In a back-and-forth contest, at least in terms of lead changes the first two periods, the latest chapter between these two border rivals ended in a 4-3 win for Finland, with 2011 world champion Mikael Granlund scoring 1:49 into overtime when he fired a shot off a two-on-one past Linus Ullmark.

Mikael Granlund scored the overtime winner, and Finland beat Sweden 4-3 in an instant classic, back-and-forth game between the bitter rivals at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

The two last faced each other in the IIHF World Championship in 2019. Finland defeated Sweden 5-4 in overtime in the quarterfinals and went on to win gold; Lankinen allowed four goals on 18 shots in that game, including one by Pettersson. “As of now we’re not teammates for a week,” Lankinen said. “But maybe when we get back, we’ll talk more.”

The NHL 4 Nations Face-Off 2025 is in full swing, and tonight's action brings a must-watch showdown as Finland battles Sweden at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

But Finland executed its game plan to perfection on Saturday afternoon in a must-win rivalry matchup against Sweden, taking a dramatic 4-3 win that kept its tournament hopes alive in a game that swung back and forth until Mikael Granlund stamped the last imprint on the match with the overtime winner.

Mikael Granlund buried an odd-man chance 1:49 into overtime against Sweden at Bell Centre on Saturday, giving Finland a 4-3 win and its first points in the 4 Nations Face-Off. Granlund ripped home a 22-foot wrist shot for the sudden-death winner, taking the shot from the right face-off circle on a 3-on-1 break.

Gustavsson allowed two goals on four shots but was pulled after the first period in favor of Linus Ullmark because of illness.

The 4 Nations Face-Off is back in action on Saturday, Feb. 15 when Finland takes the ice against Sweden at the Bell Centre in Montreal.

Dallas Stars forward Mikael Granlund scored the overtime winner at the 1:49 mark, and Finland outlasted Sweden 4-3 Saturday in an instant classic, back-and-forth game between the bitter rivals in the 4 Nations Face-Off at the Bell Centre in Montreal.