It may have a bit more dramatic than anyone had intended, but Canada punched their ticket to the 4 Nations Face-Off final – and a rematch with the United States – by way of a Monday matinee victory over Finland at TD Garden in Boston.
Canada got out to a 4-0 lead and then withstood a late Finnish push to win 5-3.
<h2>The rundown</h2>
Canada put on an offensive clinic early in this hockey game. Connor McDavid opened the scoring just over four minutes in, intercepting a clearing attempt by Finland and walking in and beating Kevin Lankinen with a wrist shot. That made it 1-0 Canada.
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🇨🇦 CANADA GOAL 🇨🇦
Connor McDavid opens the scoring! 
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46 seconds later, Nathan MacKinnon put a shot past Lankinen to give Canada a 2-0 advantage.
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🇨🇦 CANADA GOAL 🇨🇦
Nathan MacKinnon scores 46 seconds after Connor McDavid! It&#39;s 2-0 Canada! 
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Midway through the first, McDavid led an odd-man rush into Finland&#8217;s zone. Travis Sanheim&#8217;s shot was stopped but Brayden Point jammed in the rebound to make it 3-0 Canada.
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🇨🇦 CANADA GOAL 🇨🇦
Brayden Point puts Canada up 3-0! 
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First period shots were 11-5 Canada. Via Natural Stat Trick, five-on-five scoring chances were 10-7 Canada (high-danger chances were 3-1 Canada).
Finland swapped goalies to begin the second, putting Juuse Saros in net.
Five minutes into the second period, MacKinnon scored again to make it 4-0 Canada.
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🇨🇦 CANADA GOAL 🇨🇦
Nathan MacKinnon scores his second goal of the game! It&#39;s 4-0 Canada!
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Second period shots were 12-8 Finland. Five-on-five scoring chances were 12-8 Finland (high-danger chances were 9-3 Finland).
Finland found their desperation in the third period, and they pushed back and chipped away at Canada&#8217;s lead in last 10 minutes of regulation.
Midway through the period, Esa Lindell spoiled Jordan Binnington&#8217;s shutout bid to make it 4-1 Canada with a shot from the bottom of the circles.
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🇫🇮 FINLAND GOAL 🇫🇮
Esa Lindell breaks the shutout bid for Jordan Binnington. 
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A little later, with Saros pulled for the extra attacker, Mikael Granlund scored on Binnington to cut the lead to 4-2.
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🇫🇮 FINLAND GOAL 🇫🇮
Mikael Granlund cuts Canada&#39;s lead to two. 
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Even later, with Saros pulled again, Granlund scored again to cut the lead to 4-3 Canada.
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🇫🇮 FINLAND GOAL 🇫🇮
Mikael Granlund makes this a one goal game late in the third period! 
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But Sidney Crosby put a dagger in the Finnish comeback hopes with an empty-netter to make it a 5-3 Canada win.
Third period shots were 9-9. Five-on-five scoring chances were 4-1 Canada (high-danger chances were 0-0).
<h2>This and that</h2>
Here&#8217;s how Canada skated:
Point &#8211; McDavid &#8211; Stone 
Crosby &#8211; MacKinnon &#8211; Reinhart 
Hagel &#8211; Cirelli &#8211; Marner 
Marchand &#8211; Bennett &#8211; Konecny
Toews &#8211; Makar 
Morrissey &#8211; Parayko 
Sanheim &#8211; Doughty
Binnington 
(Hill)
Scratches: Montembeault, Harley, Jarvis
Here&#8217;s how Finland lined up:
Kakko &#8211; Barkov &#8211; Rantanen 
Hintz &#8211; Aho &#8211; Granlund 
Luostarinen &#8211; Lundell &#8211; Laine 
Lehkonen &#8211; Haula &#8211; Armia
Mikkola &#8211; Lindell 
Maatta &#8211; Jokiharju 
Vaakanainen &#8211; Matinpalo
Lankinen 
(Saros)
Scratches: Luukkonen, Valimaki, Teravainen
<h2>Up next</h2>
Finland&#8217;s tournament is over.
Canada faces the United States on Thursday in the tournament final.
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It may have a bit more dramatic than anyone had intended, but Canada punched their ticket to the 4 Nations Face-Off final – and a rematch with the United States – by way of a Monday matinee victory over Finland at TD Garden in Boston.

Canada got out to a 4-0 lead and then withstood a late Finnish push to win 5-3.
<h2>The rundown</h2>
Canada put on an offensive clinic early in this hockey game. Connor McDavid opened the scoring just over four minutes in, intercepting a clearing attempt by Finland and walking in and beating Kevin Lankinen with a wrist shot. That made it 1-0 Canada.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1891555406738047401

46 seconds later, Nathan MacKinnon put a shot past Lankinen to give Canada a 2-0 advantage.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1891556102749266147

Midway through the first, McDavid led an odd-man rush into Finland's zone. Travis Sanheim's shot was stopped but Brayden Point jammed in the rebound to make it 3-0 Canada.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1891560239918366784

First period shots were 11-5 Canada. Via Natural Stat Trick, five-on-five scoring chances were 10-7 Canada (high-danger chances were 3-1 Canada).

Finland swapped goalies to begin the second, putting Juuse Saros in net.

Five minutes into the second period, MacKinnon scored again to make it 4-0 Canada.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1891569841372279000

Second period shots were 12-8 Finland. Five-on-five scoring chances were 12-8 Finland (high-danger chances were 9-3 Finland).

Finland found their desperation in the third period, and they pushed back and chipped away at Canada's lead in last 10 minutes of regulation.

Midway through the period, Esa Lindell spoiled Jordan Binnington's shutout bid to make it 4-1 Canada with a shot from the bottom of the circles.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1891586732841168954

A little later, with Saros pulled for the extra attacker, Mikael Granlund scored on Binnington to cut the lead to 4-2.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1891589538067206455

Even later, with Saros pulled again, Granlund scored again to cut the lead to 4-3 Canada.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1891589957749182846

But Sidney Crosby put a dagger in the Finnish comeback hopes with an empty-netter to make it a 5-3 Canada win.

Third period shots were 9-9. Five-on-five scoring chances were 4-1 Canada (high-danger chances were 0-0).
<h2>This and that</h2>
Here's how Canada skated:

Point - McDavid - Stone
Crosby - MacKinnon - Reinhart
Hagel - Cirelli - Marner
Marchand - Bennett - Konecny

Toews - Makar
Morrissey - Parayko
Sanheim - Doughty

Binnington
(Hill)

Scratches: Montembeault, Harley, Jarvis

Here's how Finland lined up:

Kakko - Barkov - Rantanen
Hintz - Aho - Granlund
Luostarinen - Lundell - Laine
Lehkonen - Haula - Armia

Mikkola - Lindell
Maatta - Jokiharju
Vaakanainen - Matinpalo

Lankinen
(Saros)

Scratches: Luukkonen, Valimaki, Teravainen
<h2>Up next</h2>
Finland's tournament is over.

Canada faces the United States on Thursday in the tournament final.

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