Sweden is third in the 4 Nations Face-Off standings with one point it earned in a 4-3 overtime loss to Canada on Wednesday. Finland lost 6-1 to the U.S. on Thursday and will be eliminated from contention to be in the final if they lose to Sweden in regulation.

If Sam Hallam wants to rile up a Finn of a certain age about Swedish hockey, he'll just bring up Anders “Masken” Carlsson. It works the other way around to Swedes if someone mentions Finland's Saku Koivu.

It was a close, hard-fought game between the United States and Finland at the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal...for two periods. In a tournament featuring the best of the best, you would expect the closeness of the contest to carry over into the final stanza.

The NHL’s 4 Nations Face-Off continues on Thursday, Feb. 13 as the USA takes the ice to battle against Finland at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Team USA meet Team Finland Thursday in the opening match for both teams at the Four Nations Face-Off Tournament at Bell Centre in Montreal. Puck drop is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (ESPN). Let's analyze B

MONTREAL — Team Finland was in good shape. The Finns started Thursday’s third period down 2-1. But Team USA promptly turned a one-goal game into a 6-1 rout. Fifteen seconds into the third, during a power play that carried over from the previous period because of an Olli Määttä hooking penalty,