In an intense 4 Nations Face-Off championship held at TD Garden, Team Canada clinched the title with a close 3-2 overtime victory over Team USA. Key players included Connor McDavid, who netted the decisive overtime goal, and Sam Bennett, who tied the game late in the second period. The championship was particularly significant for Team Canada, offering redemption after a prior loss to the USA. This tournament marked a return to high-stakes international play, serving as a precursor to the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan, featuring NHL players for the first time since 2014.
Connor McDavid scored the winning goal for Canada 8:18 into overtime. Bennett, who has been stellar as a physical presence for Canada, tied the game at 2-2 with six minutes left in the second period for his first goal of the tournament.
For Canada, the championship win served as redemption after falling 3-1 to the United States in Montreal on Saturday during the round-robin portion of the tournament.
The championship lived up to the hype while providing a perfect finish to the seven-game tournament that also featured Finland and Sweden.
This was the first best-on-best tournament players were able to participate in since 2016, serving as a perfect tune-up for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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