While the 4 Nations Face-Off gave Connor McDavid the chance to play hero for his home country, the nine-day layoff may have put a dent in his NHL team's playoff push.

Team Canada hero Connor McDavid shared a candid photo with his wife Lauren and family after lifting the team to a 4 Nations Final win over Team USA.

Canada has beaten Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off in an overtime thriller, 3-2, Thursday night in Boston. Connor McDavid scored the game winner to become a national hero and hockey legend. After dropping the first meeting against Team USA on Saturday in Montreal,

Connor McDavid dropped an awesome post on Instagram after helping Canada beat USA in the 4 Nations championship.

Subban, of course, won gold as a member of Canada’s national team at the 2014 Sochi Olympics — as well as back-to-back gold medals during the World Junior Championship in 2008-09 — while Messier was part of Team Canada for three consecutive Canada Cup gold medals and two silver medals in the World Championship and World Cup, respectively.

The No. 1 picks from the 2015 and 2016 NHL drafts, respectively, McDavid and Matthews were teased with a version of it as teammates on the made-up Team North America youth squad at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. But until the 4 Nations Face-Off, they had never played for the respective countries at true best-on-best.

Connor McDavid's OT winner lifted Canada to a 3-2 win over Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game in Boston.

Canada beat the United States 3-2 in the 4 Nations Face-Off behind star performances from McDavid and goalie Binnington.

Canada's Connor McDavid (97) celebrates after his game-winning goal against the United States during an overtime period of the 4 Nations Face-Off championship hockey game, Thursda