Charlie McAvoy was not able to join his USA teammates on the ice at TD Garden for Thursday’s 4 Nations Face-off championship game against Canada. But the Team USA alternate captain and Bruins defenseman still made his presence felt at TD Garden — just hours after being discharged from Mass.

The drama at the Four Nations Face-Off is reaching a crescendo in advance of Thursday night’s final between the U.S. and Canada. Due to Charlie McAvoy’s hospitalization for an infection, Team USA called Quinn Hughes to Boston,

A Bruins team desperately trying to claw back into playoff positioning may not have McAvoy for the final stretch of regular-season play.

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Star defenseman Charlie McAvoy played through a shoulder injury that later hospitalized him in Team USA's win over Canada on Saturday.

Bruins coach Joe Sacco said he "wouldn’t expect (McAvoy) in the short-term" as the franchise defenseman remains hospitalized.

Bruins coach Joe Sacco on losing McAvoy at 4 Nations: "I think every team’s probably a little bit nervous when they send their players."

Charlie McAvoy is in the hospital and will not play for Team USA against Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off final, the Boston Bruins said Tuesday.

Injured Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy will miss the rematch between the United States and Canada, whose meeting has been intensified by political matters.

The United States and Canada will doing battle one more time in the Championship Game of the 4 Nations Face-Off. However, the Americans have been affected by the injury bug leading up to Thursday's pivotal matchup for international supremacy.

He wasn’t able to suit up for Team USA on Thursday night, but they found a way to include Charlie McAvoy. The injured defenseman — with his arm in a sling — read the lineup ahead of Team USA’s 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against Team Canada at TD Garden.

Team USA is without one of their top defenseman in Charlie McAvoy on Thursday night as they take on Team Canada in the NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off championship. The Boston Bruins defenseman suffered an upper-body injury during round-robin play of the tournament and—upon further evaluation—was hospitalized due to an infection in his right shoulder.