That’s what the 4 Nations Face-Off did for the Toronto Maple Leafs forward, who admits his performance at key times for Canada has given him fuel to enter a new chapter in his career, one he hopes is a far more lucrative one.

The Four Nations tournament is unfortunately now behind us, and we have to say goodbye to the best hockey we’ve seen in a long time. We had the perfect ending with a brilliant Canadian victory in the final against the United States,

Mitch Marner has found himself demoted ahead of Canada's crucial matchup against Finland on Monday, as coach Jon Cooper tries to shake things up. As Canada heads into their do or die game against Finland in order to set up a highly anticipated rematch with the United States,

Connor McDavid scored an overtime goal that won the game for Canada, 3-2, over the United States in the final of the 4 Nations Face-Off at Boston’s TD Garden. McDavid collected a pass from Mitch Marner near the left circle and beat American goalie Connor Hellebuyck.

Though teammates normally, Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were opponents on Saturday, with the Leafs captain commented on his feelings on playing opposite Marner.

The 4 Nations Face-Off championship lived up to the hype, but Connor McDavid shined the brightest when it mattered most, lifting Canada to a 3-2 OT victory over the USA.