BOSTON — The days of their lives turned into a night of heartbreak. Hockey was the grand winner of 4 Nations but make no mistake, Canada — sovereign Canada — skated away from this spectacular tournament as champions and the United States of America departed as runner-up.

Again.

Canada emerges as the best of the best-on-best the way Canada was the best of the best-on-best at the 2010 and 2014 Olympic Games and at the 2016 World Cup.

It is still Canada’s world and the US of A is just living in it.