Justin Trudeau joins fans to roast Matthew Tkachuk after brutal Team USA loss in 4 Nations Face-Off final: “Call him McJesus for a reason”

Canada edged out USA 3-2 in overtime in the 4 Nations Face-Off and added another international title in their trophy cabinet.

Justin Trudeau joins fans to roast Matthew Tkachuk after brutal Team USA loss in 4 Nations Face-Off final: “Call him McJesus for a reason”

Matthew Tkachuk and Justin Trudeau (Image via X/The Telegraph)

Connor McDavid etched his name in Canadian hockey folklore on Thursday night with probably the biggest goal of his career. The Edmonton Oilers captain popped up in overtime and scored the game-winning goal for Canada to clinch the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against the USA.

The 4 Nations Face-Off, the first best-on-best international tournament, saw rivals Canada and the USA battling out again for another title. This meeting between the two countries came just a few days after the USA handed them a 3-1 defeat in Montreal.

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In this highly anticipated matchup, Team Canada opened the scoring through Nathan MacKinnon. The hosts came back and took a 2-1 lead through goals from Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson. Canada leveled the match with a goal from Sam Bennett in the 2nd period.

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With no goals in the third period, the game went into overtime. In this extra period, both sides came close and had some good chances to end the game earlier. In the end the biggest moment came to Connor McDavid.

After winning a faceoff, he attempted a shot which went just wide. However, Canada was able to get the possession back. Mitch Marner would play him in and with no one around it, the forward smashed a shot past Connor Hellebuyck to win the game for Canada.

After the game, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would take a shot at Matthew Tkachuk and Team USA. Earlier in the day, the Florida Panthers star had joined the Pat McAfee Show and claimed they would try to make hockey “America’s game“.

Following the loss, Trudeau took to his X account and hit back at Tkachuk and other American fans. In the tweet, he stated that America will not be able to take over their country and their game.

You can’t take our country — and you can’t take our game.

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Fans react to Canada’s win over Team USA in 4 Nations Face-Off

Canada’s win over Team USA has seemingly broken the internet. Several fans have reacted to Connor McDavid’s OT winner and have once again showered heavy praises on him.

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Connor McDavid (Image via X)

One user on X wrote, “There is a reason we call him McJesus” while reacting to this win of Canada. There were some who called out the officials and their officiating in this game.

Check out that and some other reactions from X below:

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For his efforts in this game, McDavid was named the game MVP. Meanwhile, Nathan MacKinnon was named as the tournament MVP for his performances. Now, the attention will turn to the regular season of the NHL as teams will begin their pursuit for a Stanley Cup playoffs push.