<p>When the rosters for the 4 Nations Face-Off were announced, you could be forgiven if you were worried about how Finland would fare at the event. On paper, they seemed out-matched. Heck, in Thursday&#8217;s opener against the United States they hung in there, but were obviously out-matched.</p>
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<p>Well, on Saturday, they not only hung in there against Sweden, but the scrappy Finns refused to go away quietly in a 4-3 overtime victory over their Nordic neighbours.</p>
<h2>The rundown</h2>
<p>Midway through the first period, Sweden struck first, with Mika Zibanejad jumping on a loose puck in the slot that had been swatted away from a Swedish teammate by a Finnish defender. Zibanejad beat Kevin Lankinen to make it 1-0 Sweden.</p>
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<p>Mika Zibanejad opens the scoring for Sweden! </p>
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<p>A little later, though, Finland answered back off the rush. Anton Lundell converted a feed from Eetu Luustarinen and beat Filip Gustavsson to make it 1-1.</p>
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<p>Anton Lundell ties the game for Finland! </p>
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<p>In the dying seconds of the first period, on a power play, Finland took the lead. Patrik Laine made a gorgeous cross-zone pass to Mikko Rantanen, who beat Gustavsson to make it 2-1 Finland.</p>
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<p>Mikko Rantanen scores on the power play and puts the Fins up 2-1! </p>
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<p>First period shots were 8-4 Sweden. Via Natural Stat Trick, five-on-five scoring chances were 8-5 Sweden (high-danger chances were 1-0 Sweden).</p>
<p>Sweden replaced Gustavsson with Linus Ullmark for the second period. (Following the game, Sweden&#8217;s coach indicated it was due to illness.)</p>
<p>Sweden tied the game five minutes into the second period, as Rasmus Dahlin jumped on a rebound off a cycle play. That made it 2-2.</p>
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<p>Rasmus Dahlin ties the game for Sweden! </p>
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<p>A few minutes later, William Nylander made a gorgeous pass to Erik Karlsson, and Karlsson blasted the puck past Lankinen to give Sweden a 3-2 lead.</p>
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<p>William Nylander makes a great pass to find Erik Karlsson who buries it! 3-2 Sweden! </p>
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<p>But late in the second, Finland tied it up, as captain Aleksander Barkov converted on a back-door redirect of a shot from Olli Maatta (that Kaapo Kakko also got a stick on) to make it 3-3.</p>
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<p>Alex Barkov scores for Finland! We are tied up again! </p>
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<p>Second period shots were 10-7 Finland. Five-on-five scoring chances were 7-5 Finland (high-danger chances were 3-1 Finland).</p>
<p>Both sides had chances but neither could score in the third period.</p>
<p>Third period shots were 7-6 Sweden. Five-on-five scoring chances were 5-2 Finland (high-danger chances were 1-0 Finland).</p>
<p>This game was off to overtime, but it didn&#8217;t last terribly long. 1:49 into extra time, Lankinen made a stop on a Swedish scoring chance and the Finns grabbed the loose puck and headed up ice. Mikael Granlund had some passing options on the rush, but opted to shoot, beating Ullmark five-hole to give Finland a 4-3 overtime win.</p>
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<p>Mikael Granlund is the overtime hero for Finland! </p>
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<p>Overtime shots were 2-1 Sweden.</p>
<h2>This and that</h2>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s how Sweden skated:</strong></p>
<p>Rakell &#8211; Zibanejad &#8211; Nylander<br />
Forsberg &#8211; Pettersson &#8211; Kempe<br />
Bratt &#8211; Eriksson Ek &#8211; Raymond<br />
Arvidsson &#8211; Lindholm &#8211; Nyquist</p>
<p>Hedman &#8211; Brodin<br />
Ekholm &#8211; Karlsson<br />
Forsling &#8211; Dahlin</p>
<p>Gustavsson<br />
(Ullmark)</p>
<p>Scratches: Ersson, Andersson, Carlsson</p>
<p><strong>Here&#8217;s how Finland looked:</strong></p>
<p>Lehkonen &#8211; Barkov &#8211; Rantanen<br />
Hintz &#8211; Aho &#8211; Granlund<br />
Luustarinen &#8211; Lundell &#8211; Laine<br />
Teravainen &#8211; Haula &#8211; Kakko</p>
<p>Mikkola &#8211; Lindell<br />
Vaakanainen &#8211; Matinpalo<br />
Maatta &#8211; Jokiharju</p>
<p>Lankinen<br />
(Saros)</p>
<p>Scratches: Luukkonen, Valimaki, Armia</p>
<h2>Up next</h2>
<p>Finland (1-1-0, 2 points) plays Canada on Monday.</p>
<p>Sweden (0-0-2, 2 points) plays the United States on Monday.</p>
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When the rosters for the 4 Nations Face-Off were announced, you could be forgiven if you were worried about how Finland would fare at the event. On paper, they seemed out-matched. Heck, in Thursday's opener against the United States they hung in there, but were obviously out-matched.
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Well, on Saturday, they not only hung in there against Sweden, but the scrappy Finns refused to go away quietly in a 4-3 overtime victory over their Nordic neighbours.
<h2>The rundown</h2>
Midway through the first period, Sweden struck first, with Mika Zibanejad jumping on a loose puck in the slot that had been swatted away from a Swedish teammate by a Finnish defender. Zibanejad beat Kevin Lankinen to make it 1-0 Sweden.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1890832418724061418

