Anton Lundell, Mikko Rantanen and Aleksander Barkov had the goals in regulation for the Finns against their bitter regional rivals
Finland's Mikael Granlund celebrates his winning goal as Sweden's Adrian Kempe looks on during 4 Nations Face-Off overtime hockey action in Montreal on Feb. 15.Mikael Granlund scored at 1:49 of 3-on-3 overtime as Finland defeated Sweden 4-3 at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday.
Granlund’s winner came on a 2-on-1 where he beat Ullmark through the five-hole after the Swedes had a couple off decent looks at the other end.Sweden also lost 4-3 to Canada in overtime to open the tournament Wednesday, but earned a point in the standings for each extra-time loss. Finland was thumped 6-1 by the United States on Thursday at the round-robin tournament that’s a table-setter for the NHL’s Olympic return in 2026. Finland picked up two points with Saturday’s win.
Karlsson pushed his country in front 3-2 off the rush when he took a pass from William Nylander and fired past Lankinen’s blocker on the short side at 10:32, but Barkov tied it up again from in tight with 2:55 left before the intermission.
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