Zach Werenski was already having a great season for Columbus, but now he gets to showcase himself to the world.
In the first game of the 4-Nations Faceoff for the Americans, they were able to take down Finland 6-1. The game wasn't always pretty, but they came out in the third and blitzed the Lions to take the three points.
Zach Werenski played a spectacular game for the Americans. In other news - water is wet.
Werenski was marvelous last night against Finland and continues to be one of the best players on the ice, no matter what team he's playing for.
Check out Zach's stats against Finland:
- He led all Americans in ice time at 21:45.
- He and Charlie McAvoy, who he was paired with, played 27 shifts to lead the team.
- 3 assists - He assisted on the two goals by Matt Tkachuk, and one by Brady Tkachuk.
- +2 rating
- 2 PIM
Zach Werenski is getting his time to shine and hopefully garner some more attention across the league with his play—and it's about time. People in Columbus have known for a while now that Werenski is an outstanding player who just needed to have a healthy season, and he's doing just that.
Zach Werenski and the U.S. team will take on Canada on Saturday night in what is sure to be a wild game in Montreal. Make sure to tune in.
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