Since Brady and Matthew Tkachuk arrived in Montreal for the 4 Nations Face-Off, set to be teammates for the first time outside of the 2023 NHL All-Star Game, set to share a locker room and a set of experiences they have never been able to share, the most notable part has been all the fun they’ve been having.

Tkachuk was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the three games he played last week, a road loss to Washington, a road win over St. Louis and Saturday’s victory over his brother Brady and the Ottawa Senators.

The 4 Nations Face-off is upon us, and not surprisingly, the roster for Team USA includes Florida Panthers assistant captain Matthew Tkachuk and Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk. The brothers are the sons of former NHL forward Keith Tkachuk,

Off, Team USA star Matthew Tkachuk voiced a strong message to head coach Mike Sullivan and his teammates, along with a warning to the rest of the teams.

That includes an NHL-high eight players from the Panthers roster. They are Sasha Barkov, Anton Lundell, Eetu Luostarinen and Niko Mikkola for Team Finland, Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart for Team Canada, Gus Forsling for Team Sweden and Matthew Tkachuk for Team USA.

Tkachuk hasn't worn a Team USA sweater since 2016 and says "I can promise you the players will be engaged" for the best-on-best event.

Matthew Tkachuk could hardly contain his excitement at two things recently: representing his country and doing so with his brother for the first time. Tkachuk, a Florida Panthers forward who was back in his hometown of St.