Connor McDavid and Nathan Mackinnon have a story of intensifying great moments.
Stanley Cup late. Adjusted playoff series. Game 7 where everything is at stake.
With the pressure increasing in a different scenario on Monday afternoon, Canada’s dynamic offensive duo led the load to help his country hit his ticket in the 4 -nations confrontation final.
An old and familiar enemy waits on the deck.
McDavid and Mackinnon scored 46 seconds separated in the first period before Canadians were forced to stay late in a 5-3 victory over Finland that establishes a delicious title game at the end of this week against the United States in Boston.
“They established the tone immediately,” said Canadian captain Sidney Crosby. “That is what you need. The great players of the big players.”
Look at Canada clings to defeat Finland:
Finland scored three goals unanswered in the third period, but the goal of the empty network of Sydney Crosby drove Canada to a 5-3 victory. They will face the United States in the final on Thursday.
Brayden Point also scored in the first 20 minutes before Mackinnon added another five minutes in the second. Crosby sealed it on an empty network after the Finns scored three times in the third. Jordan Binnington made 23 salvages.
“We have the best players in the world doing things that are probably not accustomed to the benefit that our team wins the hockey games,” said chief coach Jon Cooper. “You have McDavid, Mackinnon, Crosby and all these types throwing records and going and obtaining them.
“It was the way we had to play to win this game.”
McDavid and Crosby contributed an assistance each for two -point performances. Defense No. 1 Cale Makar (disease) returned to alignment after an absence of a game. Sam Reinhart added three assists.
Mikael Granlund, with two, and that Lindell responded to Finland. Kevin Lankinen allowed four goals in 13 shots before obtaining the hook. Juuse Saros finished with 14 salvages.
“Canada is a great team,” said Finnish captain Aleksander Barkov. “Capitalized in our mistakes and played very well.”
In the final game of Round Robin, Sweden defeated the US. 2-1 in a game that meant nothing in the classification.
With some fans with powdered wigs and tricorn hats of the colonial era, the multitude of Boston shouted “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the game, an answer to the Canadians who booed the national anthem of the United States before the first LEADS IN MONTREAL. Songs of “United States!” It sounded through the TD garden in the final minutes, with goalkeeper Jake Oettinger lying by an additional skater, but Americans could not beat Ersson to force extra time.
The United States faced Sweden later on Monday in a confrontation that did not matter in the classification after the victory of regulation of Canada.
The Americans beat their northern neighbor 3-1 in Montreal on Saturday in a physical matter, accentuated by a frantic beginning that saw three fights within the first nine seconds, on the way to ensure a place in the final of Thursday.
“Both teams met quite well, quite fast,” said Crosby. “It will be a great challenge.”
Look l 3 fights in 9 seconds to open the Us-Canada game:
The American Matthew Tkachuk faced Brandon Hagel just after the opening confrontation. Brother Brady Tkachuck then fought against Sam Bennett. Seconds after the game resumed, Jt Miller and Canadian Colton Parayko dropped the gloves.
The 4 nations represent the return of the NHL players to the high -level international competition before the Olympic return of the League next year after the last two games are lost.
The Canadian national anthem was booed by small fans pockets in Boston’s TD Garden before the fall of Monday’s album, apparent recovery of the “Star Banner” previously received at the Bell Center in Montreal.
Canada’s fans have booed the United States anthem at the NHL and NBA games since President Donald Trump threatened tariffs and said he wanted to make one of the closest allies in the country his state 51.
Fast lead 2-0
McDavid opened the score on Monday at 4:13 of the first of a brutal rotation of Hintz de Roopo. The Edmonton Oilers Superstar Center intercepted an attempt to clean clean, revolved around the offensive zone and shot a shot in the distant post of Lankinen through a screen.
Mackinnon, a stallion in the middle for the avalanche in Colorado, put 2-0 at 4:59 on a trip to the network from a reinhart feed.
“They have gone through many experiences before this,” Crosby said about McDavid and Mackinnon. “They have high expectations of themselves. They understand the pressure that comes with it.
“These boys are used to playing these great games under the center of attention and delivering. And they did again.”
Point in pots a rebound at 13:02 to put the 3-0 after one. Mackinnon finished Lankinen at 5:03 of the second when Mackinnon buried his second.
“Many emotions after the last game,” Mackinnon said. “We knew we had to win this, and most likely in regulation, advance. It was a great beginning.”
Binnington obtained the Canada fold for a third consecutive game despite not being happy with both goals, the third was on the empty network, allowed the United States on Saturday.
The Netminder had to be acute later in the period of Erik Haula with tight when the Finns began to push.
“It has been a great opportunity,” Binnington said. “Very grateful and honored to be in this position.”
Lindell broke the money laundering at 13:19. Granlund then scored twice in 23 seconds with Finland playing 6 against 5 with less than two remaining minutes before Crosby freezed him on the empty network to configure the rematch of the United States.
“You’re going to see that two really uniformed teams will accompany him,” Cooper said. “The city of Boston will be treated with something special on Thursday night.”
The same goes for the world of hockey in general.
Return to binner
Cooper said that before the game it was an easy decision to start Binnington instead of Adin Hill.
“The boy played very well for us,” Cooper said about St. Louis Blues goalkeeper. “He has given us the opportunity to win. If you can limit an opponent to two goals or less in a game, you should give you the opportunity to win.
“He did that for us the other night. It was a lack of goal score that hurt us.”
Returns Makar
Makar returned after losing the loss of the United States. The Canadians were allowed to bring Alternative Thomas Harley to play against the Americans after the upper part of Shea Theodore in the first game and Makar’s absence left them with only five healthy blueliners on the original list of 23 men.
“He simply slides around,” Cooper on Makar said. “I was very happy to have it back.”
