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Canada vs. Sweden, 7 p.m. CT; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Thursday, Feb. 13
United States vs. Finland, 7 p.m. CT; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Saturday, Feb. 15
Finland vs. Sweden, Noon CT; ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS
United States vs. Canada, 7 p.m. CT; ABC, ESPN+, SN, TVAS" } }, { "type": "header", "data": { "text": "At TD Garden, Boston", "level": 3 } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Monday, Feb. 17
Canada vs. Finland, Noon CT; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS
Sweden vs. United States, 7 p.m. CT; MAX, truTV, TNT, SN, TVAS" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Thursday, Feb. 20
Championship game, 7 p.m. CT; ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS" } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjA5MjcwNjk1MDQ0MTI5OTk4/subscribe2024-tag-carousel.jpg" }, "caption": "" } } ] }

Binnington Named Starter For Canada In 4 Nations Face-Off Opener