BOSTON (AP) — Sweden rallied after falling behind simply 35 seconds into the sport, and Samuel Ersson made 31 saves on Monday evening to beat america 2-1 within the 4 Nations Face-Off round-robin finale, handing the title game-bound Individuals their first lack of the match.
The nightcap meant nothing to both the Individuals or Swedes: The U.S. had already clinched a spot in Thursday evening’s championship recreation in opposition to Canada, which beat Finland earlier Monday, and Sweden wanted Canada to falter to have an opportunity of creating the ultimate.
With some followers carrying powdered wigs and colonial-era tricorn hats, the Boston crowd bellowed “The Star-Spangled Banner” earlier than the sport — a response to the Canadians who booed the U.S. nationwide anthem earlier than the early matchups in Montreal. Chants of “U-S-A!” rang out by the TD Backyard within the last minutes, with goalie Jake Oettinger pulled for an additional skater, however the Individuals couldn’t beat Ersson to pressure additional time.
Chris Kreider gave the Individuals the lead within the opening minute, however Gustav Nyquist tied it a dozen minutes later and Jesper Bratt gave Sweden the lead with lower than a minute remaining within the first interval. The subsequent two durations remained scoreless regardless of the Individuals having an general 32-23 edge in pictures on objective.
The Individuals reached the ultimate by profitable its first two round-robin video games, in opposition to Canada and Finland. The North American rivals may have a change to reprise the fight-filled round-robin matchup that was the most-watched non-Stanley Cup Last hockey recreation since 2019.
The Individuals began the sport a participant down with Auston Matthews out, after which Brady Tkachuk left within the second interval after colliding with Ersson within the crease. Extra disappointing for the Boston followers was Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy being scratched from the lineup.
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