{"id":16623,"date":"2025-02-15T22:02:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/finland-edges-sweden-in-ot-for-first-4-nations-win\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T22:02:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T22:02:27","slug":"finland-edges-sweden-in-ot-for-first-4-nations-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/15\/finland-edges-sweden-in-ot-for-first-4-nations-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland edges Sweden in OT for first 4 Nations win"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mikael Granlund scored 1:49 into overtime to give Finland a 4-3 win over Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday in Montreal.<\/p>\n

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Anton Lundell, Mikko Rantanen and Aleksander Barkov also scored for Finland, who pickup up their first win in their second game of the tournament.<\/p>\n

Patrik Laine had two assists and Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 shots as Finland atoned for Wednesday\u2019s 6-1 loss to Team USA.<\/p>\n

Mika Zibanejad and defensemen Rasmus Dahlin and Erik Karlsson scored for Sweden, which also has two points via a pair of overtime losses.<\/p>\n

Filip Gustavsson allowed two goals on only four shots in the first period before being replaced by Linus Ullmark to start the second.<\/p>\n

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Ullmark finished with 15 saves.<\/p>\n

Granlund scored the winner on a shot from the lower right circle on a 2-on-1 rush.<\/p>\n

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Barkov tied the game 3-3 with 2:05 remaining in the second period when he tipped in a pass with his stick in the crease.<\/p>\n

Goals by Dahlin and Karlsson gave Sweden a 3-2 lead earlier in the period.<\/p>\n

Dahlin put in a cross-crease pass from Joel Eriksson-Ek 5:06 into the middle period and Karlsson scored from the right circle off the rush with 9:28 left in the second.<\/p>\n

Rantanen\u2019s power-play goal with 14 seconds left in the first period gave Finland a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n

Despite misfiring on the shot, his fluttering one-timer from the bottom of the right circle eluded Gustavsson on the short side.<\/p>\n

Laine made the cross-ice pass to Rantanen.<\/p>\n

Zibanejad opened the scoring 8:35 into the game, giving Sweden the lead on a snap shot from the slot.<\/p>\n

Lundell tied it at 10:58 of the first period on a one-timer from the right circle off a pass from Eetu Luostarinen on a 2-on-1 rush.<\/p>\n

Both teams conclude round-robin play on Monday in Boston when\u00a0 Finland takes on Canada and Sweden battles Team USA.<\/p>\n