Leafs Coach Craig Berube Predicts the Winner and Final Score of the 4 Nations Face-Off Final

As players from both teams exchange chirps in advance of the final, , Toronto Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube has gone out on a limb with a prediction on the winner, as well as the score of the 4 Nations Face-Off final between Canada and the USA.

Tickets for the game have been going for absurd prices, and tensions are high given the current relationship between the two countries.

Craig Berube seemed much more focused on the actual on-ice play of the two teams when asked about it, rather than fuelling the feud.

However, the proud Canadian is taking his home country to win the game, and went with a final score of 3-2 when pressed for a prediction.

Berube will likely be glued to the game as two of his best players with the Maple Leafs will be out on the ice: Auston Matthews plays for Team USA, and Mitch Marner for Team Canada.

There has been some talk of players who participate in the 4 Nations Face-Off getting a break when they come back to their regular NHL teams, but there's been no word on whether that will apply to Matthews and Marner.