MONTREAL – We've been hearing about Finnish style hockey since the four nations' showdown was announced.
Intentional, grinding, structure.
They get the chance to score when they come, otherwise slow things down and suck life from their opponents.
Needless to say, it never happened to the US.
However, Finland perfectly executed their game plan on Saturday afternoon with a desperate rival rally matchup with Sweden, hoping for the tournament in a game that rocked the tournament back and forth until Michael Granland engraved his final imprint. He achieved a dramatic 4-3 victory that continued to do so. Match against the winner of overtime.
Tre Kroner currently needs some help to get into the championship game, and Monday's match against the US is a must-see.
However, Team USA and Canada are still playing on Saturday nights, so no one has been eliminated from Tournament, the ideal NHL scenario.
Still, this is now a desperate scenario for Team Sweden. It has been proven that manager Sam Hallam led Philip Gustavsson to a first break after Finland led 2-1 in favor of Philip Gustavsson.
It looked like Finnish coach Antti Penanen could swing the match in favor of Tre Croner, who took the lead 3-2 before he answered with his own move. The state's top line with Alexander Barkov and Mikko Lantanen.
It was as much of a report as the Sweden crease as Bakov scored a major assist at the second 17:05 on Barkov's goal, and both players on the netfront helped Orimatta's cross-creeze feed clung. I was done.
Barkov's goals bring things together in three, and tension is packed over the final period. Both teams knew they had to essentially win to keep their championship hopes alive.
Unlike the first 40 minutes, it didn't lead to many goals.
Sweden had the chance to play after Finland's top penalty killer Alexander Barkov left at 6:10 in the period, but made it seem like he looked good when Barkov came out of his box. It was to get. wide.
Kakko created some opportunities at the doorway in the final six minutes of regulation, but Ullmark had both set aside.
So it went to overtime, and the hero was made.
Granland came down and won in just a few seconds after Kevin Lankinen stopped Adrian Kempe on the other side.
Mika Zibanejad first won Sweden on the board, snapping the puck from the slot and opening an account for the tournament, but early events were better in Finland.
As in their preferred style, the Finns shattered, played tight structures and exploited the offensive opportunities they had – throttling the Swedish attack.
Anton Randell finished a 2-1 rush minutes after Zibanejad's goal, tied the game, with Mikko Rantanen scoring on a power play in the first tail end, and his one-timer was taken quickly I washed off Gustafson. Games during a break.
Sequential goals from the Swedes were followed by Rasmus Darling and Eric Carlson illuminating the ramp, bringing back a 3-2 lead in the second.
The pendulum still had more swings.
It was Sweden that won gold at the 2006 Olympics that played the most famous match between these two.
It was Finland that made some revenge on Saturday, and it appears that Finland could suddenly shock the hockey world with this 4 Nations faceoff in the championship game barth.
