By Jimmy Golen
Boston (AP) – Nathan Mackinnon scored twice. Connor McDavid had a goal and support. Sidney Crosby turned out of the middle of the middle in an empty, after Finland cut a deficit from 4 goals to at least one in the previous few minutes.
The best players of Canada got here within the 4-nation-vision on Monday to realize a resource of their fight with the United States. The rivals will meet within the tournament finals.
“You need that: big games from big players,” said Crosby after the 5: 3 victory over Finland. “These boys are used to playing and delivering in these big games in the spotlight. You did again tonight. “
Canada and the United States will play on Thursday evening in a continuation of a Round Robin game in Montreal last week, which started with three fights and celebrated a 3-1 win with the Americans. The Canadian striker – and the captain of Boston Bruins – Brad Marchand will take the ice cream as an opponent in the TD Garden in a series in which fans had to be asked not to use the opponent's national anthem.
“We are obviously very excited about having another crack with these boys. It will certainly be an intensive game, ”said Marchand within the visitor's changing room within the hall of the by which he has modified within the last 16 seasons.
“There isn’t any greater rivalry in hockey than Canada-US, and I believe it's the Matchup that everybody wanted,” said Marchand. “So it’ll be an especially intensive game that we’re all looking forward to.”
Jordan Binnington stopped 23 shots for Canada on the same ice, where he won the Stanley Cup 2019 for the St. Louis Blues. Brayden Point also achieved and Sam Reinhart had three templates when the Canadians opened a 4-0 lead in the first 25 minutes.
The tournament is the return of the NHL to international competition after the 2018 and 2022 Olympics were on the road. It delivered The intensive US Canada game of last week Against the background of the frosty real relationships between the countries, which are transformed by President Donald Trump's tariffs-or even Canada transformed into the 51st US state.
The Americans had to play in a game Sweden on Monday evening that lost every meaning when Canada won second place in the final. The United States won both earlier round-robin games and won the top position in the pool.
After the fiery game in Montreal last week, the game was preceded by two teams with interim trainers during the Canadian national anthem on Monday during the Canadian national anthem and the entire intensity of a midwinter game.
And then the Finns found life.
Esa Lindell scored seven minutes to achieve it with 4: 1, and then Mikael Granlund has scored twice with the Finnish goalkeeper for an additional attacker in the last 100 seconds. Crosby ended the tension when he turned a loose puck out of the center ice into the empty network.
“I got a number of goals there late and got here very close, but not today,” said Finnish striker Aleksander Barkov. “Obviously it is not an easy task to return from a 4-0 deficit against the best team in the world. I think we made ourselves well in the end. But the rest of the 50 minutes we would have and should probably have played a little better. “
McDavid only achieved 4 minutes after which Mackinnon made lower than a minute 2-0 before five minutes passed, the Finns had used their day trip to settle things.
Point gave the Canadian a 3-0 lead late in the primary lead, after which Mackinnon made it 4-0 in five minutes.
It was all for the Finnish goalkeeper Kevin Lankinen, who lasted a complete of 5 of nine shots.
Juuse Saros had 14 saved the remaining of the trail.
Binnington stopped the primary 19 shots of Finland before Lindell ended the offer for the primary shutout of the tournament. With Saros, who was drawn for a further attacker, Granlund scored a number of goals to attain 4: 3.
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