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.

Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States on Thursday night as the North American rivals turned what had

Connor McDavid scores in overtime of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game to give Canada a 3-2 victory over the United States.

The 4 Nations final ranks in the top 10 most expensive NHL games on record for one ticket reseller whose data goes back to 2011.

Nations Face-Off final between the United States and Canada is now the most-watched NHL game ever in the United States.