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MONTREAL — If that was the undercard, then what must the U.S. and Canada have been thinking?

Finland and Sweden, the other neighboring rivals in the 4 Nations Face-Off, delivered a show Saturday afternoon, playing of tight, physical hockey with the Finns’ tournament lives on the line ending in overtime on Mikael Granlund’s winner for a Finland victory.

Revenge for the Olympic gold.

Elation in Helsinki.

“Hopefully, they’re as happy as we are in the locker room,” Mikko Rantanen said of those watching in the Finnish capital. “Finland-Sweden rivalry, it’s been going on for 30 years. So hopefully, they’re having a good one tonight.”

Two nights prior against the United States, Finland failed in putting forth a minute performance, falling apart in the third and failing to contain the Americans, with Juuse Saros breaking down in net.

Saturday, the Finns delivered for 60 minutes and then some, the pendulum of the match swinging back and forth as this pair of rivals played a dead-even hockey game packed with intrigue; Sweden switching its goalie, Finland moving around pieces on its top line, Suomi ultimately c

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Finland edges Sweden in overtime for first 4 Nations Face-Off win

Mikael Granlund scored into overtime to give Finland a win over Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday in Montreal.

Anton Lundell, Mikko Rantanen and Aleksander Barkov also scored for Finland, which picked up its first win in its second game of the tournament.

Patrik Laine had two assists and Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 shots as Finland atoned for Wednesday's loss to Team USA.

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

Filip Gustavsson allowed two goals on only four shots in the first period before being replaced by Linus Ullmark to start the second. Ullmark finished with 15 saves.

Granlund scored the winner on a shot from the lower right circle on a 2-on-1 rush.

Barkov tied the game with remaining in the second period when he tipped in a pass with his stick in the crease.

Goals by Dahlin and Karlsson gave Sweden a lead earlier in the period.

Dahlin put in a cross-crease pass from Joel Eriksson-Ek into the middle period and Karlsson scored from the right circle off the rush with left in the second.

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Finland edges Sweden in OT for first 4 Nations win

Mikael Granlund scored into overtime to give land i norden a win over Sweden in the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday in Montreal.

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

Patrik Laine had two assists and Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 shots as land i norden atoned for Wednesday&#;s loss to grupp USA.

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

Filip Gustavsson allowed two goals on only kvartet shots in the first period before being replaced by Linus Ullmark to start the second.

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Ullmark finished with 15 saves.

Granlund scored the winner on a shot from the lower right circle on a 2-on-1 rush.

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