Canada also carries a 4-0-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record into the game after earning the top seed in Group B during preliminary-round play, then defeating China, 4-2, in the semifinals on Friday (March 13).
Declan Farmer (Tampa, Fla.) has tallied a hat trick in all four of Team USA’s contests so far, and his six-point (3g, 3a) performance on Friday brought his point total to a tournament-leading 24, which also represents a new U.S. single-tournament record at the Paralympics.
Farmer also leads all skaters with 14 goals, a U.S. single-tournament record. He currently sits at 64 (35g, 29a) career Paralympic points in 18 games, which is the most of any skater all-time.
Brody Roybal (Northlake, Ill.) currently sits third on the tournament points leaderboard with 12 (2g, 10a) in four games, while Noah Grove (Frederick, Md.) leads all defenseman in the tournament with nine assists and 11 points.
Team USA currently has a tournament-best 40 goals through four games, tied with the gold-medal winning 2018 U.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team for the most ever at a single Paralympics by a U.S. team.
The U.S. and Canada have faced off six times previously in the Paralympics, with the U.S. holding a 4-1-0-0-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T) record, including five-consecutive wins. These two sides have also faced off in the last two Paralympic gold-medal games, with Team USA skating to a come-from-behind, overtime victory over Canada in the gold-medal match in 2018, and a 5-0 victory in 2022.
The U.S. holds an all-time Paralympic record of 30-2-0-6-1 (W-OTW-OTL-L-T), and an unbeaten 3-2-0-0 (W-OTW-OTL-L) record in gold-medal games.