A little later, though, Finland answered back off the rush. Anton Lundell converted a feed from Eetu Luustarinen and beat Filip Gustavsson to make it 1-1.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1890833222725939695

In the dying seconds of the first period, on a power play, Finland took the lead. Patrik Laine made a gorgeous cross-zone pass to Mikko Rantanen, who beat Gustavsson to make it 2-1 Finland.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1890837959617679568

First period shots were 8-4 Sweden. Via Natural Stat Trick, five-on-five scoring chances were 8-5 Sweden (high-danger chances were 1-0 Sweden).

Sweden replaced Gustavsson with Linus Ullmark for the second period. (Following the game, Sweden's coach indicated it was due to illness.)

Sweden tied the game five minutes into the second period, as Rasmus Dahlin jumped on a rebound off a cycle play. That made it 2-2.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1890844308879683836

A few minutes later, William Nylander made a gorgeous pass to Erik Karlsson, and Karlsson blasted the puck past Lankinen to give Sweden a 3-2 lead.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1890847703682142216

But late in the second, Finland tied it up, as captain Aleksander Barkov converted on a back-door redirect of a shot from Olli Maatta (that Kaapo Kakko also got a stick on) to make it 3-3.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1890850999167852805

Second period shots were 10-7 Finland. Five-on-five scoring chances were 7-5 Finland (high-danger chances were 3-1 Finland).

Both sides had chances but neither could score in the third period.

Third period shots were 7-6 Sweden. Five-on-five scoring chances were 5-2 Finland (high-danger chances were 1-0 Finland).

This game was off to overtime, but it didn't last terribly long. 1:49 into extra time, Lankinen made a stop on a Swedish scoring chance and the Finns grabbed the loose puck and headed up ice. Mikael Granlund had some passing options on the rush, but opted to shoot, beating Ullmark five-hole to give Finland a 4-3 overtime win.

https://twitter.com/DailyFaceoff/status/1890867133539655921

Overtime shots were 2-1 Sweden.
<h2>This and that</h2>
<strong>Here's how Sweden skated:</strong>

Rakell - Zibanejad - Nylander
Forsberg - Pettersson - Kempe
Bratt - Eriksson Ek - Raymond
Arvidsson - Lindholm - Nyquist

Hedman - Brodin
Ekholm - Karlsson
Forsling - Dahlin

Gustavsson
(Ullmark)

Scratches: Ersson, Andersson, Carlsson

<strong>Here's how Finland looked:</strong>

Lehkonen - Barkov - Rantanen
Hintz - Aho - Granlund
Luustarinen - Lundell - Laine
Teravainen - Haula - Kakko

Mikkola - Lindell
Vaakanainen - Matinpalo
Maatta - Jokiharju

Lankinen
(Saros)

Scratches: Luukkonen, Valimaki, Armia
<h2>Up next</h2>
Finland (1-1-0, 2 points) plays Canada on Monday.

Sweden (0-0-2, 2 points) plays the United States on Monday.

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