The Americans are going to have to play tonight's game against Sweden without captain Auston Matthews. As the Americans prepare to face Finland as part of tonight's 4 Nations Faceoff matchup, they've learned they'll be without one of their top players. Captain Auston Matthews will not be playing against Finland: USA will play one short tonight Kreider/Sanderson for Matthew Tkachuk/McAvoy Auston Matthews is battling something, so will rest tonight and play Thursday. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1891648372097823170'> </a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/br_openice/status/1891649902112911396'> </a></blockquote></div>