McDavid snaps overtime winner as Canada trumps United States in 4 Nations Face-Off final
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Connor McDavid scored at 8:18 of overtime as Canada defeated the United States 3-2 in a riveting 4 Nations Face-Off final Thursday.
The Edmonton Oilers captain took a pass off from Mitch Marner in front ripped a shot past Connor Hellebuyck to set off wild celebrations.
Nathan MacKinnon and Sam Bennett had the goals in regulation for the Canadians, with Marner recording two assists. A stellar Jordan Binnington made 31 saves.
McDavid was named game MVP, while MacKinnon was named tournament MVP.
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Brady Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson replied for the U.S, which got 24 stops from Connor Hellebuyck. Auston Matthews added two assists.
The game that had the North American sporting world's attention was played against the backdrop of heightened political tensions between the countries.
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened sanctions and repeatedly mused — including Thursday on social media — about making his country's northern neighbour and close ally the "51st state."
Trump also posted on Truth Social he would be watching the game. Added White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt: "And we look forward to the United States beating our soon-to-be 51st state, Canada."
After the game, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded with a post of his own on X.
"You can't take our country — and you can't take our game."
The U.S. was without injured defenceman Charlie McAvoy — Sanderson took his place in the lineup for a second straight game — while Canadian counterpart Josh Morrissey was a late scratch for Thomas Harley because of illness.
Canada did have Cale Makar after he missed his country's 3-1 preliminary round loss to the Americans on Saturday in Montreal, another mouth-watering encounter that included three fights in the game's first nine seconds, also due to illness.
The league missed the last two Olympics, but will return in 2026 in Milan-Cortina, Italy, after the 4 Nations — which also included Sweden and Finland — set the table with stirring theatre in both Montreal and Boston. Russia was banned from this event due to its war in Ukraine, while reigning world champion Czechia didn't make the cut.
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