The 4 Nations Face-Off will turn out be a two-horse race, according to NHL.com writers and editors.
Of the 13 NHL.com staffers who made their predictions for the best-on-best international tournament that begins Tuesday in Montreal, five picked Canada to win it all, six picked the United States to come out on top, while Finland and Sweden got one pick each.
Of the five who picked Canada to win it all, four said it will defeat the United States in the championship game in Boston on Feb. 12. Of the six who picked the U.S., five said it top Canada in the final. One staffer predicted that Canada would defeat Sweden in the final, while one other picked the U.S. to best Sweden.
As for the other two staffers, one picked Finland to…