Matthew Tkachuk has been a star of the United States, but he may have suffered an injury at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
The USA star appeared to get injured at some point in the third period of the round-robin game against Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off. Tkachuk took a few shifts in the early parts of the frame, but he did not appear the final 12 minutes of the game.
Tkachuk has been stellar for the Americans at the competition so far. The Panthers winger had two goals and an assist in the opening win against Finland, and started the rivalry game with Canada with a bang, dropping the gloves with Brandon Hagel off the opening faceoff of the contest.
Here are the latest updates on Tkachuk’s status against Canada.
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Is Matthew Tkachuk injured?
It appears as though Tkachuk suffered an injury at some point in the game against Canada, however, it is unclear what the ailment is or how the USA star was hurt.
Tkachuk was seen skating circles during a TV timeout, appearing to try and work through whatever was bothering him. He went out for another shift, came back to the bench and had a short conversation with coaches Mike Sullivan and John Tortorella, shaking his head and moving his way to the end of the bench — typically, a sign of a player that is not expected to go out on the ice.
Looks like Matthew Tkachuk is banged up for Team USA 🇺🇸. He’s sitting at the end of the bench and has shook his head a few times – something to monitor if he can’t finish off the game.
— Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) February 16, 2025
Tkachuk never went down the tunnel for further evaluation, electing to stay on the bench for the back half of the third period. Tkachuk finished with 11:10 of ice time against Canada, recording three shots on goal, two hits and the fight against Hagel.
BRANDON HAGEL AND MATTHEW TKACHUK DROP GLOVES AT PUCK DROP 😱
📺 ABC pic.twitter.com/Agc8UN3fIo
— ESPN (@espn) February 16, 2025
Matthew Tkachuk tells the coaching staff he isn’t good to go. pic.twitter.com/u0r4OXaZry
— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) February 16, 2025
J.T. Miller ended up taking Tkachuk’s spot on the line with Matthew’s brother, Brady, and Jack Eichel as the United States held on for a 3-1 win over rival Canada.
After the game, Tkachuk said that he was doing “OK” and that were was “no concern” with whatever held him out of the final 12 minutes of play.
