Mitch Marner scored in 3-on-3 overtime to lift Canada past Sweden 4-3 in the opening game of the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Nathan MacKinnon, Brad Marchand, and Mark Stone also scored for Canada, while Jonas Brodin, Adrian Kempe, and Joel Eriksson Ek replied for Sweden.
Canada forward Nathan MacKinnon celebrates his goal against Sweden with teammates from left to right, Cale Makar, Sam Reinhart, Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid during the first period of 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal. Canada won 4-3 on Feb. 12, 2025.Mitch Marner scored at 6:06 of 3-on-3 overtime as Canada edged Sweden 4-3 to open the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament Wednesday.
Jonas Brodin, Adrian Kempe and Joel Eriksson Ek replied for the Swedes. Gustavsson stopped 24 shots. Lucas Raymond chipped in two assists. The 4 Nations represents the closest men’s hockey has come to a best-on-best event since the 2016 World Cup. The NHL went to five straight Olympics between 1998 and 2014 before skipping the 2018 Games for financial reasons and scuttling plans in 2022 because of COVID-19 concerns.
After a deafening ovations for Crosby and Mario Lemieux — and a rousing rendition of “O Canada” ahead of Wednesday’s opening faceoff — Canada struck on a power play just 56 seconds into the first period. Sweden finally got its first shot on target with more than 15 minutes gone when Gustav Forsling snapped a puck into Binnington’s glove.
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