WXYZ posted some pre-Four Nations Face-Off final comments from Red Wings captain and Team USA forward Dylan Larkin, per his appearance on ESPN’s SportsCenter last night:
“Feeling good. A lot of excitement,” Larkin said. “It’ll be hard to sleep.”
He said he expects the rematch to be a great game.
“It’s such a big hockey game. I expect it to be intense again, but, you know, guys are going to have to stay disciplined, guys are going to have to stay on the ice. We want Brady and Matthew (Tkachuk) to be out there and playing hockey and finishing hockey and scoring big goals,” Larkin said. “I expect it to be intense again, but I expect, you know, a really good hockey game.”
Larkin said that he knows he’s in a different role with this team than he is on the Red Wings, and it felt really good to contribute to the team and get the game-winner.
“I’m looking to play my game tomorrow with speed, and, you know, attack the net,” Larkin said. “To win something, with that jersey on, with the USA on your chest, it doesn’t get better than that. On home soil as well. So we’re fired up for it,” Larkin added.
The Red Wings posted the clip of Larkin on SportsCenter via a Tweet:
Anyone catch Dylan Larkin on @SportsCenter today?! 😎@ESPN | @NHL | #4Nations pic.twitter.com/gHXjfLOiNb
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 20, 2025
