canada defeat the United States 3-2 in overtime in Thursday's 4 Nations Face

Brandon Hagel was on the ice for the opening face-off when Team USA and Team Canada battled on Saturday. Within seconds, his gloves were off and he was exchanging a flurry of punches with United States alternate captain,

If you were looking to watch a fight Saturday night, hope you tuned into the US-Canada game early. Naturally, Matthew and Brady Tkachuk were right in the middle of it. Saturday’s game opened with two fights on successive faceoffs: Matthew Tkachuk dropped the gloves and fought Tampa Bay/Canada forward Brandon Hagel.