Team USA defenseman Charlie McAvoy’s wife Kiley was in attendance at TD Garden to watch the 4 Nations Faceoff tournament championship game.

Boston Bruins alternate captain Charlie McAvoy was unavailable for Team USA in Thursday night's epic showdown against arch-rival Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off Final. McAvoy was forced to miss the game after undergoing a procedure on Tuesday to "cut out and clean an infection,

While Mike Sullivan discussed the loss of Charlie McAvoy, his alternate captain, son-in-law and impact defenseman, the coach of the United States was asked whether an extra defenseman might be on his way to Boston ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship against Canada (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+, SN, TVAS) on Thursday.

Injured Team USA defenseman Charlie McAvoy was on hand to read the starting lineup before the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game.

BOSTON — Charlie McAvoy won’t have to watch the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off final on one of those little hospital TVs with the speaker on the same remote control that can call the nurse and adjust the bed.

Charlie McAvoy is on the mend after suffering a shoulder injury during the NHL 4 Nations Face-Off that led to an infection that landed the Bruins defenseman in the hospital. The Bruins released a statement on his condition on Wednesday.

The Boston Bruins say defenseman Charlie McAvoy won’t be able to play for the United States in the championship game of the 4 Nations Face-Off on his home ice because of an undisclosed upper-body injury.

Charlie McAvoy flew over to TD Garden to fire up his teammates. The injured United States defenseman read his team’s starting lineup before the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against ...

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